Military

Army-Navy game

2023-12-10

Army-Navy Game: Honoring the Values That Unite Us as One Nation

It’s one of the most iconic moments in American sports. At roughly 6:30 in the evening, Saturday, Dec. 9, on the field at Gillette Stadium, the players and cheerleaders participating in the annual Army-Navy football game will walk to the side of the losing team and together sing that academy’s alma mater or school song. Next, they will trudge across the field to the victor’s side to do the same thing. Then, and only then, will one side celebrate and the other go off to seek solace in their defeat...

A black and white image of Francis Gary Powers, the pilot of the downed U-2 plane, taken with a Leica M10 camera.

Lockheed U-2

2023-11-30

This high-flying aircraft discovered China’s spy balloon. Now Biden’s Pentagon wants to kill it

The last time most, albeit older, Americans heard of the Lockheed U-2, Dragon Lady, was on May 1, 1960, when a USSR surface-to-air missile downed one piloted by Francis Gary Powers over the Soviet Union. The U-2 was the 1954 brainchild of President Eisenhower, who sought eyes in the sky to learn whether America’s WWII ally turned Cold War adversary – which had, in 1953, detonated a hydrogen bomb – possessed the technology to produce high-end bombers and long-range missiles...

Aerial view of the USS Carney in action, taken with a Nikon D850 camera

U.S. Navy warship

2023-11-29

US Navy Warship Shoots Down Iranian-made Houthi Drone in Yemen

The U.S. Navy destroyer, USS Carney, has successfully intercepted an Iranian-made Houthi drone launched from Yemen, according to military officials. The drone was shot down near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, and fortunately, there were no injuries or damage to the warship or its crew...

5-year-old girl

2023-11-28

Tragic Incident: 5-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Swept Out to Sea with Grandfather in California

A 5-year-old girl who was caught in a rogue wave and swept into the ocean with her grandfather off the coast of Northern California has died in a hospital, while rescuers have suspended the search for the missing man. The incident occurred on Martins Beach in Half Moon Bay on Saturday, when a powerful wave suddenly engulfed them, dragging them into the sea around 1 p.m...

A photo of a soldier receiving the COVID-19 vaccine at Fort Knox, Kentucky. (Taken with a Nikon D850)

COVID-19 vaccine refusal

2023-11-26

Senator Presses Army on Backpay and Religious Freedoms for Soldiers Discharged for COVID Vaccine Refusal

Nearly 2,000 service members were discharged from the military for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. The Army recently sent a letter to these discharged soldiers, offering them the option to correct their discharge characterization and rejoin the branch...

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