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Recent data shows significant spike in US military aircraft accidents

Nov 19th: Across the military, the rate of severe accidents per 100,000 flight hours rose 55% in the 2024 budget year compared with four years earlier. Read more ▸

Can a tabletop game explain why America lost the Vietnam War?

Nov 18th: Fifty years after the last U.S. helicopters left Saigon, why America lost the Vietnam War is elusive. But can a tabletop wargame offer insight? Read more ▸

National Guard rehearses stopping drone attacks at the World Cup

Nov 18th: Personnel simulated battling drone attacks on Seattle’s Lumen Field earlier this month in an exercise that put the 2026 FIFA World Cup center stage. Read more ▸

Tennessee governor to keep Guard in Memphis while state appeals ruling

Nov 18th: The National Guard will continue supporting a crime-fighting task force in Memphis while state lawyers appeal a judge's order that blocked the troops. Read more ▸

Aviators get Army’s highest non-combat award after deadly collision

Nov 18th: Two U.S. Army aviators received the Soldier's Medal for risking their own lives to triage and provide care for soldiers in a 2023 helicopter collision. Read more ▸

New planes, ready fleet a focus as Wilsbach takes charge of Air Force

Nov 18th: Wilsbach's emphasis on aircraft readiness comes as mission-capable rates have steadily declined in recent years. Read more ▸

DeSantis is a veteran. So are inmates he’ll send to execution chamber

Nov 18th: Veterans represent nearly 40% of the record number of death warrants Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed in 2025. Should their military service matter? Read more ▸

‘He can run but he can’t hide’: Joe Louis and the fight of his life

Nov 18th: Authors Johnny Smith and Randy Roberts explore Louis's personal fight during WWII and how he became a champion for Black Americans in and out of the ring. Read more ▸

The lost prison interview with Hermann Göring

Nov 18th: From his prison cell on July 25, 1945, Göring was interviewed by Maj. Kenneth W. Hechler of the U.S. Army Europe’s Historical Division. Read more ▸

US soldier arrested trying to enter Tanzania with grenades, police say

Nov 18th: An American soldier was arrested Sunday while attempting to cross into Tanzania from Kenya. Read more ▸

F-22 Raptor pairs with Avenger drone in combat flight test

Nov 18th: During the test flight, the F-22 pilot controlled the Avenger drone from the cockpit by way of a tablet. Read more ▸

Trump leaves military action on table but floats talks with Venezuela

Nov 17th: President Donald Trump isn't ruling out military action against Venezuela despite bringing up potential diplomatic talks with its leader, Nicolás Maduro. Read more ▸

Hundreds of troops deployed to Portland, Chicago are being sent home

Nov 17th: Those who will remain will continue to stay off the streets amid court battles over their domestic mission. Read more ▸

GI Bill benefits restored to vets dismissed for COVID vaccine refusal

Nov 17th: Thousands of veterans discharged during the Biden administration for refusing the COVID vaccine may regain eligibility for GI Bill education benefits. Read more ▸

US will sell F-35 jets to Saudi Arabia, Trump says

Nov 17th: The president's announcement comes on the eve of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Washington visit. Read more ▸

Here are the major defense programs backed in shutdown-ending deal

Nov 17th: The bills passed as part of the deal that ended the longest U.S. government shutdown in history include billions of dollars for the Air Force and Navy. Read more ▸

Top US admiral says he’s watching China’s rapid naval buildup closely

Nov 17th: Adm. Daryl Caudle has called China’s shipbuilding capability “impressive” as Beijing moves ahead with a rapid buildup of the world’s largest navy. Read more ▸

With his bare hands, this sailor sealed off his ship to save its crew

Nov 17th: During the Battle of the Coral Sea, Oscar Peterson sacrificed all to keep his flaming ship in the fight. Read more ▸

US arms deal still up in the air after Hegseth visit to Vietnam

Nov 17th: Despite U.S. interest in deeper military ties with Vietnam, the Nov. 2 visit by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not yield an arms sales announcement. Read more ▸

During the Meuse-Argonne campaign, this trench runner took initiative

Nov 16th: Sterling Morelock advanced his company but paid a painful price. Read more ▸

US aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in buildup near Venezuela

Nov 16th: The arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford marks a major moment in what the administration insists is a counterdrug operation. Read more ▸

Suspected gang members exchange fire with US Marines in Haiti

Nov 15th: A group of suspected Haitian gang members fired this week on U.S. forces protecting the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince. No Marines were hurt in the attack. Read more ▸

Marines deploy Reaper drone unit to South China Sea

Nov 14th: The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed a unit equipped with MQ-9A Reaper drones to the South China Sea to provide support to Philippine forces there. Read more ▸

Airman killed Army veteran who attempted to stop dispute, police say

Nov 14th: An Iraq War veteran was killed Wednesday morning while attempting to intervene in an alleged domestic dispute involving an active-duty airman. Read more ▸

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 aims bigger, hits harder and delivers

Nov 14th: Black Ops 7 returns to a grounded tone, drops most of the sci-fi spectacle and focuses again on the psychological impact of covert operations. Read more ▸

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