The Pic of the Day: Deploying a Martian seismometer

The Pic of the Day: Deploying a Martian seismometer

Per NASA’s press release: NASA’s InSight lander has deployed its first instrument onto the surface of Mars, completing a major mission milestone. New images from the lander show the seismometer on the ground, its copper-colored covering faintly illuminated in the Martian dusk. It looks as if all is calm and all is bright for InSight, […]

Watch: Helicopter pilot puts rotor within inches of a mountain to rescue skier in the Alps

Watch: Helicopter pilot puts rotor within inches of a mountain to rescue skier in the Alps

Last week, a French mountain police helicopter pilot showed some incredible skills (and guts) while conducting rescue operations in the Alps. According to a Facebook post written by Nicolas Derely, who recorded the footage with his phone, this death-defying feat of helicopter-acrobatics was prompted by a rescue of skier Bruno Tauziet. Tauziet dislocated his knee […]

The Pic of the Day: Afghan Air Force Security Forces

The Pic of the Day: Afghan Air Force Security Forces

An Afghan Air Force Security Forces member mans a base perimeter guardhouse Dec. 17, 2018, in Afghanistan. The mission of Train, Advise, Assist, Command-Air is to train, advise, and assist Afghan partners to develop a professional, capable, and sustainable air force. TAAC-Air leverages train, advise and assist activities in concert with strong personal relationships, to […]

Watch: This is what full-color night vision looks like

Watch: This is what full-color night vision looks like

There is no question that night vision technology has revolutionized the way wars are fought, particularly among America’s special operations community. That said, anyone who’s been stuck wearing the sort of night vision goggles (NVGs) that find their way into the hands of conventional forces can attest that television rarely provides an accurate portrayal of […]

The Pic of the Day: America’s icebreaker problem

The Pic of the Day: America’s icebreaker problem

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in McMurdo Sound near Antarctica on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is on deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2018, the U.S. military’s contribution to the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program.   U.S. Coast Guard photo by […]

The Pic of the Day: Small unmanned aircraft systems

The Pic of the Day: Small unmanned aircraft systems

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kevin Ware prepares to launch a small unmanned aircraft system as part of exercise Joint Assault Signals Company Black at Waiouru Military Camp, New Zealand, on September 13, 2018. The small unmanned aircraft system provides surveillance, target location, and reconnaissance for ground units. Ware, a native of Colorado Springs, Colorado, is […]

The Pic of the Day: A look inside the well deck of an amphibious landing ship

The Pic of the Day: A look inside the well deck of an amphibious landing ship

A U.S. Navy landing craft unit (LCU) enters the well deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) as part of the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) in the Atlantic Ocean on Nov. 1, 2018. COMPTUEX is the final pre-deployment exercise that certifies the combined Kearsarge […]

The Pic of the Day: Russian search and rescue teams recover astronauts returning from International Space Station

The Pic of the Day: Russian search and rescue teams recover astronauts returning from International Space Station

Russian search and rescue teams arrive at the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft shortly after it landed with Expedition 57 crew members Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA, Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency, and Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Auñón-Chancellor, Gerst, and Prokopyev returned after 197 days […]