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Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Glenn Catbagan signals as an F-35B Lightning II ascends on an aircraft elevator aboard the USS Essex during a composite training unit exercise in the Pacific Ocean, June 2, 2018. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Freeman
Tensions in the South China Sea increased on Tuesday after the US sent two US B-52 bombers flew within the vicinity of the contested Spratly Islands, according to a statement from US Pacific Air Forces, which oversees air operations in the region. The flyover came days after Secretary of Defense James Mattis called Beijing out […]
B-1 Pilots and Crew Members gear up, perform pre-flight checks with various footage of the cockpit and instrument panels – then they taxi and takeoff at Dyess Air Force Base in Texas. The official designation of this long-range supersonic bomber is B-1 Lancer, but it has a nickname… “The Bone” which is a derivative name […]
An Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II flies a mission over Afghanistan, May 28, 2018. The A-10 is assigned to the 163rd Fighter Squadron. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Corey Hook
More than a third of all injuries sustained by U.S. military troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are sustained in non-battlefield conditions a recent DOD study found. By far, the most prevalent type of non-battle injuries consisted of falls or vehicle crashes. And they also accounted for about 10 percent of the deaths of troops there. […]
United States military airstrikes in northern Somalia have killed at least 27 members of the militant al-Shabab organization according to military officials. The several drone strikes against the militants are the second strike the U.S. has conducted in the past week. The statement issued Monday by the U.S. Africa Command said it assesses that no […]
Marines rig a Humvee to a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during an external lift exercise at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, May 24, 2018. The Marines are landing support specialists assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 3. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew Kirk
Qatar wasn’t pleased after being threatened indirectly by Saudi Arabia after a letter reportedly sent from King Salman to France was published in a French newspaper. In the letter, the Saudis threatened military action if Qatar installs a Russian air defense system. Qatar’s foreign minister told Al Jazeera he did not think the Saudi threat […]
The US Air Force has canceled a $24 million contract for new refrigerators for Air Force One, to replace two of five “chiller units in the presidential jet. The decision to cancel the contract was first revealed in a statement issued Monday by Rep. Joe Courtney, a Connecticut Democrat who’s the ranking member of the […]
Video of Romanians joining 4 other countries in jumping over Sainte-Mere-Eglise on June 3, 2018. This was the first time that the Romanians jumped for this event. Building bonds with the other countries through jumping and learning from each other, filling the skies with fellow paratroopers. Video by Tech. Sgt. Jeff StSauveur Defense Media Activity […]
Sailors prepare an F-35C Lightning II to launch on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 4, 2017. The Lincoln is conducting training after it completed carrier incremental availability. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Josue Escobosa
An Air Force Reserve pararescueman ascends on a hoist to an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter during the Salute to American Heroes Air and Sea Show in Miami Beach, Fla., May 26, 2018. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jared Trimarchi
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