The weird engineering that links old ships of the line and the SR-71 Blackbird
One is the fastest jet ever produced, capable of outrunning anti-air missiles while capturing reconnaissance in some of the most hostile airspace on Earth.
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Military will now prescreen recruits for 28 medical conditions
Military processing stations are slimming down on the number of applicants they review with a prescreening process that flags any of 28 medical conditions that are generally considered disqualifying..
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Air Force transit hub stored weapons shipments in unguarded building, IG finds
A recent Defense Department Inspector General’s report found that military shipments of rifles and other weapons were stored for as long as a week in a warehouse with no overnight guards and no...
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Navy F/A-18 disables ship in Gulf of Oman with 20mm cannon
A Navy F-18 Super Hornet disabled an Iranian-flagged commercial ship in the Gulf of Oman, according to U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM. The ship was warned to stop, said U.S.
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A field competition tests how Army chaplains face a modern battlefield
As U.S. forces prepare for future war with massive casualty rates, chaplains like Capt. Alec Correa are training to face the most existential parts of war, the moments between life and death.
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Life or death centered around a canteen for this AEF soldier
Heroism takes many forms in war. It may emerge amid an epic battle, or the drama may focus on a single life struggling to keep alive in a shell hole.
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VR&E: Improving development and delivery of individualized rehabilitation plans
The Veterans Readiness and Employment program has long used Vocational Rehabilitation Panels (VRP)—a panel typically made up of vocational rehabilitation counselors, medical professionals and other...
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A guide to VA pregnancy benefits: prenatal to postpartum
What pregnant Veterans need to know about their health care, supplies and support If you’re a pregnant Veteran, VA has you covered from your first positive pregnancy test through delivery and...
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Easier access to commercial driver’s license training for Veterans
VA has implemented a key part of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act , commonly referred to as the “Dole Act,” improving how certain Commercial...
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The hilarious rules of the Air Force’s formal Dining-In
The Dining-In is a military custom that predates the Air Force, the military, even the United States. There are many versions of the same even, whether that branch calls it Mess Night, Regimental...
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The Chief of Staff’s Bible is one of the least-known Air Force traditions
The Chief of Staff’s Bible is a tradition literally as old as the Air Force itself, but one very few have ever even heard of.
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American troops drank 2 million energy drinks during Operation Epic Fury
An army might run on its stomach, but let’s be real: what’s actually going in its stomach is equally important. Armies don’t run on bread alone.
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I Love My Air Force Husband. My Feelings About the Government He Serves Are More Complicated
It was covered in the American flag and read “God Bless America.” The image forced my car back into park. I sat in the lot trying to understand the power those three words held over me.
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