Air Force F-35A ‘Frankenjet’ returns to the skies
An F-35A Lightning II fighter jet comprised of parts from two separate F-35A jets is returning to full service after a years-long repair, according to the F-35 Joint Program Office. The office concocted the “Frankenjet” — which features the nose of the AF-27 grafted onto...
Coast Guard seizes over $509 million in cocaine linked to cartels
Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel have announced the seizure of over $509 million in illegal drugs. Bondi and Patel announced the seizure during a press conference on Wednesday, saying the Coast Guard interdicted almost 45,000 pounds of cocaine and 3,800 pounds...
Alec Baldwin Rust Shooting: Expert Witness Interview
The Rust shooting case—where Alec Baldwin negligently fired a .45 Long Colt round that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza on October 21, 2021—keeps coming up in the news despite the case being nearly 4 years old. My latest dive into this...
Air Force revokes four-day weekends for troops
The Air Force on Monday revoked a policy providing troops extra time off around holidays, saying the widespread leave known as “Family Days” hurt the department’s ability to carry out its missions. The Air Force has in the past granted airmen and guardians those extra...
Army to recode 20,000 parachutist jobs in major airborne restructuring
The Army will recode nearly 20,000 paid parachutist positions in a major restructuring of its airborne forces aimed at improving readiness, service officials said. The recoding means the positions will remain airborne billets, but soldiers will no longer be required to maintain jump status or...
‘Warfare’: Iraq War movie from Navy SEAL challenges Hollywood version of combat
A former Navy SEAL is turning his battlefield experience into cinema with a new film from A24 Films. “Warfare” embeds the audience in a real-time depiction of modern combat in Iraq, based on the experiences of a U.S. Navy SEAL platoon. Co-writer and co-director Ray...
What Marine Corps aviation has in store over the next five years
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Over the next five years Marine aviators should see more F-35s, an upgraded MV-22 Osprey fleet, a larger fleet of cargo aircraft and data-enabled predictive aircraft maintenance. That’s the vision Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. Bradford Gering shared Tuesday at...
Florida Gun Bill Could Restore 18+ Rights
The effort to roll back the arguably unconstitutional Florida law banning 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds from purchasing long guns has been humming along quite well since Gov. Ron DeSantis announced his support for the legislation. The restriction, which was passed in the aftermath of a...
SCOTUS Declines NY Gun Law Challenge
One would think that the U.S. Supreme Court would be interested in considering the constitutionality of New York’s restrictive carry law since the law was hastily written and passed because of the court’s 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen....
Hegseth vows US will ‘take back’ Panama canal from Chinese influence
PANAMA CITY — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said the United States military would prevent China’s government from increasing its sway over the Panama Canal, as the President Donald Trump says America is “reclaiming” control of the waterway. “Together, we are going to take back...
