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Former Army Ranger and Special Forces Sniper Jack Murphy breaks down JSOC helicopters operating in downtown LA last week

February 11, 2019

MH-6 Little Birds and MH-60 Black Hawks helicopters buzzed downtown Los Angeles this week as a part of a Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) training exercise. Spectators observed the helicopters View More ›

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The Pic of the Day: A job with a view

February 11, 2019

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron fly over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco before returning to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Oct. 1, 2018. Since 1953, View More ›

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China plans to have 6 aircraft carriers by 2035 – how will they stack up compared to the US Navy?

February 10, 2019

China’s People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLA-N) has undergone a broad and extensive modernization and expansion effort in recent years. With dozens of new warships launched and multiple carriers in production, the View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Navy, News
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The true story behind NASA’s 1973 Skylab ‘mutiny’

February 10, 2019

The International Space Station has been in orbit around our planet since 1998, providing the human race with a (semi) permanent habitable space at the front door of the great View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments History, NASA
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The Pic of the Day: Heritage flight over Alabama

February 10, 2019

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, F-16 Fighting Falcon and a Commemorative Air Force P-51 Mustang fly in formation Sep. 6, 2018, while flying over areas of Alabama. This formation View More ›

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Watch: Fighter pilot turned astronaut compares MREs to astronaut food

February 9, 2019

Retired Marine Colonel Randy Bresnik cut his teeth as a test pilot for the F/A-18 Hornet program, before going on to serve combat tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. View More ›

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Could the Air Force’s secretive space plane be America’s best spy satellite?

February 9, 2019

Spy satellites have become an integral part of the American defense infrastructure. While we still rely on spy planes, having downward facing observatories in orbit grants us the continued ability View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Space, Technology
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Did the U.S. really spend millions on a space pen while the Soviets just used pencils?

February 9, 2019

We’ve all heard the story. Back in the 1960s, as the Americans and Soviets were competing for space (and global) supremacy, the United States supposedly spent millions to develop a View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments History, NASA
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The Pic of the Day: NASA’s F-16XL

February 9, 2019

NASA’s single-seat F-16XL on a research flight over the desert near the Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. The aircraft was most recently used in the Cranked-Arrow Wing Aerodynamics Project View More ›

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Claiming the Arctic: Russia to begin sending intercept fighters on North Pole patrols

February 8, 2019

For the first time since the Cold War, Russia has announced plans to begin flying regular fighter patrols over the North Pole with an eye toward intercepting American military aircraft. View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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