It’s another Turkey Day, and for those of us lucky enough to be home with our families, it’s a great time to reflect on all that we’re grateful for. If View More ›
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About Alex Hollings
Alex Hollings Alex Hollings writes on a breadth of subjects ranging from fitness to foreign policy, all presented through the lens of his experiences as a U.S. Marine, athlete and scholar. A football player, rugby player and fighter, Hollings has spent the better part of his adult life competing in some of the most physically demanding sports on the planet. Hollings possesses a master's degree in communications from Southern New Hampshire University, as well as a bachelor's degree in Corporate and Organizational Communications from Framingham State University.
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What does it actually mean when we say ‘fifth-generation’ fighter?
When it comes to fighter jets, the modern world is currently amid a transition. The combat-proven fighters we’ve grown to know and love over the years are reaching the ends View More ›
Hacking the F-35: Turning the fighter’s biggest strength into its biggest weakness
For years now, the F-35 has been compared to the wide variety of aircraft it is eventually expected to replace. Everything from the close-air-support legend A-10 Thunderbolt to the fastest View More ›
China announced that their stealth bomber is about to begin testing
According to reports in Chinese media, the H-20 stealth bomber is nearing its first test flights — potentially suggesting that their long-range bomber may reach operational status before America’s forthcoming View More ›
Watch the insane footage of a jump master saving a skydiver that has a seizure mid-jump
Skydiving for sport or recreation is among the most popular ways mankind has devised to laugh in the face of our own mortality. As insane as it might sound to View More ›
Watch: Massive formation of 35 F-35s taking off from Hill Air Force Base
Yesterday, Hill Air Force Base in Utah was the site of a massive display of air power. A formation made up of 35 of America’s trouble trophy-horse F-35 Joint Strike View More ›
Air Force F-22 belly flop at Top Gun caused by pilot error and overconfidence, says report
On April 13, 2018, one of America’s relatively small fleet of F-22 Raptors belly flopped on the runway at Naval Air Station Fallon in Nevada. While images of the stealth View More ›
Watch Russian KA-52 helicopter fire rockets at unsuspecting crowd during last year’s Zapad drills
According to Russian media outlets, two or three people were wounded when a KA-52 helicopter, participating in last year’s massive Russian War Games “Zapad ‘17,” accidentally fired on a crowd View More ›
Russia just released new footage of their 5th Generation Su-57 operating in Syria… but should anyone take it seriously?
The Russian Ministry of Defense has released new footage of their advanced (and rare) Su-57 operating in Syria earlier this year. The footage, posted on Twitter by the Ministry’s official View More ›
How do you keep the F-15 in the fight in the age of advanced fighters? Add a bunch of missiles to it
It’s clear that advanced and stealthy airframes like the fifth generation F-22 Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are the way of the future, but it will still be decades View More ›