I am a veteran. A veteran of many things, one of which happens to be military service. Air Force service, to the tune of 20 years. What does it mean View More ›
What Being a Veteran Means to Me
November 15, 2021
16 Military and Tactical Expressions That Confuse Civilians
October 5, 2021
The military is considered a tough, professional, and no-nonsense organization by American civilians. Still, some of the military’s tactical expressions and acronyms, which are a language of their own, can View More ›
Space Force: More Than Just Satellites and Star Trek
October 4, 2021
The internet has been abuzz about the New U.S. Space Force, its logo, and uniforms. But what do you really know about the United States’ newest military branch? The View More ›
An Air Force Tale of VIPs and Speed Records
September 27, 2021
The “interview” for the 89th Military Airlift Wing seemed fairly straightforward. It wasn’t so much about how well I could fly an airplane, rather it seemed to be more about View More ›
Project Kaiju: Giant Monsters or the Air Force’s SkyNet?
September 27, 2021
“On the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.” Or a giant monster. Project Kaiju is a new program by the Air Force to automate some functions of electronic warfare and View More ›
A Bridge Too Far: Operation Market Garden Begins on September 17, 1944
September 22, 2021
On September 17, 1944, the Allies launched Operation Market Garden, a bold and dangerous operation they had hoped would catapult their armies across the Rhine, into the heart of Germany, View More ›
The Air Force’s Software Chief Resigns as Pentagon Takes Control of Millions of IP Addresses
September 21, 2021
Nicolas Chaillan, the U.S. Air Force’s first chief software officer dropped his resignation letter, on LinkedIn, on September 2; he gave the reason as a lack of support. His resignation View More ›
3 Things You Might Not Know About the F-15
August 27, 2021
The Mcdonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle and its subsequent variants have served as America’s workhorse intercept fighters for over 40 years. For a short time, it seemed as though the F-15 View More ›
Defense Department Releases First Photos From Afghanistan
August 24, 2021
Today the Defense Department began to release pictures from the ongoing evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Below is a selection that we think aptly captures the View More ›