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Marines Moving To Composite Hornet Squadrons Made Up Of F/A-18Ds And F/A-18Cs
U.S. Marine Corps

Marines Moving To Composite Hornet Squadrons Made Up Of F/A-18Ds And F/A-18Cs

As the Legacy Hornet fleet is consolidated within the USMC, F/A-18Ds will be distributed to single-seat F/A-18C squadrons and vice-versa.

Norwegian Tanker That Was Victim Of Purported Iranian Attack Is Now Headed For Iran
Iran

Norwegian Tanker That Was Victim Of Purported Iranian Attack Is Now Headed For Iran

Iran now separately denies a tanker U.K. authorities seized last week was headed for Syria as Tehran also faces new criticism over uranium enrichment.

Check Out The Copious Amount Of Vapor Spilling Off This F-35A During Chicago Air Show
U.S. Homeland

Check Out The Copious Amount Of Vapor Spilling Off This F-35A During Chicago Air Show

The F-35 is giving the F-22 a run for its money when it comes to manifesting crazy vapor effects in moist air.

Parts From The Retired USS Enterprise Are Keeping Her Successors Ready For Combat
U.S. Navy

Parts From The Retired USS Enterprise Are Keeping Her Successors Ready For Combat

Anchors, catapult parts, and steel from the world's first nuclear aircraft carrier are already on other flattops or will go into future ones.

The Puzzling Case Of The Navy’s Attempt To Retire Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman Early
U.S. Navy

The Puzzling Case Of The Navy’s Attempt To Retire Supercarrier USS Harry S. Truman Early

Legislators are already opposing the proposal, which contradicts every known requirement and policy, and we don't truly know if it's even real at all.

Trump “Orders” Navy To Keep Supercarrier USS Truman That His Own Budget Asked To Retire
U.S. Homeland

Trump “Orders” Navy To Keep Supercarrier USS Truman That His Own Budget Asked To Retire

There are still unanswered questions about why the Pentagon and the Navy had proposed retiring the flattop early, to begin with.

Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week!
Bunker Talk

Bunker Talk: Let’s Chat About All The Stories We Did And Didn’t Cover This Week!

We can talk North Korean detente round two, Russian sub disasters, geopolitics, the Continental Army—you know, no big whoop.

Iran Threatens To Seize A British Ship After Royal Marines Storm Iranian Oil Tanker
Iran

Iran Threatens To Seize A British Ship After Royal Marines Storm Iranian Oil Tanker

The incident near Gibraltar comes as Iran says it will increase uranium enrichment efforts and after a spate of Iranian-linked attacks on oil tankers.

This Is What Color Night Vision Looks Like And It Stands To Be A Game Changer
Night Vision

This Is What Color Night Vision Looks Like And It Stands To Be A Game Changer

The stereotypical green-tinged view one gets from existing night vision optics may soon be a thing of the past.

Turkey Reportedly Hoarding Spare F-16 Parts As It Faces Sanctions Over S-400 Purchases
Turkey

Turkey Reportedly Hoarding Spare F-16 Parts As It Faces Sanctions Over S-400 Purchases

The Turkish military is also said to be stockpiling spares for other systems amid fears the U.S. could block access to much more than the F-35.

China’s Reported Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Test In The South China Sea Is A Big Deal
China

China’s Reported Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Test In The South China Sea Is A Big Deal

The test fits within a larger trend of increasingly provocative Chinese efforts to assert their authority in the disputed region.

Here’s Everything We Know About The Deadly Russian Submarine Fire (Updated)
Russia

Here’s Everything We Know About The Deadly Russian Submarine Fire (Updated)

Reports and rumors are flying about the accident, which may have been aboard the shadowy spy sub Losharik, as Putin clears his schedule.

This Gigapixel Photo Shows A Looming Security Presence During Inauguration
Secret Service

This Gigapixel Photo Shows A Looming Security Presence During Inauguration

The mall was encased with security personnel and surveillance sensors.

Trump’s Ridiculous Resort Lifestyle Is Literally Breaking The Secret Service
News & Features

Trump’s Ridiculous Resort Lifestyle Is Literally Breaking The Secret Service

Trump slammed Obama continuously for playing golf and going on vacation and claimed his Presidency would be different. That is certainly not the case.

Trump’s Alarming Confusion Over Ballistic Missile Defense Surfaces Again In Japan
POTUS

Trump’s Alarming Confusion Over Ballistic Missile Defense Surfaces Again In Japan

The President doesn't have to be a weapons expert, but knowing the basics about ballistic missile defense capabilities is absolutely critical.

It’s Official, Turkey Is Getting Russia’s S-400 Air Defense System
Turkey

It’s Official, Turkey Is Getting Russia’s S-400 Air Defense System

The Turkish military does desperately needs its own long-range air defenses, but there are far more issues at play.

From Boosters To Beers: Disused Nike Missile Command Site Being Turned Into Brewery
U.S. Homeland

From Boosters To Beers: Disused Nike Missile Command Site Being Turned Into Brewery

The summit-top air defense nerve center turned brewery is another example of how creative folks can take government trash and turn it into treasure.

This C-17 Rocketed Through Star Wars Canyon Like A Fighter Jet
U.S. Homeland

This C-17 Rocketed Through Star Wars Canyon Like A Fighter Jet

The big cargo hauler executed a knife edge turn and dived down into the canyon in a way that would make an F-16 blush.

US Special Operators Will Test Sig Sauer’s New Mini Assault Rifle In Combat
Assault Rifles

US Special Operators Will Test Sig Sauer’s New Mini Assault Rifle In Combat

Evaluating Sig Sauer's MCX Rattler will help refine its existing requirements for this type of gun ahead of a larger purchase.

Here’s What Really Happened When Special Operators Tried To Break Through Trump’s Border Walls
U.S. Homeland

Here’s What Really Happened When Special Operators Tried To Break Through Trump’s Border Walls

The tests laid out very specific parameters for the participants to follow and did not result in "pass/fail" scores for any of the prototypes.