Raid Team 1, formed by a group of elite warriors, flies across the skies of Fort Bragg and Fayetteville in their most radical skateboarding “takeover” ever.
2nd cavalry regiment ‘dragoons’ nuke it out during unit fight night
ArmyArmy soldiers battled in “Dragoon Fight Night” as the 2nd Cavalry Regiment held a combatives tournament in a caged MMA-style ring.
Twitter Bombs: Munitions allegedly carry revenge messages for Russian targets
UkraineSome nations with old grudges against Russian aggression may be sending bombs and missiles with historic messages scrawled on them.
Secret mission to Kabul: The C-17 that helped launch the Afghan airlift
Air ForceThe crew of Reach 824, a secret C-17 flight in the early hours of the Kabul airlift, were on a mission to deliver a special ops helicopter.
Pilot who landed A-10 after catastrophic gun failure earns Kolligian Trophy, makes history
Air Force“Looking back, I sometimes have to remind myself of what happened,” Bye said. “Everything happened quickly yet slowly at the same time.”
Career advice: 10 military workplace habits that might get you fired
CareerThe civilian workplace is a very different environment from the military and behavior standards between the two are very different.
‘IRON EAGLE’: The ’80s aerial action gem that’s way better than ‘Top Gun’
Off DutyDo you like your dogfights with extra cheese? Do you believe that the 80s is the epitome of human civilization? Then “Iron Eagle” was made for you.
How Val Kilmer used artificial intelligence to speak again in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
Off DutyThrough perseverance and the help of technology, actor Val Kilmer, who played Iceman in the first ‘Top Gun,’ was able to reprise his role.
A brief history of military rockets and missiles
HistoryThis article by Matt Fratus was originally published by Coffee or Die. Centuries before the United States military was launching GPS-guided missiles from battleships, warplanes, and helicopter gunships, armies waged war with surprisingly capable technologies of their own. The first documented use of rockets in a military capacity was in 1232 during the battle of […]
10 operator courses that are open to civilians
Off DutyThis article by Jeremy Stafford was originally published by Coffee or Die. Look, we get it. You have an unquenchable thirst — a yearning for the trumpets and cannon-fire, but the kids have soccer practice on Tuesdays and you have bowling league on Thursdays. What is a would-be operator to do? High-end training is seeing […]
