6 Mind-Blowing Tactical Tricks That Turned The Tide Of War
Technology and manpower never guarantee a military victory by themselves. And neither can tactics and strategy — sometimes, it takes an extra measure of trickery and subterfuge to swing the tide on the...
View ArticleISIS Fighter Calls US Airstrikes Totally Ineffective
In an exclusive interview with CNN, a Syrian fighter with the group known as the Islamic State or ISIS said they were prepared for US airstrikes within Syria and the damage done against the...
View ArticleHere's What The Military Can Teach The NFL About Reducing Domestic Violence
On Friday, Sept. 26, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the NFL would be talking to the U.S. Army about how to handle the issue of domestic violence by its players. This comes after a...
View ArticleAn Army Private Landed A Stolen Helicopter On The White House Lawn In 1974
When Iraq War veteran Omar Gonzalez jumped the fence of the White House on Sunday, Sept. 19, and rushed the executive mansion, the Secret Service reported that he was stopped at the door. But on...
View ArticleA Major Syrian Kurdish City Is About To Fall To ISIS — And A Massacre Could...
PARIS (Reuters) - A Syrian Kurdish leader called on Tuesday for Western states to provide weapons to his forces fighting Islamic State in the besieged Syrian border town of Kobani, warning that his...
View ArticleA Walk Around The Small German Village Outside Of The US Air Force's European...
With its massive scale and diverse range of responsibilities and functions, Ramstein Air Base, home to the US Air Force's Europe headquarters, is one of America's most important overseas military...
View ArticleThe Pentagon Will Allow Some Undocumented Immigrants To Join The US Military
The Pentagon made a surprise announcement on Thursday to let undocumented immigrants serve in the United States military — but few of them are likely to get into the armed forces under the new policy,...
View ArticleIraqi Pilots Mistakenly Airdropped Food, Water, And Ammunition To ISIS
Pilots from the Iraqi Air Force accidentally airdropped food, water, and ammunition over territory controlled by ISIS militants instead of in territory held by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), NBC...
View ArticleBritish And American Special Forces Have Joined Kurdish Fighters On The Iraq...
Britain began air strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant by destroying a militant heavy weapon position and one of their armed vehicles, the Ministry of Defence said.A pair of RAF...
View ArticleIsrael Removed Secret Explosive Subterranean Spy Equipment Buried In Jordan...
The commander of the Jordanian armed forces revealed on Monday that Israeli experts have been busy removing old surveillance equipment and explosives from an underground listening post in a coordinated...
View ArticleGerman Defense Crisis Puts A Potential Merkel Successor In The Hot Seat
BERLIN (Reuters) - Ursula von der Leyen, whose ambitions of succeeding Angela Merkel are too transparent for German taste, is finding out the hard way why her job as defense minister is considered the...
View ArticleChina And The US Are In A Race To Develop The World's First Aircraft...
China and the US could be on the verge of a new arms race, as both countries appear to be developing fifth-generation stealth aircraft that can launch from aircraft carriers. David Axe, at War is...
View ArticleWatch A British Tornado Fighter Jet Carry Out A Successful Airstrike Against...
On Sept. 30, RAF Tornado GR4 aircraft from RAF Akrotiri airbase in Cyprus attacked ISIS positions in northwestern Iraq.The two planes were flying an armed reconnaissance mission when they were tasked...
View ArticleThe US Is Setting Aside Nuclear Weapons For Potential Defense Against Asteroids
The US has delayed dismantling some of its nuclear warhead components in order to potentially use them to defend against a future asteroid strike, according to the Wall Street Journal. According to a...
View ArticleSyrian Kurds Say An American Has Joined Fight Against ISIS
BEIRUT (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen has joined Kurdish forces fighting against Islamic State militants in northern Syria, a spokesman for the main Kurdish armed group in the country said on Thursday.The...
View ArticleChina Just Tested An Alarming New Road-Mobile Intercontinental Ballistic...
China’s military has conducted the first flight test of a new variant of one of its road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missiles in a sign that Beijing is increasing its strategic strike capability...
View ArticleSHADES, TANKS, AND TORPEDOES: Inside The Awesome Headquarters Of Oakley
There is nothing boring about the headquarters of Oakley, Inc. in Foothill Ranch, California.Besides being the place where about 35,000 sets of sunglasses are made every day, the company has some...
View ArticleHere's An Incredible Photo Of A B-1 Bomber Flaring Its Afterburners After...
B-1B bombers of the 7th Bomb Wing from Dyess AFB, deployed to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, have taken part in the air strikes on ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria.On top is an interesting photo showing one...
View ArticleThis Incredible Wave-Cutting Stealth Ship Could Be The Future Of Naval Warfare
A private company has developed what could be the future of naval warfare — a multi-use stealth ship that cuts through waves on blade-like pontoons.Juliet Marine Systems' Ghost exhibits a combination...
View ArticleDespite The Ceasefire, A Red Cross Worker Was Just Killed By A Shell In Ukraine
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) — A Swiss Red Cross worker was killed by a shell that landed near the international organisation's office in Ukraine's separatist-held city of Donetsk on Thursday, a Red Cross...
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