Picture of the Day: Army Golden Knights Drops in on an Air Force F-22 Raptor

Picture of the Day: Army Golden Knights Drops in on an Air Force F-22 Raptor

An Army Golden Knights parachute team member descends in the distance as an Air Force F-22 Raptor sits parked at Coast Guard Air Station Miami in Opa-locka, Fla., May 26, 2017, during the National Salute to America’s Heroes Air and Sea Show. Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard service members participated in […]

Germany’s Lack of Military Readiness “Dramatic” Bundeswehr

Germany’s Lack of Military Readiness “Dramatic” Bundeswehr

The German military’s combat readiness was criticized by a scathing report by their parliament’s military commissioner as debates rage over the country’s increasing involvement in overseas military missions. Germany’s military has deteriorated in recent years amid budget cuts and poor management, according to a report published on Tuesday by Parliamentary Armed Forces Commissioner Hans-Peter Bartels. The […]

Watch: A-10 30mm Cannon verses Taliban Vehicle…Guess Who Wins?

Watch: A-10 30mm Cannon verses Taliban Vehicle…Guess Who Wins?

A U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II conducts a strike on a Taliban vehicle fleeing the scene of an attack in Kandahar province on January 24, 2018. The insurgents in the vehicle were armed with a DShK heavy machine gun, which rel=”nofollow”rel=”noopener”>Military Notes Featured image on the nose of the A-10 Thunderbolt II is a 30mm GAU-8 Avenger […]

Picture of the Day: Shooter Says Launch! F/A-18F Super Hornet Ready to Take a Cat Shot

Picture of the Day: Shooter Says Launch! F/A-18F Super Hornet Ready to Take a Cat Shot

Navy Lt. Donnell Exum signals to an F/A-18F Super Hornet to launch from the USS Theodore Roosevelt in the Persian Gulf, Feb. 12, 2018. The aircraft carrier is supporting maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the free flow of commerce. The Hornet is assigned to Strike Fighter Attack Squadron 22. Navy […]

Israel Hits Several Hamas Targets After Bombing Wounds 4 Soldiers

Israel Hits Several Hamas Targets After Bombing Wounds 4 Soldiers

The Israeli military hit multiple Hamas targets located in the Gaza Strip in the second decisive action on Sunday after an earlier counterattack on Saturday. The Israelis were hitting Hamas in response to a bomb detonation that wounded 4 IDF soldiers and rockets, fired from Gaza which landed in Israeli territory. The Israeli Army in […]

Picture of the Day: Plane Captain Signals Pilots on the USS Theodore Roosevelt

Picture of the Day: Plane Captain Signals Pilots on the USS Theodore Roosevelt

A plane captain signals pilots on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in […]

Egypt Kills 53 Terrorist in Week-Long Sinai Offensive

Egypt Kills 53 Terrorist in Week-Long Sinai Offensive

Egypt’s military and police forces have continued their offensive in the Sinai Peninsula in an attempt to rout the Islamic State and other Islamist militants out of the area, officials said on Thursday. And in the continuing operations, they’ve killed 53 terrorists and detained another 680 suspects in the week-long operation. Following the directives of […]

Watch: What is it like to be an F-16 Fighter Pilot in Afghanistan? Find Out!

Watch: What is it like to be an F-16 Fighter Pilot in Afghanistan? Find Out!

Documentary depicting and highlighting the 100th Fighter Squadron during their 2014 deployment to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 100th FS is a unit of the Alabama Air National Guard 187th Fighter Wing located at Montgomery Air National Guard Base, Alabama. The 100th FS traces it’s legacy to one of the Tuskegee Airman Squadrons of WWII. Includes […]

Russian Proxies Upping the Ante in Syria, A Dangerous Precedent

Russian Proxies Upping the Ante in Syria, A Dangerous Precedent

Over the weekend, U.S. airstrikes decimated an attack by a battalion-sized force of fighters loyal to President Bashar Assad supported by tanks and rocket launchers.  The pro-Assad forces attacked a coalition U.S. Special Operations, Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) base with about 500 pro-Assad troops in eastern Syria. While the numbers are still unclear, several of […]