NATO tests new deployment model without US ahead of Ukraine war anniversary
NATO is testing its ability to rapidly deploy across eastern Europe — without direct U.S. assistance — as Washington shifts its approach toward European defense and the war in Ukraine ...
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Coast Guard’s role in deportation flights is to funnel migrants to Air Force cargo planes
In the past two weeks, the Coast Guard has conducted at least seven C-130 Hercules flights that spanned California, Texas and ...
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Today marks 33 year anniversary of C-130 crash
Today marks the 33rd anniversary of when a military plane forever changed Evansville when it fell out of the sky, crashing ...
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US has not stopped military aid to Ukraine, Zelenskyy says
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, shakes hands with President of Moldova Maia Sandu in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Jan ...
Why Is The US Military's AC-130 Gunship Called 'The Angel Of Death'?
Many military aircraft come with monikers that help describe their impressive abilities. The Angel Of Death, the AC-130's ...
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Myanmar’s military government extends its mandate to rule another 6 months
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this image provided by The Myanmar Military True News Information Team, Myanmar’s military leader ...
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41 bodies recovered from D.C. plane crash site as search continues. Here's what to know
Both aircraft plunged into the 8-feet-deep waters of the Potomac River, where temperatures were hovered around 36 degrees overnight — complicating search and rescue operations, D.C. Fire Chief ...
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McGhee Tyson air traffic control directs civilian and military flights, but airspace uncrowded
For more than 60 years, military aircraft at the McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base have shared an air traffic control tower with commercial jets at McGhee Tyson Airport, and Guard leaders have ...
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Map shows view of approximate paths of the two aircraft that collided near Washington, D.C.
The plane was preparing to land at runway 33 at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after a two-hour, eight-minute flight from Wichita, Kansas, to Washington, D.C. There were 64 passengers ...
How MAFFS Turns Military Transports Into Aerial Firefighters
MAFFS, or Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems, transforms a military transport into an aerial firefighter. In an interview with Simple Flying, David Sarnoff, the Executive Director for the MAFFS ...
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Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military’s border role grows
A U.S. Air Force jet with 80 migrants that left Texas for Guatemala on Thursday charted a path around Mexico because it couldn’t fly over the country, according to a U.S. official. The Mexican ...
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Midair collision draws attention to military helicopter training and previous accidents
(AP Photo/Dita Alangkara, File) To learn to fly a military helicopter is to take a master class in multitasking. You need both hands and both feet to control the aircraft while keeping a close eye on ...