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An American citizen fighting for ISIS has been captured in Syria
An American-born ISIS fighter has been captured in Syria by Kurdish forces, Betsy Woodruff and Spencer Ackerman of The Daily Beast report.<p>The Beast report cited multiple US military spokespersons as being "aware of reports" that a US citizen was captured, while a source familiar with the situation …
Islamic State (ISIS)Marine Corps mum on Amtrack tragedy
After promising to provide fresh details on a Wednesday fire that apparently engulfed a Marine armored amphibious vehicle, sending 15 Camp Pendleton …
San DiegoHere's how drugs are getting smuggled from South America to the US
The cultivation of coca, the base ingredient of cocaine, in Colombia spiked 134% between 2013 and 2016, after hitting a low in 2012.<p>That period also saw the two largest year-over-year increase in cultivation ever in Colombia's — a 39% rise in 2014 and a 42% increase 2015.<p>Cultivation increased a …
Latin AmericaCould the Lethal F-117 Stealth Fighter Fly Again?
Sadly it seems like the answer is no. <i>Stealthy strategic bombers like the B-2 however, are designed to operate more like submarines—that is they</i> …
Stealth AircraftAmerica Has a Long Tradition of Covertly Flying Enemy Aircraft
On Sept. 6, 2017, the U.S. Air Force announced that one of its aircraft had crashed the previous day in the Nevada Test and Training Range, roughly …
Military HistoryDid the Marines’ 40-Year-Old ‘Amphibious Tractor’ Just Strike Again?
The 15 Marines injured this week at Camp Pendleton were traveling in the little-known Amphibious Assault Vehicle, which has been involved in a disturbing number of accidents.<p>Fifteen U.S. Marines were hurt—at least six of them critically—when the vehicle they were riding in caught fire at Camp …
WarThe Vietnam War: The Pictures That Moved That Most
‘Who is the Enemy Here?’<p><b>The vietnam war Pictures That Moved Them Most</b><p>While the Vietnam War raged — roughly two decades’ worth of bloody and …
Military HistoryBalance of Power: Mueller Unfriends Facebook as Probe Zeroes In
A reckoning is coming for Facebook.<p>The social media giant was already on the defensive after top Senate investigators said it and related companies …
BusinessAir Force's A-10 Uniquely Suited to Fight on Europe's Eastern Front
ÄMARI AIR BASE, Estonia—A memorial site for Soviet air force pilots is hidden in the woods just outside the gates of this NATO air base. Some of the …
WarRussia is about to kick off a war game that is freaking out NATO — Here's what we know
Russia is going to war on Thursday, and even though it's against a fictional country, NATO has been panicking about it for months.<p>Every four years, Moscow conducts its large Zapad military exercises in western Russia and Belarus for six days, and this year it will engage the fictional country of …
RussiaU.S. Navy Investigating If Destroyer Crash Was Caused by Cyberattack
The military is examining whether compromised computer systems were responsible for one of two U.S. Navy destroyer collisions with merchant vessels …
U.S. NavyDuring tour of nuclear-weapons base, Mattis sends subtle message to North Korea
MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AP) — He inspected a mock-up nuclear warhead, but there was no Kim Jong Un-like posing for photographs. He chatted with nuclear missile launch officers in their underground command post, but there was no talk of unleashing nuclear hell on North Korea.<p>A subtle, unspoken …
North KoreaUS Special Operations soldier killed in training exercise
<b>Washington (CNN) —</b> One US Army Special Operations soldier was killed and several others were injured in a firing range incident at Fort Bragg on Thursday, according to a US defense official -- the latest in a shocking string of non-combat accidents that have killed or wounded more than 50 troops …
PoliticsU.S. general says size of most recent North Korean test ‘equates to’ a hydrogen bomb
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — The chief of U.S. Strategic Command said Thursday that the size, yield and other indications seen in North Korea’s most recent nuclear test “equates to a hydrogen bomb” and that he must now assume Pyongyang can build one.<p>Air Force Gen. John Hyten, who oversees U.S. …
North KoreaFormer Navy SEAL sniper reveals how staying focused is the key to success
Brandon Webb, former Navy SEAL and author of "Total Focus" explains why excellence matters. Following is a transcript of the video.<p>BRANDON WEBB: <i>Hi, I’m Brandon Webb, former Navy SEAL, CEO of the Hurricane Group, and author of “Total Focus: How to Make Better Decisions Under Pressure.”</i><p><i>I see the</i> …
Self-improvementChina’s navy prepares for joint military drill with Russia
BEIJING — Four Chinese navy ships have departed for joint drills with Russia in the latest sign of growing cooperation between the two militaries …
South China SeaBoeing Wins $600 Million Contract to Design Air Force One
When President Donald Trump took office, he made it clear that he wanted to cut costs for the next generation of Air Force One, the primary …
AerospaceIran produces propaganda video showing its forces destroying US Navy
WASHINGTON — Iran uploaded what appears to be a recruiting propaganda video for its naval forces depicting ordinary Iranian citizens destroying the …
U.S. NavyThe U.S. Military Has a Master Plan to Crush North Korea's Nuclear ICBMs
A US military upgraded Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle, or EKV, a kinetic-force weapon that slams into its targets, to be exact. <i>Raytheon describes its</i> …
North KoreaThe Second-Class Office Workers
Michael Preiss was happy to escape the corporate grind after being laid off by International Business Machines Corp. in 2001. He became a contractor, earning more than $100,000 a year from steady assignments helping companies figure out how to do things faster and cheaper.<p>That work eventually dried …
BusinessSoldiers injured in explosion at Fort Bragg
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) -- An explosion during a training exercise injured a number of U.S. special operations forces at Fort Bragg on Thursday.<p>The soldiers were taken to the Army base's Womack Army Medical Center for treatment, said Lt. Col. Rob Bockholt, a spokesman for the U.S. Army's Special …
Why did one of the U.S. Navy’s most advanced subs return to port with a pirate flag?
Print<p>An image posted to a Pentagon media site and tweeted by Scottish journalist Ian Keddie, shows the USS Jimmy Carter, a Seawolf-class …
Canadian NewsFamily of Special Forces Soldier Who Died Sues Parachute Manufacturer
SANTA ANA -- The parents of a 29-year-old United States Special Forces soldier who fell to his death in a skydiving exercise is suing a Santa …
Santa AnaWhy nobody’s shot down missile
AIR raid sirens blared across Japan again today. Another North Korean missile streaked over the island nation’s skies.<p>As startled citizens streamed …
North KoreaBreaking: Emergency Motioned Filed To Stop Trump
Advertisement - story continues below<p>The American Civil Liberties Union petitioned a federal court Thursday to immediately block President Donald …
Conservative ViewTrump tears down the wall with Democrats, but is it a trap?
<b>THE TAKE with ABC News’ Rick Klein</b><p><b>President Trump</b> is claiming <b>“no deal,”</b> but it <b>sure sounds like he cut one</b> – and that means a massive defining down of …
U.S. Air ForceTwo female soldiers drop out of pilot program testing women in tanks
The pilot program began in August with 15 female recruits and is set to finish in March 2018.<p>A month after female soldiers began training in tanks in …
World NewsNavy brass pledge fast fixes to rash of Navy collisions
In the wake of two destroyer crashes that killed 17 sailors over the summer, U.S. Pacific Fleet commander Adm. Scott H. Swift told The San Diego …
San DiegoN.J. Air National Guard activated for Hurricane Irma relief
JOINT BASE McGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST -- Citizen-Airmen of the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Wing left for the Virgin Islands Thursday in support …
Hurricane IrmaUK commits to major upgrade for Shadow surveillance fleet
One of the UK's key intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) types is to receive a major upgrade, under the terms of a long-term …
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