The 1944 Air Battle Over Niš: The Only Direct Combat Between American and Soviet Forces in WWII On Nov. 7, 1944, that convergence produced the only acknowledged direct combat between American and Soviet forces in World...
How a US War Crime Against a German Rescue Mission Helped Exonerate a Nazi Admiral at Nuremberg Werner Hartenstein pulled drowning British troops from the Atlantic Ocean in September 1942. The German U-boat commander was...
Operation Hawkeye: US Attack on ISIS in Syria Leaves Open Questions The United States' latest coordinated strikes against ISIS targets comes as Washington signals sustained pressure on the...
Mexican Navy Medical Flight Lost Communication for Several Minutes Before Texas Crash Mexico's president says air traffic controllers lost communication for 10 minutes with a small Mexican Navy plane on a...
U.S. Air Force Plane Has Been Missing in the Yukon for 75 Years. The Military Won't Search for It: This Team Hopes New Technology Can Help The Douglas C-54 Skymaster departed Anchorage on January 26, 1950, carrying 42 service members and Joyce Espe—a pregnant...
Senate Approves Bill Inspired by DC Plane Crash to Ensure Military Aircraft Will Broadcast Location The Senate has moved quickly to close a loophole that could allow military aircraft to fly without broadcasting their...
Sen. Cruz Wants Restrictions on Military Flights Approved Soon to Prevent Another Midair Collision Republican Sen. Ted Cruz wants restrictions on military flights approved before government funding runs out at the end of...
Near ‘Midair Collision’ Between JetBlue, US Military Aircraft Prompts Safety Calls JetBlue officials say they will partake in any federal investigation that may ensue stemming from this apparent close call.
JetBlue Flight Near Venezuela Avoids ‘Midair Collision’ With US Air Force Tanker A JetBlue flight from the small Caribbean nation of Curaçao halted its ascent to avoid colliding with a U.S. Air Force...
Navy Investigation Finds Osprey Safety Issues Were Allowed to Grow for Years A Navy report acknowledges the military failed to address a growing series of issues with the V-22 Osprey aircraft since it...
The Recruiting Surge Was Engineered. Can It Last in a War with Iran? The military’s recruiting surge didn’t happen by accident. New programs drove gains, but as the war with Iran grows...
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
Army Speeds AI Warfighting Push as US Troops are in Active Combat An Army test used AI tools to hit 15 targets in one hour, signaling a rapid shift in how battlefield decisions are made and...
VA Study: Ozempic, Other GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction Across Every Major Substance For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1...
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
