Air Force reviewing B-52’s apparent near miss with airliner
The U.S. Air Force and commercial airline SkyWest Airlines are trying to learn more about a July 18 incident in which a North Dakota-based B-52 Stratofortress may have had a near miss with a passenger plane. SkyWest said in a statement to Air Force Times...
Hegseth replaces Naval Academy superintendent
The head of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, will be reshuffled into a new position, the Defense Department announced Friday. Navy Vice. Adm. Yvette M. Davids — the first woman to serve as the superintendent of the school — was nominated to become...
Research offers link between burn pit smoke and serious brain injuries
A new medical study of military toxic exposure symptoms set to be published this month indicates that individuals who served around dangerous burn pit smoke may face a greater risk of mental health and brain trauma issues. The research, conducted by the National Institutes of...
This ‘Doc’ jumped on a grenade — and lived to tell the tale
There was no such thing as a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War… or in Vietnam. Instead, every Marine unit that ventured out on patrol was accompanied by a U.S. Navy corpsman universally known as “Doc.” Although...
Marine veteran creates searchable database of global battles
When researcher James Sladden traveled to Ukraine in August 2022 to document the Battle of Irpin River — a Ukrainian victory early in the war with Russia that had taken place just months before — he was shocked, first of all, by the scale of...
As lawmakers head to summer recess, threat of an autumn shutdown looms
The House is set to break for its summer recess starting on July 25, leaving fewer than 20 legislative days on the schedule for lawmakers to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of September. The federal budget runs out on Sept. 30. Without...
The Winchester .30-30 Lever Action: America’s Classic Deer Rifle with a Legacy That Won’t Die
Introduction: A Gun That Helped Settle the Dust and the Score Before there were red dots, polymer frames, or tacticool rail systems, there was the click-clack of a lever-action rifle, and in the American wild, that sound usually meant business. Enter the Winchester .30-30, the...
TikTok’s beloved WWII veteran ‘Papa Jake’ Larson passes away at 102
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Jake Larson, a World War II veteran who amassed more than 1.2 million followers on TikTok, has died at the age of 102, his granddaughter announced on social media. Known affectionately online as “Papa Jake,” Larson helped...
Top Pentagon advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ‘amicably’ resigns after 6 months
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A top advisor to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has left the Pentagon after six months of service, the Department of Defense (DoD) confirmed to Fox News Digital on Saturday. Justin Fulcher told Fox News Digital he formally...
Hegseth tells lawmakers of plan to detain immigrants at 2 US bases
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says bases in Indiana and New Jersey can house detained immigrants without affecting military readiness — a step toward potentially detaining thousands of people on bases on U.S. soil. Hegseth notified members of Congress from both states this week of the...
