Ralph Mirebs, an urban explorer and photographer in Russia, has revealed extraordinary photos of Soviet space shuttle prototypes gathering dust in an abandoned hangar in Kazakhstan. A photojournalist Ralph Mirebs went to Kazakhstan after reading about the Soviet space exploration programs. Curious, he ventured out there investigate. As you can …

On a normal day, it takes about an hour to warm up a B-52. But not if you use explosive charges to kick-start its engines. A new video released by the U.S. Air Force demonstrates the cartridge start, or “Cart Start” method. Airmen use small controlled explosive charges to get …

According to defensenews.com Turkish defense officials said they likely would pursue Russian fighter jet technology  If U.S. officials were to expel Turkey from the multinational group that builds the F-35 Lightning II, “We cannot afford to leave the F-35 not substituted,”. He declined to comment on the replacement options, as …

An organization comprised of hundreds of retired general officers is once again sounding the alarm on the state of America’s youth. Retired generals and admirals want to ban sugary sodas and snacks from public schools. The kids today, say the former brass, are too fat to fight for their country. …

On 19 April 1989, the Number Two 16-inch gun turret of the United States Navy battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) exploded. The explosion in the center gun room killed 47 of the turret’s crewmen and severely damaged the gun turret itself. On April 19, 1989, the day of the blast, the …

The last active duty P-3C Orion departed Naval Air Station Whidbey Island on March 29. On March 25th, VP-40’s first P-3C Orion aircraft departed NAS Whidbey to mark the beginning of the last P-3C squadron to deploy in support of US interests worldwide. After finishing a 12-month inter-deployment readiness cycle …

The Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat attack aircraft. A-10 is a twin-Turbofan engine with wing straight.  In the jargon of the pilots, it is called Warthog. The A-10 Thunderbolt II. The thing is simply unbeatable. It’s built around the worlds biggest rotary gun. Its pilots sit in a titanium …

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) are looking for answers after a female Marine discovered a camera in the women’s bathroom on a deployed US warship The woman discovered the device aboard the USS Arlington, a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock currently in port in Greece In a statement, a …

On April 18th, 1942, less than four months after the attacked Pearl Harbor the United States was about to launch their first offensive against the Japanese. Leading this incredibly dangerous mission into unknown territory was the legendary Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle. He assembled the finest B-25 Mitchells crews went through …

on 12 February 1988 Black Sea bumping incident occurred when American cruiser USS Yorktown tried to exercise the right of innocent passage through Soviet territorial waters in the Black Sea during the Cold War. The cruiser was bumped by the Soviet frigate Bezzavetny with the intention of pushing Yorktown into …