Military and Defense
Legendary Fighter Takes Final Flight: Air Force Reserve Delivers F-117A to Smithsonian
Nearly two decades after the Air Force retired the F-117A Nighthawk, one took to the skies again, this time in the cargo hold of a C-5M Super Galaxy. The historic stealth aircraft will soon join the permanent collection at…
US Navy Moves To Build New Tomahawk Missile That Comes With Unknown Price Tag
The U.S. Navy is preparing to manufacture a new bunker-busting version of its Tomahawk cruise missile, but the military has yet to disclose how much the upgraded weapon will cost.The Navy intends to award defense contractor…
Air Base Uncle Sam Once Used For Covert Ops Now In Beijing’s Hands
China is establishing a new military base at a Vietnam-era airfield once used by the CIA.The China-Laos Joint Logistics Airbase officially opened in late September, The New York Times reported Thursday, indicating another…
USS Abraham Lincoln Returns Home After One Of Longest Deployments In Naval History
The USS Abraham Lincoln is returning to its home port of San Diego, California on Wednesday after a 320-day deployment to the Middle East in support of the Iran war.The Nimintz-Class ship departed from Naval Base San Diego on…
Trump, Anduril Make $6.6 Billion Bet To Fix America’s Submarine Production Crisis
Defense technology company Anduril is betting billions of dollars that a massive new Maryland shipyard can help break one of the Navy’s most persistent submarine-production bottlenecks.President Donald Trump announced…
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. Alvin York
Army Sgt. Alvin C. York, an infantryman, received the Medal of Honor for valor due to his heroic actions during a World War I operation in France, actions that would be immortalized in the 1941 film “Sergeant York.”York was…
Top Senate Democrats Challenge Legality Of Pentagon’s Planned Venezuela Oil Stake
Four top Senate Democrats are challenging whether the Pentagon has the legal authority to take a 35 percent stake in a Venezuelan oil producer.Democratic Sens. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Jack Reed of Rhode Island,…
US Deploys 500 Troops To Rio Grande Valley Combatting Cartels
The U.S. military is deploying approximately 500 troops to the Rio Grande Valley in America’s fight against cartels.The deployment is a response to Coast Guard members being shot at by suspected cartel members on Sept. 26,…
9,000 More US Troops Head To Middle East As Trump Mulls Resuming Iran Strikes
While President Donald Trump contemplates further strikes, America is deploying seven more warships to the Middle East, with the fleet carrying approximately 9,000 more troops.The USS Theodore Roosevelt and three accompanying…
Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. 1st Class Charles William Turner > U.S. Department of War > Story
Army Sgt. 1st Class Charles William Turner, an infantryman, posthumously received the Medal of Honor for distinguishing himself with conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity during the Korean War, near Yongsan, South Korea. …
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