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Everything you need to know about the Air Force’s navy
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Everything you need to know about the Air Force’s navy

By Blake Stilwell

5 advantages of being vertically challenged on active duty
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5 advantages of being vertically challenged on active duty

By Ruddy Cano

The awesome reason some Air Force fighters have green stars
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The awesome reason some Air Force fighters have green stars

By Logan Nye

These 7 women received the Distinguished Flying Cross
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These 7 women received the Distinguished Flying Cross

By James Elphick

Check out the Air Force’s old dress white uniform
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Check out the Air Force’s old dress white uniform

By Blake Stilwell

This flight student’s first attempt to land on an aircraft carrier ended in disaster
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This flight student’s first attempt to land on an aircraft carrier ended in disaster

By Team Mighty

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Top 10 military photos of the week

By Jessica Evans

The US Navy’s Blue Angels announce its first female jet pilot
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The US Navy’s Blue Angels announce its first female jet pilot

By Miguel Ortiz

The first US casualty of the Gulf War was a downed pilot
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The first US casualty of the Gulf War was a downed pilot

By Blake Stilwell

The time a British fighter jet landed on a civilian container ship
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The time a British fighter jet landed on a civilian container ship

By Miguel Ortiz

How this general’s goof shows a level of humility all troops should strive toward
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How this general’s goof shows a level of humility all troops should strive toward

By Eric Milzarski

The SR-71 Blackbird was almost the most versatile fighter plane ever
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The SR-71 Blackbird was almost the most versatile fighter plane ever

By Team Mighty

The first film to win an Oscar for Best Picture was this silent war movie with a veteran cast
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The first film to win an Oscar for Best Picture was this silent war movie with a veteran cast

By Team Mighty

My husband’s mistress is an F-16
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My husband’s mistress is an F-16

By Rachel Napolitano

The namesake of Tinker Air Force Base was a total badass
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The namesake of Tinker Air Force Base was a total badass

By Team Mighty

The USDA’s ‘Beagle Brigade’ is America’s first line of defense against agricultural warfare
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The USDA’s ‘Beagle Brigade’ is America’s first line of defense against agricultural warfare

By Team Mighty

This is why people yell ‘Geronimo’ when jumping from heights
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This is why people yell ‘Geronimo’ when jumping from heights

By Blake Stilwell

These airmen made the first non-stop helicopter flight across the Atlantic
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These airmen made the first non-stop helicopter flight across the Atlantic

By Miguel Ortiz

This is how Israeli pilots saw the Six-Day War
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This is how Israeli pilots saw the Six-Day War

By Harold C. Hutchison

5 planes that hope they can survive an F-22 assault
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5 planes that hope they can survive an F-22 assault

By Logan Nye

How the first commercial plane shot down in combat also became the third one
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How the first commercial plane shot down in combat also became the third one

By Team Mighty

This attack plane made a bomb of a movie
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This attack plane made a bomb of a movie

By Harold C. Hutchison

You have to see the tombstones in this Soviet military cemetery
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You have to see the tombstones in this Soviet military cemetery

By Blake Stilwell

5 things you didn’t know about Air Force One
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5 things you didn’t know about Air Force One

By Tim Kirkpatrick

Even more proof the C-130 is the toughest plane ever made
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Even more proof the C-130 is the toughest plane ever made

By Blake Stilwell

Top 10 military photos of the week
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Top 10 military photos of the week

By Jessica Evans

An Air Force officer flew a plane into a hurricane for the first time on a bet
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An Air Force officer flew a plane into a hurricane for the first time on a bet

By Team Mighty

These heroes used planes as missiles years before the Kamikazes
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These heroes used planes as missiles years before the Kamikazes

By Logan Nye

The Air Force’s first new jet trainer in 60 years pays tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen
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The Air Force’s first new jet trainer in 60 years pays tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen

By Miguel Ortiz

This Navy ‘ace of aces’ shut down a 60-plane attack
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This Navy ‘ace of aces’ shut down a 60-plane attack

By Logan Nye

Why Australia buried all of its old F-111 Aardvark tactical aircraft
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Why Australia buried all of its old F-111 Aardvark tactical aircraft

By Team Mighty

This is why America is the most influential NATO signatory nation
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This is why America is the most influential NATO signatory nation

By Ruddy Cano

jb charleston
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Heres what its like inside a giant C-17 cargo plane at JB Charleston

By Jessica Evans

Top 10 military photos of the week
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Top 10 military photos of the week

By Jessica Evans

5 Seldom-told tales about Air Force legends
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5 Seldom-told tales about Air Force legends

By Blake Stilwell

This is what the pilot who scored the stunning first kill with the F-15 saw
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This is what the pilot who scored the stunning first kill with the F-15 saw

By Harold C. Hutchison

8 heroic pilots who flew into hell to save ground troops
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8 heroic pilots who flew into hell to save ground troops

By Logan Nye

11 amazing facts about aircraft ejection seats
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11 amazing facts about aircraft ejection seats

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s how Japan could attack North Korea’s missile facilities
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Here’s how Japan could attack North Korea’s missile facilities

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is why the US never exported the deadly F-22
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This is why the US never exported the deadly F-22

By Blake Stilwell

These 8 fighters served decades beyond “retirement” as drones
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These 8 fighters served decades beyond “retirement” as drones

By Harold C. Hutchison

That time a fighter pilot ejected into a thunderstorm and rode the lightning
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That time a fighter pilot ejected into a thunderstorm and rode the lightning

By Ward Carroll

Syrian Jihadis learned not to mess with downed Russian pilots the hard way
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Syrian Jihadis learned not to mess with downed Russian pilots the hard way

By Team Mighty

This Iranian was the highest-scoring F-14 Tomcat pilot ever
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This Iranian was the highest-scoring F-14 Tomcat pilot ever

By Blake Stilwell

We decided to make the best fictional fighter squadron ever
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We decided to make the best fictional fighter squadron ever

By Harold C. Hutchison

Watch this bomber’s rare low-level flyover of powerful Navy carriers
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Watch this bomber’s rare low-level flyover of powerful Navy carriers

By Harold C. Hutchison

A Navy F-14 Tomcat once shot down an Air Force RF-4C Phantom
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A Navy F-14 Tomcat once shot down an Air Force RF-4C Phantom

By Team Mighty

The Army once considered putting the A-10’s BRRRRT! on a tank
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The Army once considered putting the A-10’s BRRRRT! on a tank

By Ian D’Costa

How quickly a wing of nuclear bombers scramble for Doomsday
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How quickly a wing of nuclear bombers scramble for Doomsday

By Harold C. Hutchison

The 21-foot rule is more of a guideline (and may save your life)
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The 21-foot rule is more of a guideline (and may save your life)

By Alex Hollings

You have to see Boeing’s awesome ‘Bird of Prey’ stealth aircraft
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You have to see Boeing’s awesome ‘Bird of Prey’ stealth aircraft

By Team Mighty

These are the jets Iran would use to fight the US
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These are the jets Iran would use to fight the US

By Alex Hollings

This pilot of a stricken F-16 was saved from ISIS by a quick-thinking tanker crew
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This pilot of a stricken F-16 was saved from ISIS by a quick-thinking tanker crew

By Logan Nye

This is how pilots pull off insane combat landings
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This is how pilots pull off insane combat landings

By Eric Milzarski

This may be the Air Force’s replacement for the F-16 Fighting Falcon
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This may be the Air Force’s replacement for the F-16 Fighting Falcon

By Team Mighty

This ‘pirate’ was the unsung hero of British carrier operations during the Cold War
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This ‘pirate’ was the unsung hero of British carrier operations during the Cold War

By Harold C. Hutchison

Watch the effects of an A-10’s GAU-8 cannon on an enemy building
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Watch the effects of an A-10’s GAU-8 cannon on an enemy building

By Blake Stilwell

Watch crazy Australians fly a C-17 between city buildings
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Watch crazy Australians fly a C-17 between city buildings

By Logan Nye

This Air Force unit caught spy satellite photos as they fell from space
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This Air Force unit caught spy satellite photos as they fell from space

By Logan Nye

This dogfight with nearly 200 jets was like the Battle of Britain on steroids
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This dogfight with nearly 200 jets was like the Battle of Britain on steroids

By Logan Nye

This woman had a kamikaze mission to take down an airliner on 9/11
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This woman had a kamikaze mission to take down an airliner on 9/11

By Ian D’Costa

4 support aircraft you didn’t know had killer combat variants
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4 support aircraft you didn’t know had killer combat variants

By Logan Nye

That time an Israeli pilot took on 11 MiGs and became the top scoring jet ace of all time
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That time an Israeli pilot took on 11 MiGs and became the top scoring jet ace of all time

By Harold C. Hutchison

7 times the military lost nukes (and 4 times they were never found)
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7 times the military lost nukes (and 4 times they were never found)

By Logan Nye