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If a picture is worth a thousand words, consider the power of our memories that linger like hazy images until they are resurrected by the smell of burned rubber or bug spray, the nostalgic power of a song, or the sound of helicopters…

The number of senior positions left vacant by an Alabama senator’s hold has risen to about 300, creating decision-making vacuums that are putting extra stress on military units and top leaders, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.“Right now, we…

The AUKUS agreement could fundamentally change how the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom pursue new military technology—but first, the U.S. needs to shore up its own industrial base so it can deliver on its initial…

DAYTON, Ohio—Several months after the Air Force’s top weapons buyer said the service would likely buy 75 additional KC-46 tankers, the service’s deputy program manager for mobility aircraft says not so fast.It “doesn't matter what any…

The Biden administration will keep U.S. Space Command in Colorado, reversing a Trump administration plan to move the headquarters to Alabama.The move seems likely to enrage Alabama Republicans, who have been feuding with the White House and…

Nine ships have joined a Defense Department program that puts them on call to haul fuel in a crisis, giving the Pentagon options beyond the handful of commercial tanker ships available now. The Tanker Security Program was created by…

In the spring of 1977, a letter appeared in Proceedings, the long-running journal of the U.S. Naval Institute.“I am no malcontent,” wrote a junior enlisted Navy man. “I love the Navy and believe in a strong national defense. But, I believe…

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Lawmakers are pushing back on an Air Force plan to begin shedding 119 F-15Es next year. The service wants to start retiring F-15E fighters with older engines in 2025 and only keep 99 Strike Eagles with newer engines.But Sen. Ted Budd,…

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