Could this device help catch Osprey clutch problems before disaster?
The Navy has awarded defense and aviation technology company Shift5 a contract to test predictive maintenance technology on the V-22 Osprey, which the company hopes might prevent gearbox catastrophes that have proven fatal in recent years. Under Shift5′s contract with Naval Air Systems Command, or...
Downed in enemy territory, this Vietnam pilot refused to be captured
Maj. Robert Alfred Lodge was the consummate professional in U.S. Air Force circles. In his second tour of duty over Vietnam he approached the coveted status of “fighter ace.” Even though he fell short of that marker, he left behind a legacy for his branch...
WWII vet hopes President Trump can attend his 104th birthday party
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US sends F-35s to Middle East as strikes on Houthis continue
The U.S. military has deployed more of its most advanced fighter jets to the Middle East as it continues to strike Yemen’s Houthi rebels, an Iran-backed terrorist group attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea, according to multiple congressional aides. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dispatched...
‘There’s a war on vets’: Dems launch plans to counter Trump’s VA moves
Angry over planned cuts at Veterans Affairs facilities and a lack of communication from department leaders about those moves, congressional Democrats are plotting confirmation holds, legislative obstruction and unofficial hearings in an attempt to create public outrage over the administration’s changes to veterans programs and...
FAA increasing air traffic control staff, supervisors at Ronald Reagan Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is increasing support and oversight for the air traffic controller team at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) following a fatal midair collision over the Potomac River that claimed the lives of 67 people. In a statement on Wednesday, the...
Amid confusing ban rollout, trans troops fight to serve
Army Maj. Erica Vandal has spent her entire adult life on active duty. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, she’s served her country proudly for nearly 14 years. Military service is in her blood. Her father also graduated from West Point and served in...
Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge
The U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library after being told by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office to review and get rid of ones that promote diversity, equity and inclusion, U.S officials said Tuesday. Academy officials were told to review the...
In first, Hegseth to skip multinational meeting on Ukraine support
Pete Hegseth will not attend a gathering of 50 countries to coordinate military support for Ukraine, multiple European officials and a U.S. official said — the first time the coalition will gather without America’s secretary of defense participating. The group will meet April 11 in...
Army identifies final soldier found deceased in Lithuania peat bog
Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated. The U.S. Army identified on Wednesday the fourth and final soldier found deceased in a peat bog at a training site in Lithuania. Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins, 28, was recovered from the bog...
