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The USAF ended the highly consequential drills nearly 10 years ago, but has brought them back amid growing concerns about China and other threats.

The reality is that the U.S. will soon owe more annually in interest on the national debt than the cost of the entire defense budget.

In contrast to the infamous ambush in Niger, the U.S. military had assets ready to go every step of the way during the recent clash in East Africa.

We can talk about SR-71 missions, flawed frigates, geopolitics, the tense Azov Sea, strategy—you know, no big whoop.

The available information suggests that the Russians may have put yet another secretive "killer satellite" into orbit.

Ukraine wants the Bosphorus Strait closed to Russian Navy ships and NATO ships to enter the tense Azov Sea.

Turkey remains steadfast in its plans to purchase the air defense systems as its relations with the United States remain cool.

There is no sign of de-escalation days after the conflict begun and both sides are surging forces toward the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov.

The blaze is the latest in a series of major accidents at Russia's beleaguered naval bases and shipyards in 2018.

Russia is spinning conspiratorial claims about the incident as condemnation from the international community grows.

A facility that once spied on the Russians has the potential to be a near turn-key survivalist's dream estate.

A violent naval confrontation and what appears to be the beginning of a naval blockade could throw the region into open conflict.

We can talk about aggressor paint jobs, stuffing recipes, geopolitics, Thunderbird stranglers, strategy—you know, no big whoop.

We now know much more about why the Air Force fired the Thunderbirds commanding officer after just one season and the details aren't pretty.

The 64th Aggressor Squadron has a stable full of colorfully painted F-16s and the unit's next paint scheme could come from you!

The service has already spent hundreds of millions of dollars for boats sitting idle and a top Congressional watchdog warns it could get worse.

The stealth destroyer's capabilities have been progressively diluted after the Navy slashed the type's production run.

These drills are important for combat units to train for high-tempo operations and it's a key milestone for the Joint Strike Fighter.

We not only get our very first good look at a VH-92 painted in the iconic colors of Marine One, but also of one landing on the South Lawn.

Russia has implied the jets flew strike missions while they were there, but security concerns may have cut the deployment short.