D-Day Story: Malcolm Edwards I was a bombardier on the B-26 Nick's Chick in the 344th bomb group, 495th squadron. The following are the recollections that...
The Story of How the Soviets Shot Down US Pilot Francis Gary Powers In 1960, the Soviet Union shot down a lone American flying at 80,000 feet above its cities. The secret mission was to gather...
America's First Jet Ace Displayed His Flying Skills in Three Wars Col. James Jabara, who once ate 20 carrots a day to improve his eyesight, was hailed as America's first jet ace and, by some...
The US Air Force's Bid to Develop Nuclear-Powered Aircraft At the height of the Cold War, U.S. Air Force scientists dreamed of a fleet of nuclear-powered aircraft. They almost made it...
This 'Top Gun: Maverick' Trailer Is a Powerful Love Letter to Naval Aviation Being an actor who signs on to do a movie with Tom Cruise usually means there are going to be some stunts involved.
The Experimental Aircraft That Was So Loud, It Made Ground Crews Throw Up The XF-84 "Thunderscreech" was scrapped because no one would fly it and it was painful for anyone within earshot.
Howard Hughes' Behemoth World War II-Era 'Spruce Goose' Turns 75 in 2022 The huge aircraft is made entirely of birch wood and took around four years to complete.
Air Force One: Everything You Need to Know Few things are as synonymous with the office of president of the United States than Air Force One.
The Military Isn't Sure Whether 5G Cell Phones Interfere with its Planes The problem lies with the radio frequencies that the latest 5G cell phone technology operates on.
F-16XL: Why America Didn’t Get the Best F-16 The F-16 Fighting Falcon is a great aircraft. The Air Force almost had an even better version.
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...
Coast Guard Set to Receive New Icebreaker by Year's End, Bolstering US Presence in Arctic The need for ships with icebreaking capabilities is growing as China and Russia increase their presence in the Arctic...
Marine Corps F-35C Was Used in Combat for First Time to Strike Houthis, Military Confirms Traveling at speeds of 1,200 mph, the F-35C can carry Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs, air-to-air missiles and other...
Military Diversity Is Not the Problem "The main reason for concern about the U.S. military and its performance has to do with the variety of U.S. commitments and...
MacDill Airman Gets 5 Years Of Probation in 'Undead Apes' Blockchain Fraud U.S. District Judge William Jung sentenced Devin Rhoden to five years’ probation, a reflection of Rhoden’s substantial...