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June 22, 2021

More than 30,000 American veterans, service members have died by suicide in post-9/11 wars, report says

A staggering 30,177 American active military personnel and veterans involved in post-9/11 wars are estimated to have died from suicides – a figure at least four times greater than the 7,057 service members who were killed in combat during that time, a new research paper says.

June 19, 2021

Infamous ‘Tic Tac’ UFO spotted by US Navy pilot now seen over England

The UFO resembling a "white Tic Tac" spotted in 2004 by Former U.S. Navy pilot Cmdr. David Fravor while on duty at the USS Nimitz is back – but this time it’s floating over England.

June 15, 2021

US military guns keep vanishing, some used in street crimes

Government records covering the Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force show pistols, machine guns, shotguns and automatic assault rifles have vanished from armories, supply warehouses, Navy warships and elsewhere.

June 9, 2021

Shots fired at Texas Air Force base near trainees prompts lockdown

A Texas Air Force base was put on lockdown Wednesday after reports of shots fired near an area where trainees were gathered, officials said.

June 9, 2021

California wildfire forces Air Force base evacuations

A vegetation fire that swept over 950 northern California acres forced the evacuation of a nearby U.S. Air Force base on Tuesday.

June 8, 2021

Air Force Sgt. Steven Carrillo, accused in 2 murders, belonged to militia plotting 'war' against cops: report

The Air Force sergeant accused of killing two law enforcement officers in California last year belonged to a militia group that was plotting a "war" against police, including considering taking cops as prisoners, stripping them naked and then leaving them "blindfolded with [their] hands bound" in the wilderness, a report says. 

June 5, 2021

US Air Force: WWII-era ordnance found in UK is largest haul on record

The 48th Civil Engineering Squadron in April recovered a total of 370 .50 caliber rounds from a construction site at Royal Air Force Lakenheath.

June 4, 2021

Russian fighter jet accompanies US military plane along Barents Sea: EUCOM

A Russian fighter jet deployed and accompanied a U.S. military plane over the Barents Sea on Friday, according to military officials. 

June 1, 2021

Air Force dad surprises daughter at graduation

An Air Force master sergeant surprised his daughter at her high school graduation in a tear-jerking moment that was captured on video.

May 30, 2021

Alabama teen headed to the Air Force donates hair to kids battling cancer

An Alabama teen headed for the U.S. Air Force Academy decided to give back in a big way this Memorial Day weekend.