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One of the largest airplanes in the world -- a jet that forever changed America's military and airline industry -- is turning half a century old. When you see a C-5 Galaxy on the ground for the first time, the first thing that strikes you is... it's freakishly huge.
Several Missouri and national defense priorities stand to benefit with the overwhelming passage of the Fiscal Year-2019 Defense Appropriations bill. Senator Roy Blunt issued a statement of support, Thursday, praising passage of the bill by the full Appropriations Committee.
Nonetheless, the service of many of these women is not noticed - by the public and even by some male veterans. The Virginia Department of Veterans Services is trying to change that while establishing a pipeline of highly skilled veterans and their spouses for the commonwealth's workforce.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson on Thursday announced that AMVETS has endorsed his bipartisan bill to repair the Mare Island Cemetery. "Ensuring the sanctity of the final resting place of our veterans is integral to respecting their service," Thompson said.
In this March 10, 2018 photo provided by the U.S. Navy, the Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut and the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Hartford break through the ice in the Beaufort Sea in support of Ice Exercise 2018, a five-week exercise that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic. On Friday, June 29, 2018, The Associated Press has found that stories circulating on the internet that a June 26, 2018 sea ice thickness map debunks global warming are untrue.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
"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."
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.
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 .
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 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.