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This was the Air Force’s super fighter that never flew
The 1950s was a game-changing decade for the world of military aviation, especially with the rise of jet propulsion in place of propeller engines. It was in this decade that the U.S. Air Force came...
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This is the story of the last AC-130 lost in combat
Spirit 03 is a revered name in the AFSOC community, often spoken of in hushed and pained tones. It was the call sign of the last AC-130 gunship shot down in combat. The story of Spirit 03, whilst sad,...
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Falsely accused Marine commandos were just exonerated
After ten years of silence, the Pentagon has offered a lukewarm confirmation on the exoneration of a group of special operations Marine commandos wrongfully accused of committing war crimes during...
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This is the Army’s super secret special ops aviation unit
The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment is widely considered to be the best unit of its kind in the world. Known to recruit only the best pilots the US Army has to offer to fly its MH-60 Black...
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This is how American pilots used drop tanks as bombs during WWII
If you pay attention, you might sometimes see long, cigar-shaped pods firmly attached to the undersides of classic fighter and attack aircraft, sometimes with unit markings on them. Known as “drop...
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This is what makes SAS selection the toughest in the world
The Special Air Service is the longest active special missions unit in existence and has remained one of the best. Staffed with the toughest and most resourceful enlisted and commissioned soldiers the...
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This classified American special ops unit has been recruiting females for...
With the Pentagon making strides to include women in combat arms roles, you might actually be surprised to hear that the Army’s top counterterrorism force has included female operatives for nearly 30...
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That time the USAF intercepted a pilotless Soviet fighter
On the morning of July 4, 1989, alarm bells blared at Soesterberg Air Base in the Netherlands, home of the US Air Force’s 32d Tactical Fighter Squadron. Within minutes, a pair of armed F-15 Eagles,...
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These are the aircraft used by the Army’s Night Stalkers
Some know them as Task Force Brown, others fear them as thunderous ghosts who approach in the darkest hours of the night. To the public, they’re the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR),...
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What it took to fly the world’s first stealth attack jet
The US Air Force’s flight schools have a reputation for churning out some of the best pilots in the world. But not even with that standing, only 558 in the service’s entire history were ever able to...
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These 4 guns were used to make the longest sniper kills in history
Snipers are undoubtedly the most lethal shooters on the battlefield, able to take out targets from hundreds and hundreds of yards away, without their marks being alerted to their presence. They are...
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These 4 guns were used to make the longest sniper kills in history
Snipers are undoubtedly the most lethal shooters on the battlefield, able to take out targets from hundreds and hundreds of yards away, without their marks being alerted to their presence. They are...
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That time the USAF intercepted a pilotless Soviet fighter
On the morning of July 4, 1989, alarm bells blared at Soesterberg Air Base in the Netherlands, home of the US Air Force’s 32d Tactical Fighter Squadron. Within minutes, a pair of armed F-15 Eagles,...
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These 4 guns were used to make the longest sniper kills in history
Snipers are undoubtedly the most lethal shooters on the battlefield, able to take out targets from hundreds and hundreds of yards away, without their marks being alerted to their presence. They are...
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That time the USAF intercepted a pilotless Soviet fighter
On the morning of July 4, 1989, alarm bells blared at Soesterberg Air Base in the Netherlands, home of the US Air Force’s 32d Tactical Fighter Squadron. Within minutes, a pair of armed F-15 Eagles,...
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That time the USAF intercepted a pilotless Soviet fighter
On the morning of July 4, 1989, alarm bells blared at Soesterberg Air Base in the Netherlands, home of the US Air Force’s 32d Tactical Fighter Squadron. Within minutes, a pair of armed F-15 Eagles,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
These 4 guns were used to make the longest sniper kills in history
Snipers are undoubtedly the most lethal shooters on the battlefield, able to take out targets from hundreds and hundreds of yards away, without their marks being alerted to their presence. They are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
That time the USAF intercepted a pilotless Soviet fighter
On the morning of July 4, 1989, alarm bells blared at Soesterberg Air Base in the Netherlands, home of the US Air Force’s 32d Tactical Fighter Squadron. Within minutes, a pair of armed F-15 Eagles,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What it took to fly the world’s first stealth attack jet
The US Air Force’s flight schools have a reputation for churning out some of the best pilots in the world. But not even with that standing, only 558 in the service’s entire history were ever able to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
These 4 guns were used to make the longest sniper kills in history
Snipers are undoubtedly the most lethal shooters on the battlefield, able to take out targets from hundreds and hundreds of yards away, without their marks being alerted to their presence. They are...
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