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WATCH: Russian Su-34 Fighter Jet Takes a Hard Landing

Russian social media on March 22 buzzed with reports of a Su-34 Fullback fighter jet hitting the runway hard at an undisclosed location. The jet is shown on video as it comes in for a landing, and careens to a stop. The jet is shown on video as it comes …

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Fighting in the Trenches: British Troops Train For a Modern Version of Old Warfare

Trench fortifications, reminiscent of World War One, have become an integral part of the war in Ukraine. Both sides have dug vast networks of fortifications, signaling to Western forces that the old style warfare is very much in play. In the United Kingdom, British forces have dug a series of …

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How Gas Masks Evolved From Trenches of WWI

Since its development during the First World War, the military gas mask has turned into the modern-day respirator. But what the steps did it take along the way? The advent of chemical warfare saw the German army deploy chlorine gas against British soldiers at Ypres, killing more than 1,000 troops and injuring over …

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‘It Was Just Wild’: Guardsmen Fight Fires From the Sky

When wildfires rage across the country, the National Guard steps in as a crucial force in the battle against the flames. Equipped with helicopters, specialized training, and sheer determination, Guard members support firefighters by airlifting water, clearing fire lines, and providing logistical aid – particularly when primary responders’ resources are …

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Secret Tip Led to Capture of Abbey Gate Terror Suspect

by A.R. Fomenko VIENNA BUREAU – The whispered information was accurate, and the action was swift. Sources in Europe told Soldier of Fortune that U.S. intelligence last week received a secret tip regarding the whereabouts of a high value terror suspect. From there, “it went like lightning,” the sources said. Pakistani officials …

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To Launch a Lancer: B-1B Bomber at Red Flag

To launch a Lancer… The annual Red Flag exercise in Nevada brings in a lot of aircraft for combat training, including this B-1B Lancer. The aircraft flew in from the 34th Bomb Squadron out of Ellsworth AFB in South Dakota not long ago. The crew shows us what goes into …

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Breaking the Ice, Coast Guard Style: ‘Polar Star’ Forges the Frozen Waters of Antarctica

MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica — The cracking and breaking of ice on a metal hull can be heard from land as the heavy icebreaker U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) enters the harbor of McMurdo Station, Antarctica to move the ice pier out of the way for an incoming …

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WATCH: US Precision Strike on Senior Al-Qaeda Leader in Syria

This in from U.S. Central Command in Tampa: the record of a raid, as documented by American forces. The U.S. conducted a precision airstrike in Northwest Syria, targeting a senior leader of an Al-Qaeda affiliate group. CENTCOM tells us the Feb. 23 strike eliminated Muhammed Yusuf Ziya Talay, the senior …

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Badass Pilot Wrestles Plane to a Landing When Canopy Shatters Mid-Flight

What do you do when your aircraft canopy shatters in flight? “Keep flying,” Dutch aerobat Narine Melkumjan says. She took to social media to share the video of herself doing just that during the “distressing” experience, hoping that her fellow pilots would take note. A couple of years ago during …

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Eyewitnesses to War: Villagers Kept Record of Who Died Inside Airless ‘Dungeon of Death’ in Ukraine

by Mark Krutov, RFE/RL The elderly and sick died quietly. Crowded with hundreds of others held captive by Russian soldiers for four weeks in an airless, unsanitary school basement in Yahidne, a village in the Chernihiv region of northern Ukraine, the ill and the frail were particularly vulnerable. Several could …

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