1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (457+ words) Published Mar 31, 2026 4:55 PM EDT The USS Gerald R. Ford's already long deployment will be "record-breaking" and "probably go into the 11th month of deployed operations," Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said on Tuesday." "For those that are not in the…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (499+ words) Air Force reactivates Reaper drone squadron at Nevada base'Task & Purpose The Air Force has reactivated a squadron in Nevada that flies the MQ-9 Reaper, the unmanned, heavily armed drone that is entering its third decade of flying. The 42nd Attack Squadron…...

3+ day, 26+ min ago  (473+ words) By Nicholas Slayton, James Clark Published Mar 30, 2026 12:40 PM EDT Prime Hall, Don Tran and Rick Briere all served together in the 1st Raider Battalion " a Marine Corps special operations unit that traces its origins back to World War II. Now, they've been…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (149+ words) Published Mar 29, 2026 4:15 PM EDT The U.S. Navy officially welcomed its newest warship into service this weekend, while it sat in Boston Harbor next to the Navy's oldest operating warship. On Saturday the Navy commissioned the USS Massachusetts (SSN 798), a new Virginia-class…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago  (767+ words) Published Mar 26, 2026 11:57 AM EDT It appears that the F-14 Tomcat, retired from the U.S. Navy in 2006 but still in service with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, has finally come to the end of the runway. When the war with Iran…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (401+ words) Published Mar 25, 2026 4:13 PM EDT The revving engines of an Air Force refueling tanker blew a 25-foot-wide hole in an Alaskan airport last summer, flinging chunks of asphalt 100 feet away during an engine test. The mishap did not damage the Air…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (467+ words) Published Mar 22, 2026 3:15 PM EDT The Army officially received its first version of a new Black Hawk helicopter, one modified to allow it to fly without a pilot if soldiers want. On Friday, the Army said it took possession of the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (281+ words) Published Mar 22, 2026 8:30 AM EDT A French sailor was trying to keep fit, going for a run and logging his progress on a smartwatch. He ended up revealing an aircraft carrier's position as it sails towards the Middle East." The deployment…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (412+ words) Published Mar 20, 2026 7:56 AM EDT Every Marine is a rifleman, but under new marksmanship rules announced this week, the few and the proud who also shoot pistols can now do so with an optic for the first time, Corps officials said....

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (617+ words) Published Mar 18, 2026 5:14 PM EDT Sailors on the USS Gerald R. Ford have already been away from home for more than eight months and are now headed for yet another unanticipated stop, this time on the Greek island of Crete, following a…...