Russia has announced that it will begin withdrawing troops from the Ukrainian border after massing more than a reported 100,000 troops in the embattled region. Ukraine, and many other nations, feared Russia intended to launch a full-scale invasion into the nation that saw a Russian military annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014, as well […]
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How the CIA hijacked a Soviet spacecraft in 1959
FeaturedWith the Cold War raging and the Soviets securing victory after victory in the Space Race, America’s CIA wasn’t sitting on the sidelines. The Soviet Union’s space technology was beating America’s in just about every appreciable way, and America’s intelligence agencies were working overtime to monitor and decipher data spilling out of Soviet rockets as […]
Kelly Johnson: How one man changed aviation forever
FeaturedKelly Johnson wasn’t the first man to build an airplane, nor was he the first to push the limits of what an airplane could do, but few men have played a more vital role in shaping mankind’s ascent into the skies. According to the latest expert estimates, human beings just like you and I have […]
Could we really build a B-1B Gunship?
VideoIn 2018, Boeing filed patents for a number of potential cannon mounting solutions for the supersonic heavy payload bomber, the B-1B Lancer, with the intent of creating a B-1B gunship similar in capability to the famed Spooky AC-130 and its most recent successor, the AC-130J Ghostrider. While the patents indicate Boeing’s interest in prolonging the […]
Reopening Marine Corps Recruit Graduations: Everything you need to know
Covid-19United States Marine Corps Recruit Depots are set to begin allowing a limited number of visitors, in the first significant step toward a return to pre-COVID normalcy. MCRD Parris Island and MCRD San Diego both released guidance on allowing visitors to attend recruit graduations, though there are some subtle differences between the two depots. Below […]
MCRD Parris Island releases guidance on reopening graduations
NewsMarine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island released guidance on Tuesday for a limited reopening of Recruit Graduations set to begin on May 7. MCRD San Diego is also opening their Recruit Graduations to a limited number of guests. You can find guidance pertaining to their graduation ceremonies here. Careful planning and mitigation efforts to prevent […]
MCRD San Diego releases guidance on re-opening graduations
Covid-19Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego recently released guidance outlining their efforts to reopen recruit training graduations for a limited number of guests. The first graduation to allow guests to attend will be for Charlie Company and will take place on April 22, 2021. As people all around the country receive COVID vaccinations, the […]
The Air Force just dropped new concept art of its NGAD fighter
FeaturedAn awfully lame sounding official report out of the U.S. Air Force has come accompanied by brand new concept art of the Air Force’s next air superiority fighter, which is being developed under the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. This new fighter is expected to fill the air superiority role currently occupied by America’s […]
How the B-21 Raider could shift power in the Pacific
FeaturedThe U.S. Navy is working to counter China in the Pacific, but it could be the Air Force’s B-21 Raider that really shakes things up. In recent years, the United States Navy has dramatically increased the frequency of Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPS) in the South China Sea. This increase in Pacific activity can be […]
The F-15EX will officially be called the Eagle II
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