The Pic of the Day: Defense officials talk Space Force with senators

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford (center) is seen while protesters hold up signs before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on April 11, 2019 in Washington, D.C. The acting defense secretary is pitching the idea of creating a Space Force as a separate branch of the military to Congress. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images) […]

The Pic of the Day: The first ever image of a black hole

Per NASA’s press release: A black hole is an extremely dense object from which no light can escape. Anything that comes within a black hole’s “event horizon,” its point of no return, will be consumed, never to re-emerge, because of the black hole’s unimaginably strong gravity. By its very nature, a black hole cannot be […]

The Pic of the Day: Migrants skirmish with riot police in Greece

Riot police clash with migrants outside a refugee camp in Diavata, a west suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece on April 4, 2019. Hundreds of migrants and refugees gathered following anonymous social media calls to walk until the northern borders of Greece pass to Europe. (Photo by Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP/Getty Images)   See footage of these clashes below:

Air Force secretary says US may demonstrate space weapons to deter opponents

As the United States invests in new technologies aimed at defending its orbital assets against attack from foreign nations, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson now claims in no uncertain terms the United States intends to field weapons in Earth orbit. While doing so would be a direct violation of the 1967 Outer Space […]

Advanced Eagle: Boeing unveils new details about the F-15EX

For months now, internet pundits and lawmakers alike have debated the logic behind the Pentagon-directed United States Air Force (USAF) initiative to procure new F-15s from Boeing. In an era of stealth fighters like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and F-22 Raptor, many people would argue that purchasing new “old” fourth-generation fighters is a step […]

The Pic of the Day: Combat medics receive Expert Field Medical Badges in Germany

Spc. Jesus Hernandez, 68W, assigned to Regional Health Command Europe, uses the grappling hook to clear a wire obstacle during U.S. Army Europe Expert Field Medical Badge Combat Testing at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 29, 2019. To qualify for the EFMB, soldiers must endure a multitude of events such as land navigation, a physical […]