At least two people are dead with multiple others injured after a World War II-era B-17 bomber crashed at Bradley International Airport just outside of Hartford, Connecticut at 10 a.m. on Wednesday. The bomber reportedly burst into flames after colliding with a building during an attempted landing. The plume of smoke is reportedly visible from miles around, with multiple accounts of the incident reaching social media within minutes of the crash. B17 crashed at pic.twitter.com/RqoH6MaN2F — Dave Colavecchio (@dxdavec) October 2, 2019 Thus far, officials have not provided word on the total number of deaths,... Read More
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Senior Airman Brandon Gore, 180th Fighter Wing, completes a 12-mile march with a 35-pound rucksack and weapon August 16, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. Gore and three other Ohio Air National Guard Airmen were attempting to meet all the physical requirements necessary to attend the U.S....
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Over the past few days, headlines have popped up all around the world indicating that a German tech firm had managed to track a pair of American F-35s for nearly a hundred miles when they visited Berlin last year for an airshow. The company, called...
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The Army’s current Physical Fitness (PT) standard is having its last rounds. Come 2020, the new Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) test will take effect. And now the Army has revealed the long-awaited standards for the combat-oriented test. To ace...
by Stavros Atlamazoglou · 2 days ago · Military
The Special Forces Sergeant pulled the small rectangular Claymore mine from its pouch. Though he couldn’t see the Soviet-built truck, he smelled its fumes. The distinctive low rasp of its diesel engine spewed a heavy, acrid odor that hung under...
by SOFREP · September 30, 2019 · Military History
U.S. Air Force Col. Spencer Cocanour, former acting commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, moves to the edge of an MC-130H Combat Talon II ramp as he prepares to execute his final military free fall jump at Hurlburt Field,...
by Stavros Atlamazoglou · September 30, 2019 · Entertainment
The U.S. Navy’s new carrier-based refueling drone, the Boeing produced MQ-25 Stingray, took its first test flight on Thursday, potentially ushering in a new era of naval combat operations for the United States. Although not intended to serve as an...
by Alex Hollings · September 30, 2019 · Technology
One of the greatest advantages of Special Operations Forces (SOF) is their inherent flexibility and their ability to excel in the unknown. Whether we’re talking about a Special Forces Operational Detachment Alpha (SFODA), a Marine Special Operations Team (MSOT), or...
by Stavros Atlamazoglou · September 30, 2019 · Military
I started watching the show “Gold Rush,” from the Discovery Network, about the guys who go into Alaska to mine for gold. Aside from making me want to go stake a claim and start mining myself, it reminded me of a...
by SOFREP · September 29, 2019 · Expert Analysis
The Navy surely knows how to do recruitment. Going back to Top Gun and Navy SEALs, starring Charlie Sheen, Navy recruiters have had an easier time finding people than their Marine Corps, USAF, and Army brethren. Act of Valor and...
by Stavros Atlamazoglou · September 29, 2019 · Entertainment
A Spanish soldier lines up to perform a military free-fall jump from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130T during Death From Above in Torrejon, Spain, Nov. 30, 2018. Death From Above is a bilateral exercise that allows U.S. Marines with Special...
by Stavros Atlamazoglou · September 29, 2019 · Entertainment
One of the perks of studying at an elite U.S. university is that top companies, organisations, and agencies congregate in search of talent. What follows is my experience attending a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) recruiting brief and simulation session at...
by Stavros Atlamazoglou · September 29, 2019 · War Stories
Grenades can traditionally be grouped into two categories: offensive and defensive. Defensive grenades are intended for use in circumstances where friendly and enemy positions are a known element, allowing for a greater degree of lethality (usually accomplished through shrapnel). Offensive...
by Alex Hollings · September 29, 2019 · Technology
“Something I’d like to see in the future is an article talking about the performance of the Hornet versus the Super Hornet. I often times see people comment that the legacy Hornet is more maneuverable than the Super, but I’d...
by SOFREP · September 28, 2019 · Expert Analysis
Earlier this month, the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant intercepted a 40-foot long semi-submersible vessel carrying 12,000 pounds of cocaine and four smugglers. Vessels of that sort, commonly referred to as “narco subs,” travel while almost completely submerged in order to...
by Alex Hollings · September 28, 2019 · Videos
AC-130U Spooky gunship special missions aviators load 40 mm and 105 mm rounds into their respective weapon systems during a training flight July 18, 2018, above Eglin Range, Florida. The AC-130U’s primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and...
by Stavros Atlamazoglou · September 28, 2019 · Entertainment