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We go in-depth with Dan Hampton, one of the most decorated fighter pilots of our time, on everything from air combat to geopolitics.

Under the new administration the Navy could maximize a planned budget increase and tailor its force to 21st century demands.

We talk with a P-8 pilot about how the jet is rapidly maturing into one of the Pentagon's most versatile and in-demand assets—one that has now been deployed to most of the major hotspots around the globe.

No this is not a prop from the latest Fast and the Furious movie.

From chasing down SR-71 Blackbirds to having an engine explode beneath him, the life of a young Tomcat pilot at the height of the Cold War was far from dull.

The problem appears to be getting worse, and some fed up pilots are boycotting their flight schedules.

When America says "all the options are on the table" when responding to the reclusive Communist country, Operations Plan 8010 is the literal nuclear one.

There's a reason why that movie looked so realistic.

Previously unknown unit flew John Kerry to Vietnam, helped out in the Philippines, and more.

The company told the Air Force the massive airlifter could be a super-sized replacement for the EC-135 doomsday plane.

When officials in Washington need air support for the most complex and secretive military missions, this is who they call in.

Newly declassified documents show the iconic spy plane has survived attempts to send it to the boneyard for nearly fifty years.

Take it from General Yeager—it was a damn good jet.

The concept is a modern and much more potent iteration of the "Harrier Carrier" concept used in the past.

The Cold War project cooked up an ingenious but overly complicated method for submarines to send covert messages.

Contractors dumping broken cars into the sea, zombie fleets of unused vehicles, poor maintenance, and drivers without proper training are just a few signs of major trouble.

In 2015, the Navy Expeditionary Intelligence Command's specialized teams produced nearly 1,000 "high value" reports for commanders around the world.

Early in the Cold War, the Royal Canadian Air Force modified two iconic Lancasters to carry early unmanned aircraft.

The Raptor will never reach its full potential without a helmet mounted display, something that was promised with the jet nearly 30 years ago.

Choppers dropped modified mortar bombs on communist insurgents.