The Pearl Harbor movie scene that accidentally filmed a real plane crash
A scene in “Tora! Tora! Tora!,” the 1970 Pearl Harbor movie, sent stuntmen running for their lives during a real-life airplane crash.
More than 4,500 US troops are spending Christmas in Iraq and Syria, according to Pentagon figures
In the past week, the Pentagon has acknowledged that its footprint in Iraq and Syria is bigger than it has claimed for years ...
Congress authorizes free Wi-Fi for troops in barracks
The sweeping 2025 defense bill requires the Pentagon to outline plans for getting free, quality Internet to troops "at no ...
Navy shoots down its own F/A-18 in Red Sea fight
The incident happened while the Navy and Air Force engaged Houthis in Yemen. The two aviators ejected and were recovered ...
Veteran suicides stayed at same level in 2022, despite efforts to reduce deaths
The VA also found that the number of deaths by firearms — the leading cause of veteran suicides — rose by 7% over 2021.
Space Force to deploy new jammers to yell at enemy satellites
The new ground-based jamming terminals essentially create such a loud, disruptive signal that they can interrupt enemy ...
Ospreys cleared to fly again in Navy and Air Force after inspections
The Air Force and Navy will begin to let their V-22 Osprey fleets fly once more in the coming weeks after key parts of their ...
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Marine astronaut says the space station is ‘luxurious’ compared to how Marines usually live
Most people might find the International Space Station’s crew quarters to be a little cramped, but not Marine Lt. Col. Jasmin Moghbeli, a NASA astronaut who returned in March from six months in ...
That time the US military burned down one of its own bases with a ‘bat bomb’
A Pennsylvania dentist thought a “bat bomb," with 1,000 bats starting fires, would end the war faster than the atomic bomb.
Defense bill, subordinates may weigh in on officers’ promotions, drone drama and more military news
Junior enlisted troops are set to get a 14.5% pay raise and the drone hysteria sweeping the U.S. continues, even as officials ...
Troops are skipping mental health treatment over privacy fears, report finds
Troops fear they have little privacy when it comes to their mental health leading them to avoid treatment, according to a new ...
A government shutdown would mean pay delays for troops, including those in combat zones
Roughly 2,000 U.S. troops deployed to Syria would be among the American service members who wouldn't get paid during a ...