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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 …

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 …

On March 15, U.S. Central Command launched a series of operations consisting of precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets across Yemen. The strikes are to defend American interests, deter enemies, and restore freedom of navigation. Watch an airstrike launch, below. President Donald Trump announced the strikes on Saturday. “Today, I …

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 …

In the remote backcountry, where smugglers and lost souls increasingly are part of the landscape, bad scenes have become as common as stray clouds. by Susan Katz Keating The cowboys were out on the range on a Texas morning, fixing fences that were cut down the previous night by intruders. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …