Picture of the Day: Soldiers Sling-load M777 Howitzer using a CH-47 Chinook

Lots to see in this photo when you look closely! Nothing like hauling the big guns if you are a CH-47 Chinook pilot! Soldiers sling-load M777 Howitzers using Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters for an air assault training exercise July 19, 2017 at Fort Campbell, Ky. The soldiers are with Company B, 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation […]

Marine MV-22 Osprey Mechanic Cpl. Skyler James Critically Injured When Struck By Lightning

Last week US Marine Corps Cpl. Skyler James with Tiltrotor Squadron 261 was struck by lightning while working on an and suffered critical injuries. A Marine MV-22 Osprey mechanic who was critically injured when lightning struck on the flightline last week has been taken off a ventilator, Military.com has learned. Cpl. Skyler James, a maintainer assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor […]

Air Force Grounds all C-5M Galaxy Aircraft at Dover AFB

The US Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) announced they are grounding all C-5 Galaxy aircraft at Dover Air Force Base due to recent problems with the nose landing gear. AMC Commander Gen. Carlton Everhart said in a statement the command is taking “appropriate measures to properly diagnose the issue and implement a solution.” The stand […]

Watch: Mid-Air Refueling is Not Always as Routine as You May Think! Must Watch Video!

Aerial refueling does not always go as planned and is actually much harder than it looks as this video proves. Aerial Refueling Mishaps Featured image of an F-15 Eagle being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 434th Air Refueling Wing during training near Jacksonville International Airport, Fla. Air National Guard photo/Master Sgt. Shaun Withers

Watch: MiG-29 Catches Fire on Takeoff – Pilot Ejects

Sometimes things don’t go as planned on takeoff leaving a pilot with mere seconds to make a life or death decision. Watch as a Belarus MiG-29 catches fire on takeoff roll What do you think happened and would you have ejected when this pilot did? Featured image Wikimedia Commons

Watch: US Navy Takes Down a Drone with First Active Laser Weapon Test!

What is lethal, silent, invisible, moves at 186,000 miles per second, and costs about $1 per shot? The LaWS, or Laser Weapons System. The world’s first active laser weapon. “It is more precise than a bullet,” Wells told CNN. “It’s not a niche weapon system like some other weapons that we have throughout the military where […]

Picture of the Day: US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians Jump From a CH-47 Chinook helicopter

Sailors exit a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during military free-fall training in Virginia Beach, Va., July 13, 2017. The sailors are explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2. – US Department of Defense United States Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians render safe all types of ordnance, including improvised, chemical, biological, and nuclear. They perform land and underwater location, […]

Picture of the Day: Sailors Refueling F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter

Sailors refuel an F-35B Lightning II joint strike fighter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is underway acquiring certifications in preparation for their upcoming homeport shift to Sasebo, Japan where they are slated to relieve the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in the 7th Fleet area of operations. – US Navy […]

World War II Pilot’s Remains Found in a Tree 70 Years After His Airplane Crashed

The year was 1945 and 21 year old Army Air Forces 1st Lt. William Gray was on a combat mission over Germany in a single-seat P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft when disaster struck. His airplane came in contact with a tree and he crashed. The Defense POW/MIA said investigators recovered Gray’s remains last year. Two people who saw […]

Remembering Our Fallen Heroes: Marine Corps KC-130 Crash

The cost of our freedom can sometimes be very high even when our service members are not in a combat situation. Remember these heroes that we lost last week on the Marine Corps KC-130 crash in Mississippi. A memorial video for those lost in the KC-130 crash, July 10th, 2017. These service members with Marine […]