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Greece has the Russian S300 surface-to-air missile system. Credit: Vitaly V. Kuzmin, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikipedia A retired US general on Monday advised Ukraine to ask Greece, Bulgaria and Slovakia to offer their Russian S300 surface-to-air…

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Soldiers from the 1st Space Brigade recently participated in Red Flag 22-01 – one of the premier military!-->!-->…

The US military is sending reinforcements to the Baltic states and Poland to bolster NATO's eastern flank as Ukraine prepares for a massive Russian attack. Up to 190,000 Russian troops have surrounded Ukraine, including Russian…

Governor Tate Reeves announced two new executive orders to support service members and their families, especially during relocations. "Mississippi's military and their families have sacrificed so much for us, that it's only right that we…

REDZIKOWO, Poland - Tomasz Czescik, a Polish archaeologist and television journalist, walks his dog every morning in a forest near his home here on NATO's eastern flank, wandering along a green chain-link fence topped with barbed wire .He's…

WIESBADEN, Germany – US Army Garrison Wiesbaden's Director of Emergency Services Operations Sergeant, Staff Sgt. Brian Meinert, has!-->!-->…

MARINE Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a fixed price incentive not to exceed $315,806,063 (firm target), plus incentive cost and plus fixed cost, change not defined…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. (WSVN) – The Broward County School Board is holding interviews Wednesday afternoon for the three finalists for the superintendent position. There were over 1,000 applicants who applied for the…

For the first time in more than seven years, Airmen and Soldiers assigned to the Kaiserslautern Military Community can again wear!-->!-->…

U.S. service members wear masks as they relax with a video game at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Jan. 21, 2022. (Frank Andrews/Stars and Stripes) Stars and!-->…

An Army Small Unit Support Vehicle climbs a mountain while supporting a joint field training exercise during Yudh Abhyas 21 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 27, 2021. (Alejandro Peña/ U.S. Air Force) WASHINGTON: After…

Over the past three years, U.S. Air Force veteran Donald Christy has worked to help place some 200 banners that honor those who have served in the military on lamp posts along the southern portion of…

Echoing the Cold War, Russia's first newly manufactured Tupolev Tu-160M ​​(NATO designation Backfire) supersonic nuclear heavy bomber completed its maiden flight on 12 January, reaching a height of 600 m (2,000 ft) during of his 30-minute…

LONDON - The first element of a major overhaul of Britain's military air traffic management system has become fully operational, but the Defense Ministry has admitted that the savings expected from the program are drastically reduced.The…

U.S. Marines unload a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules HIMARS during the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force and U.S. Marine Joint Military Exercise Resolute Dragon 21 at Maritime Force Hachinohe Air Base Japanese…

Photo of Lloyd Austin: AFPUS Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed on Sunday that he tested positive for COVID-19. He was fully vaccinated and received a booster in early October 2021. On the one hand, this breaking news shows that…

Enlisted Airmen will navigate several changes in their career development and promotion processes in 2022 that aim to reward experience and critical thinking.The updates could also provide more flexibility for people who want to learn…

Balfour Beatty Communities LLC (BBC), one of the nation's largest providers of privatized military housing to the United States Armed Forces, has pleaded guilty to defrauding the United States Army, Air Force and Navy in as part of a…

Maria Cue of Lexington has lived a stone's throw from Hanscom Air Force Base, a military installation where more than 10,000 people have lived and worked, for decades. This means that the regular hum of planes taking off and landing has…

The US defense company General Atomics has unveiled a new combat drone called "Mojave", which has short take-off and landing (STOL) capability and increased firepower, something similar to the F-35B without the VTOL function. The F-35B…

The Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) at Clear Space Force Station. Photographed October 26, 2021 (Ryan Keith / Missile Defense Agency) A new step was taken on Monday in the rampant militarization of space.A ceremony held at Clear…

South Korea and the United States are working on a new joint war plan as the two allies seek to keep pace with North Korea's rapidly developing military capabilities. The new operational planning will also respond to the…

Earthquakes and strong explosions can be felt and heard in central and southern New Jersey this weekend. Image: weatherboy.com After an active marksmanship exercise ends Thursday, strong ground shaking explosions are possible in New…

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The Honorable Gina Ortiz Jones, Deputy Secretary of the Air Force, recently visited Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts on November!-->!-->…

Lawyers for a young former army recruit are suing the Australian Defense Force over her experience at Latchford Barracks in Victoria.Key points:Video shows military recruit Alister French tied up, gagged and assaulted in army barracksMan in…

At the start of World War II, no one imagined that a hastily built training and testing facility in southern Albuquerque would one day account for 10% of the metro area's economy and 13% of its jobs. The economic impact of…

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One hundred and two years ago - November 11, 1919 - President Woodrow Wilson declared this day Armistice Day to recognize the end of World War I, which ended at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918. The holiday,…

6-year-old Korbyn Chinevere spent October 29 at Selfridge Air National Guard Base. He was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a…

In search of new ways to support troops, the U.S. military has first flight tested a self-controlled Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter paired with two airborne unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The November 1 test by the Defense Advanced…

Nasa has selected a new Earth science mission that will study the behavior of tropical storms and thunderstorms, including their impacts on weather and climate models. The mission will be a collection of three SmallSats, flying in close…

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG / WECP) - On October 10, 2018, Hurricane Michael destroyed the Panhandle, and Tyndall Air Force Base was no exception. Three years later, it's time to rebuild.“I think Tyndall was very clear that they don't want the…

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated PressDuring his 27 years in the United States Army, Leonard Gruppo joined the Special Forces, served in four war zones and led a team of combat medics in Iraq before retiring in 2013 as a lieutenant.…

By Daily Monitor On October 10, 1978, a war broke out between Uganda and Tanzania.The war that ultimately led to the ousting of former President Idi Amin is known as the "1979 War", in fact, started in October 1978, a day after…

On September 22, the National Air Force Museum posted images to its social media page as part of a story about one of Lt. Col.!-->!-->…

A military police officer walks near a destroyed door at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael on October 12, 2018. The Pentagon says climate change is a national security issue.…

Harry J. Kazianis, Senior Director at the Center for the National Interest and Editor-in-Chief of the National interest, spoke with Ken Moss, LMXT Capture Manager at Lockheed Martin, about the new LMXT program. Here's a slightly edited…

How can the UN Security Council support its call to increase the number of female peacekeepers they deploy when they cannot ensure their safety? Air Force woman completing the Aviator Challenge in August 2013 in California.…

Retired Army General Ray Odierno, who became America's top commander in the Iraq war more than a decade ago, has died, according to a United States Army Association press release. He was 67 years…

Progress continues on the Mayflower Mountain Resort as its impacts - 4,000 daily visitors expected during peak season - become clearer.Courtesy of EX Utah Development LLC!-->…

Job Title: Quality Assurance SpecialistAffected: Dülmen Army Prepositioned Stock-2 worksite, Army Field Support Battalion Mannheim,!-->!-->…

FORT MCCOY, Wisconsin - In late August, evacuees from Afghanistan began arriving by full buses at the Fort McCoy military base in the Midwest, carrying little more than cellphones and poignant tales of their narrow escapes from a country…

FORT MCCOY, Wisconsin >> At the end of August, evacuees from Afghanistan began arriving by full buses at the Fort McCoy military base in the Midwest, carrying little more than cell phones and poignant tales of their narrow escapes. 'a…

Newly released data shows Colorado veteran suicide rate continues to exceed that of the United States As in previous years, the state's veteran suicide rate was significantly higher than the national…

Air Force veteran Scot Northcutt often stands at Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, holding a sign with a jarring message: "If you're looking for a sign so you don't kill yourself today, here it is." . He is…

September 28, 2021 by Ridzwan Rahmat An Akash Prime missile seen here during a test firing at the DRDO Integrated Test Field in Odisha on September 27, 2021 (MoD, India.) India has carried out the first test firing of its new…

WASHINGTON - Getting an extension cord to a forward operating base is difficult.Military outposts require a lot of energy, but they are often located in places without easy access to electricity. The U.S. military can't exactly build a…

LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. - Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air…

An old joke says that foreign servicemen find the US military baffling, in part because the US Navy has its own air force and army - and the Navy (the Marine Corps) has his own air force. Not to be outdone, the US Army has…

By Andrew Dyer / The San Diego Union-Tribune (TNS) In a move long sought by critics of how the military deals with allegations of sexual assault and harassment, these cases will be removed from…

BRIDGMAN - Members of the Bridgman High School varsity football team wore special “American Heroes Night”…

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Alabama - The Air Force Culture and Language Center's Language Enabled Airman Program deliberately develops language, cross-cultural service members across the Air Force and Space Force with…

Representative image | Left to right: File photo of Chief of Defense Staff Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Manoj Mukund Naravane, Chief of the Navy Karambir Singh and Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria | Photo: Praveen Jain | The…

“I needed to do my civic duty, to be part of something,” Church said, calling the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan “the war of our generation”. In 2008, Church enlisted at the age of 22.Although part of the policy was 'don't ask,' Church…

TYNDALL AIR BASE, Florida (AFNS) - The Air Force Civil Engineering Center and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have teamed up before, but never on such a Herculean effort.Prior to Hurricane Michael's direct hit on Tyndall Air…

A senior military official from Alaska has asked the military at Anchorage military base to avoid places off the base that do not require masks or social distancing, given the growing number of cases COVID-19 and strained hospital capacity…

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) - Defenders across the…

2021 Air Missile Defense Technology Conference SMi Group Reports: An interview was published with an expert speaker from US Army Europe ahead of the London conference in November.…

In the spring of 1975, I was an Air Force captain serving as an intelligence analyst at a base in Thailand within the Joint Staff of the Four Star Officer in Charge of Military Action Command who could be undertaken by US forces if the…

A memorial to the US Army Pfc. Gregory P. Huxley Jr. of Adirondack High School in Boonville included a roll…

Written by John Hewitt Jones August 6, 2021 | FEDSCOOP Republican lawmakers have proposed an amendment to the bipartisan…

On February 22, the Indonesian Polling Institute released the results of a poll that ranked Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto as the top performer among President Joko Widodo's ministers, with 75 percent of those polled saying they were…

FORT CARSON, Colo .-- Major-General Matthew W. McFarlane, center, commanding general, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson; Colonel Andrew Steadman, left, new CO; and Colonel Ike Sallee, outgoing Commander, 1st Stryker Brigade…

A pair of U.S. Air Force A-10A Thunderbolt II jets, also known as the Warthog, fly in an undated file photo. REUTERS / US Air Force / File PhotoWASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuters) - The US Air Force is desperate to get rid of part of its fleet…

It's disgusting how much furnace armor goes missing and they go out of their way to find it. But when it comes to a life like Vanessa's, they don't do anything. Ah, life is more valuable…

This story first appeared on Cowboy State Daily By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily A Cheyenne aviator has been hailed for his role in the apprehension of a fugitive and the return of a kidnapped child to its mother. Suzanne…

The first investigations into the terrorist attacks of two drones against the Indian Air Force (IAF) base in Jammu on June 27 revealed that some elements of the Pakistani army assisted the Lashkar-e- team. Taiba to make the "pressure fuse"…

It's unclear exactly how this will work in practice, but removing over 16,000 contractors in the hundreds could have a bigger effect on the security situation than sending home the remaining 2,500 US troops, so that the Afghan Air Force…

Author: Abdul Rahman Yaacob, ANUOn May 31, 2021, 16 Chinese military planes in "tactical formation" burst into the airspace of Malaysia's maritime zone off the coast of Sarawak, Borneo. The incident prompted the Royal Malaysian Air Force…

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