A legendary F-14 Tomcat pilot has died this weekend in a fiery plan crash at the Lewiston, Idaho airport. Dale “Snort” Snodgress was flying a small Italian made short take off and landing plane that was built in the 1970s. The plan crashed shortly after take off around mid day on Saturday, July […]
Russian leader Vladimer Putin is rattling his sabre once again. Putin was angered after the British Navy Destroyer HMS Defender passed off the coast of Crimea. Russia believes that waters in the Black Sea are under the control of the Soviet Union after that country annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Putin said […]
A spokesman for the Taliban demands all foreign soldiers leave Afghanistan, or be deemed as “occupiers”. Some critics of the quick NATO and U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan worry that it could leave a void that extremist factions will fill. In an interview with the BBC, Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen made comments that give us […]
Aviation enthusiast Ian Simpson was taking pictures of military aircraft in the morning of July 13th. He noticed something rather alarming. He photographed sparks coming from the jet engines of a Strike Eagles jet fighter piloted by Pilot Major Grant Thompson. (click for full story)
Game 6, Stanley cup finals. The fans love the game and they love America’s National Anthem and the country for which it stands https://youtu.be/H9XszOyy01Y
The Navy’s new Light Amphibious Warship (LAW) program envisions procuring a class of 24 to 35 new amphibious ships to support the Marine Corps, particularly in implementing a new Marine Corps operational concept called Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations (EABO). Click for story
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force announced June 30 it has selected 50 members of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps to transfer to the space branch, and hundreds more could be chosen in the coming weeks. (full story)
The Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center memorializes the history of our nation’s highest military award for valor, from the first medals in 1863 to the present, and educates the next generation of Americans about the six character traits associated with the gallantry of Medal recipients. (Medal of Honor Center website)
Jonathan Novak wanted to be a stealth fighter pilot. Aaron Brooks was fascinated with space ever since he was six years old. And Katie Scheibner just knew she wanted to serve her country in some way. (click for Military.com story)