Copter Controls
An Army aviator shows a 5-year-old the cockpit of AH-64 Apache helicopter during an open house as part of the Arctic Thunder air show at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, June 29, 2018.
Category Archives: US Military
House backs $675 billion spending bill for Pentagon
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, is welcomed by China's Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xu Qiliang at the Bayi Building in Beijing Thursday, June 28, 2018. less U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, is welcomed by China's Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission Xu Qiliang at the Bayi Building in Beijing Thursday, June 28, 2018.
DC Buzz: McMahon hides $8.4M condo purchase on ethics form
Linda McMahon, Administrator of the Small Business Administration, speaks at the 2018 Memorial Day Dockside Ceremony at Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, Conn. Monday, May 28, 2018.
Chelsea Manning loses her Senate bid
Chelsea Manning has lost her bid to run for the Senate in Maryland after being beaten to the Democratic nomination by Senator Ben Cardin. He beat out Manning - the convicted leaker of U.S. government secrets - and six other longshot challengers in Tuesday's crowded primary and will face Tony Campbell in the November general election.
KC-130J Completes Successful Harvest HAWK Plus Testing
The Tactical Airlift Program Office Integrated Warfighting Capability Weapons team celebrated a successful five-week developmental and integrated test live fire event utilizing a newly configured KC-130J with the Harvest Hercules Airborne Weapons Kit Plus installed. The HH+ flawlessly completed multiple sorties, demonstrating successful strikes on both fixed and moving targets.
ECUA sues over contaminated water wells
A foam used for firefighting has allegedly leeched toxins into ECUA water wells near Pensacola's airport and a defunct Navy auxiliary air station ECUA sues national manufacturers over contamination of Escambia water wells A foam used for firefighting has allegedly leeched toxins into ECUA water wells near Pensacola's airport and a defunct Navy auxiliary air station Check out this story on pnj.com: The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority is suing the manufacturers and sellers of a fire-suppressant foam that allegedly contaminated a portion of the local water supply with highly toxic chemicals.
Marine Muscle
Marines compete in the Khaan Quest 2018 Tug of War tournament at Five Hills Training Area, Mongolia, June 27, 2018. Khaan Quest is a multinational exercise hosted annually by the Mongolian Armed Forces.
How Trump’s Space Force’ Could Set Off Arms Race
"When it comes to defending America, it is not enough to merely have an American presence in space," President Donald Trump said Monday as he announced the creation of a new "Space Force" to protect U.S. interests and assets in space. "We must have American dominance in space."
Long range, short term
The M777A2 and M777ER side by side at a test site. Retrofitting an M777A2 howitzer into an M777ER-the "ER" stands for extended range-only requires changing five components, which add little additional weight or cost.
Coast Guard holds change of command ceremony in Savannah
The Savannah Morning News reports a change of command ceremony was held Friday at Hunter Army Airfield at which Capt.
The Latest: Alaska city unveils memorial to fallen Guardsmen
This photo provided by Kenneth Ayers Jr. shows his father, Kenneth Ayers Sr. in his Air Force graduation photo in 1956.
Cruise ship crew member falls overboard, is rescued day later by another cruise ship
A missing crew member from Norwegian Cruise Line was rescued after spending nearly a day floating in the Gulf of Mexico just north of Cuba. The 33-year-old was seen going overboard from the Norwegian Getaway about 28 miles northwest of Pinar del Rio, Cuba, on Saturday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard .
The Latest: Trump promotes tax cuts, reduced regulations
President Donald Trump arrives Saturday, June 23, 2018, in Las Vegas. Trump came to Las Vegas to headline a fundraiser for Sen. Dean Heller.
Alaska city honors Guardsmen killed in crash after ’64 quake
In this photo provided by the Office of Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, he is shown delivering remarks at a plaque dedication ceremony Saturday, June 23, 2018, in Valdez, Alaska. The memorial plaque honors four Alaska National Guard members killed in April 1964 while conducting a humanitarian mission after the second most powerful earthquake ever destroyed the town.
Nine rescued after a fishing boat goes up in flames near Hatteras
Nine people are safely back on land after their fishing boat burned up Thursday afternoon off the coast of the Outer Banks. A boat called the Twisted Tuna caught fire 18 miles southeast of Hatteras Inlet, according to Petty Officer Joshua Canup of the U.S. Coast Guard.
San Pedro ceremony ushers in new Coast Guard commander for South…
Capt. Charlene Downey and Capt. Monica Rochester hug following their change of command ceremony held at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach in San Pedro, California, June 22, 2018.
Columbia High graduate is now a colonel in the U.S. Army
Lt. Col. Kathy Brown's husband, Col. Eric L. Brown , thinks she is the first black female West Pointer from Georgia to make the rank of full colonel.
Bill Tower’s Career as a Corvette Development Engineer
I met Bill Tower at his Corvette Racing Seminar at the 2016 12 Hours of Sebring event. Tower started working for Chevrolet as a Corvette development engineer late in 1963, and today lives in Plant City, Florida.
500 children reunited with families since May – ” Trump official
About 500 of the more than 2,300 children separated from their families at the US border have been reunited since May, a senior Trump administration official has said. Confusion has mounted along the US-Mexico border over the "zero-tolerance" policy that called for the prosecution of anyone caught entering the country illegally.
ACV 1.1 Amphibious Combat Vehicle Looks Like Something Straight from Halo Infinite
The U.S. Marine Corps partnered with BAE Systems to build the ACV 1.1, a high-tech amphibious combat vehicle. This 8x8 amphibious platform can carry 13 embarked Marines, plus a crew of three, and boasts a special 'H-Drive' System to provide full time all-wheel traction both on land and in the surf zone.