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While both Iran and the United States have engaged in a war of words since the fall of the Shah, their enmity has never spilled over into open conflict. But now the two sides are increasingly moving in that direction as their forces are getting within close proximity to one another in Syria. Tensions between […]
Great tribute to the US Navy Blue Angels and their heritage. 2009, the Horsemen Flight Team traded in their typical steeds of P-51 Mustangs for the round engines of the F8F Bearcat to honor the U.S. Navy Blue Angels. The pilots, Jim Beasley, Ed Shipley and Dan Friedkin met with the last surviving Blue Angel Al […]
U.S., Italian and Polish paratroopers descend after jumping from an Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at Juliet drop zone in Pordenone, Italy, April 10, 2018. Army photo by Paolo Bovo
U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron completed their deployment at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia and began their journey home to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina on April 9, 2018. Film Credits: SSgt Antonio Gonzalez Featured image by video screen capture
Staff Sgt. Dustin Machen, 389th Aircraft Maintenance Unit weapons loader from Moutain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, performing final checks on an F-15 Eagle fighter jet during a load crew competition at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 13, 2018. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Andrew D. Sarver
#ICYMI: Watch as #USSHiggins fires Tomahawk land attack missiles on April 14, targeting three known #Assad regime chemical structures in #Syria. In total, Higgins fired 23 TLAMs. Learn more ➡ https://t.co/2CdtOGKBhP pic.twitter.com/o9FS1UZhvP — U.S. Dept of Defense (@DeptofDefense) April 16, 2018 Featured image of USS Ross (DDG 71) firing a Tomahawk land attack missile by […]
Lockheed Martin’s plan to deliver 91 new F-35 aircraft for 2018 is on hold as the US Department of Defense temporarily suspends accepting aircraft because of a dispute over who will pay for repairing a production error. Lockheed confirmed on Wednesday that the Pentagon had halted deliveries of the jet over a contractual issue, but […]
Sailors test a catapult on the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman as the aircraft carrier conducts sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean. Navy photo by Seaman Kaysee Lohmann
Using the ridiculous excuse of “Security Issues”, the Russians and Syrians are blocking the efforts of the OPCW (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) to gather evidence are actively trying “to conceal the facts” of the latest chemical weapons attack, according to the United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May. “The Syrian regime has reportedly […]
The Syrians were evidently hit with another airstrike early Tuesday morning as Syrian state-run television was airing reports of an Israeli missile attack. Syrian media and locals reported air strikes and Syrian air defense rockets being launched in response in the early hours of Tuesday morning. According to initial reports, the strikes may have targeted Al-Sayrat […]
On April 14, 2018, the Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS John Warner (SSN 765) launched tomahawk missiles from the Mediterranean Sea as part of a multi-national strike operation against the Syrian government in order to degrade the Syrian government’s capability to produce and utilize chemical weapons. The submarine’s operations in the Mediterranean Sea are […]
Daks Over Normandy is the planned flyover crossing the English Channel to commemorate the 75th anniversary of D-Day on June 19, 2019. Commencing in Oxford, Connecticut, Dozens of C-47 aircraft and hundreds of paratroopers billowing through the sky in authentic Allied uniforms and World War II military-style parachutes will be the largest assembly of authentic […]
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