F/A-18 Hornet crashes in Washington state, wildfire subsequently reported
A pilot safely ejected from an F/A-18 Hornet on Saturday after experiencing an aviation mishap 55 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington, according to the U.S. Marine Corps. The jet, assigned to Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, was conducting a routine training exercise...
Buck of the Month Brings Back the Bucklock
Landing exactly in the middle of the month, the June Buck of the Month is here. It’s a classy, dressy version of the discontinued Buck 532 Bucklock. Sometimes knife names just confuse us, but we have to hand it to Buck when it comes to...
General Atomics awarded US Army contract for extended-range artillery
The U.S. Army has awarded General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems a contract to validate a maneuvering 155mm artillery round designed to strike targets beyond the reach of conventional rounds. The contract, announced last week, is part of the Army’s Extended Range Artillery Projectile Program, or ERAP,...
US won’t soften military posture in Middle East despite Iran agreement
The United States will maintain its current military posture in the Middle East despite the electronic signing of a peace agreement between Washington and Tehran, a senior U.S. official said on Monday, indicating that any drawdown remains off the table for now. “The plan is...
Coast Guard is providing key counter-drone defense for World Cup
If any kind of aerial drone tries to breach a miles-long exclusion area above World Cup games in Boston and San Francisco, Coast Guard defense personnel will be able to use specialized equipment to seize remote control of the system and land or destroy it....
B-52 Stratofortress crashes after takeoff at California air base
Editor’s note: This is a developing story. A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed Monday after taking off from a California base, according to service officials. The aircraft crashed shortly after its takeoff on Edwards Air Force Base, located mostly in Kern County, at 11:20...
Navy ‘in a fight for the narrative’: Hung Cao presses service to unify public messaging
Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao on June 8 established the Department of the Navy Communication Strategy, aimed at combat not of the seas, but of information. “We are in a fight for the narrative,” Cao wrote. “Our adversaries compete not only with steel, but...
Last living USS Indianapolis survivor turns 99
Just after midnight on Monday, July 30, 1945, the first Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS Indianapolis’s starboard bow. Then another. Within 12 minutes, the heavy cruiser sank — taking hundreds of its crew with it. Only 316 men of the original 1,195 were alive,...
Iran, US agree to halt war and reopen Hormuz
The United States and Iran have reportedly agreed to terms to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, news that brought relief to markets — although the pact may hinge on an end to hostilities in Lebanon and defers talks on Tehran’s nuclear...
US strike kills leader of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang, White House says
President Donald Trump on Friday said U.S. forces carried out a strike that killed Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Niño Guerrero, the leader of Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua. “At my direction, the United States Southern Command delivered a swift and lethal...
