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Just days before Thursday's 76th anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, marine researchers have found and explored the undersea wreckage of the U.S. ship that was the first to fire upon a Japanese vessel that day. On Nov. 30, the crew of the research vessel Petrel sent an underwater drone 650 feet below to explore and document the remnants of the USS Ward, according to a statement by the USS Ward Expedition.
In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, right top, flies over the Korean Peninsula with South Korean fighter jets and U.S. fighter jets during the combined aerial exercise, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. The United States flew a B-1B supersonic bomber over South Korea on Wednesday in part of a massive combined aerial exercise involving hundreds of warplanes, a clear warning after North Korea last week tested its biggest and most powerful missile yet.
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The Senate and House of Representatives contingents to the 25-member Commission on Appointments said Wednesday they would seek to lengthen the retirement age of those in the Armed Forces of the Philippines from 56 years old to at least 60 years old. They would also undertake committee hearings on proposals that the term of an AFP chief of staff should at least be three years, not for a few days after his appointment of an AFP chief of staff is confirmed by the CA.
The five-day drill is meant to improve the al... . A U.S. soldier takes part in a joint aerial drills called Vigilant Ace between U.S and South Korea, at the Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017.
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura denounced the late "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle on Monday as an "American Liar" and said he feels vindicated in his five-year legal battle against the former Navy SEAL and his estate, though he declined to say how much his settlement is worth. At a news conference Monday, Ventura would not tell reporters how much money he received for settling his defamation case but noted he was smiling about it.
A USA Today review found that the FBI issued more than 4,000 requests last year for agents to retrieve guns from prohibited buyers. A USA TODAY review finds thousands of guns were sold to people who should have failed their background checks.
A U.S. Air Force U-2s spy plane prepared to land at the Osan U.S. Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Monday. Hundreds of aircraft including two dozen stealth jets began training Monday as the United States and South Korea launched their combined air force exercise.
The U.S. and South Korea on Dec. 4 kicked off their largest ever joint air exercise, an operation North Korea has labelled an "all-out provocation," days after Pyongyang fired its most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile. The five-day Vigilant Ace drill -- involving 230 aircraft, including F-22 Raptor stealth jet fighters, and tens of thousands of troops -- began Monday morning, Seoul's air force said.
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula escalated over the weekend as US stealth fighters moved into the region and official sources from both North Korea and the US said the chances of war are growing. The bellicose rhetoric from North Korea came in two phases: On Saturday, a statement from its Foreign Ministry said US President Donald Trump is "begging for a nuclear war" through what it called an "extremely dangerous nuclear gamble on the Korean Peninsula"; A day later, a commentary from Pyongyang's Rodong Sinmun newspaper, carried by the official Korean Central News Agency, said US-South Korea joint air exercises scheduled for Monday to Friday are a "dangerous provocation" pushing the region "to the brink of a nuclear war."
A dozen US F-22 and F-35 stealth fighter jets have arrived in South Korea for a regular joint exercise with South Korean forces, a defense ministry source said Sunday. The allies plan to kick off the five-day VIGILANT ACE 18 practice Monday, which would demonstrate their combined air power against North Korea.
India has kick-started an ambitious project to build six nuclear-powered attack submarines that is expected to boost the Navy's overall strike capabilities in the face of China's naval build-up and increasing military manoeuvring in the Indo-Pacific region. Confirming the launch of the mega project, Navy Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba also gave a clear indication that Indian Navy was ready to play a bigger role including under the proposed quadrilateral coalition among India, the US, Australia and Japan.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has bluntly warned Pentagon weapons buyers that he won't let the Air Force accept new refueling tankers from Boeing if they're flawed or don't meet all contract obligations, according to a person familiar with the issue. The plain-spoken defense chief sent a note to staff last month that he's "unwilling " to accept deficient planes in the $44.5 billion KC-46 tanker program, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing internal deliberations.
The commander of the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, famously known as the Thunderbirds, was relieved last week after the Air Force determined it had "lost confidence" in his leadership style. The Thunderbirds, based at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, are the Air Force's flying aerobatic team.
The Santa Monica Airport, which the city has long tried to shut down while the aviation community has rallied to keep it open, will close... My friend was flying his Mooney 201 around the world. Needless to say, it was way over gross weight, flying with ferry tanks under a... Eight general aviation advocacy groups signed onto a letter this week protesting a bill now in the House that would put a cap on payments... It's the time of year when many are planning a flight to their favorite winter resort.
The Santa Monica Airport, which the city has long tried to shut down while the aviation community has rallied to keep it open, will close... My friend was flying his Mooney 201 around the world. Needless to say, it was way over gross weight, flying with ferry tanks under a... Eight general aviation advocacy groups signed onto a letter this week protesting a bill now in the House that would put a cap on payments... It's the time of year when many are planning a flight to their favorite winter resort.
How much do you really know about Redstone Arsenal? What about the amount of money it generates for the local and state economy? Members of the public learned that and more Wednesday as officials outlined work underway to support soldiers and the rest of us with missile defense and revealed more on what the future holds for the installation. A crowd of hundreds at the Von Braun Center's North Hall was given a peek behind the curtain of Redstone Arsenal as the highest ranking military leaders and senior executives discussed its mission and global influence.
The military's top enlisted leaders on Monday denied the services are in readiness crisis despite warnings from members of Congress and a string of deadly, high-profile aviation and naval mishaps this year. "From my perspective, from a joint perspective, I don't think we're in crisis right now," said Army Command Sgt.
A New Jersey woman who got roadside aid from a homeless man in Philadelphia has raised more than $385,000 for him - enough to buy a home and his dream truck and provide him with a small annual salary.