Today, we remember 1962’s Cuban Missile Crisis as a short-lived standoff between the United States and its superpower rival Soviet Union. The international staring contest played out on the high seas of the Atlantic and on the shores of Fidel Castro’s Cuba, but once the drama subsided and the world’s attention passed, a chilling nuclear […]
Why the Navy never put the F-22 on aircraft carriers
VideoAmerica’s F-22 Raptor is widely touted as the most capable air superiority fighter on the planet, thanks to a combination of stealth, speed, and maneuverability. It makes sense, then, that Congress pressed the U.S. Navy to consider fielding a slightly different iteration of the Raptor for duty aboard its Nimitz-class supercarriers back in the early […]
Do Marines Really Eat Crayons? Only the Red Ones
LifestyleIf you were to ask me directly if Marines eat crayons, my personal answer would have to be yes… But there are some mitigating circumstances. If you’ve spent some time in uniform, you’re probably already familiar with a bit of inter-service rivalry. Sure, we all pick on each other in the Marine Corps, but not […]
Watch: Incredible footage shows Saudi F-15 taking out Houthi drone
FeaturedNew video of a Saudi Arabian F-15 taking out a suicide drone launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen surfaced on social media this week. These sorts of intercepts are not uncommon, but getting to watch an F-15 in the wild taking down targets on video is pretty rare indeed. The footage was first brought to […]
The Navy’s plan to replace the Super Hornet by the 2030s
NewsThe Navy needs a new fighter to replace the Super Hornet by the 2030s, and that means moving a whole lot faster than the F-35’s development. The U.S. Navy joined the Air Force in garnering attention for their Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program recently, but just because they’re using the same acronym as the […]
What it’s like to get the COVID vaccine from the VA
FeaturedLast week, on March 24, President Joe Biden signed the Save Lives Act into law, authorizing all veterans, spouses, and caregivers in the VA system to receive a Covid vaccine. The Department of Veterans Affairs took that ball and ran with it, moving forward with plans to roll out a nation-wide vaccination strategy for more […]
Everything you need to know about the Medal of Honor
HistoryThe Medal of Honor is the highest award for military valor bestowed by the United States of America, and has earned a rightful place in the popular culture of our nation. In a country where there is often a significant gap between the military community and civilian populace, the Medal of Honor reaches beyond the […]
F-16XL: The F-16 with hardpoints for 27 weapons
TechFor more than forty years, the F-16 Fighting Falcon has served as the backbone of the U.S. Air Force’s fighter fleet, but one year before the first F-16 entered service, the team behind its development had already developed a better F-16, in the F-16XL. The fighter was so capable, in fact, that it went from […]
Carrier Woes: The Navy’s fighters can’t reach China
Military AffairsAfter nearly two decades of counter-terror operations around the world, the United States military has recently begun shifting its focus away from this form of asymmetric warfare and back toward the potential for near-peer conflicts with nations like China or Russia. Despite maintaining the most powerful military apparatus on the globe, this pivot won’t be […]
The true story of the ‘Red Baron’ is crazier than fiction
FeaturedLegends about the “Red Baron,” Germany’s most prolific fighter ace of World War I, are so pervasive in the world’s culture at this point that some people may believe the man and his exploits were nothing more than legend. The truth is, the Red Baron was very real, and his story may be even crazier […]
