Military use of drones for air, land, and sea is booming—and so is the need to power them. So the Pentagon is working on a strategy for how it sources and buys batteries—including the critical minerals they require—which officials expect ...

In today’s article, Randall Chaney examines the Cold Steel Special Forces Shovel and the history that influenced its development. The Special Forces Shovel shown here is the author’s own and not a review sample. Entrenching tools have been around since ...

GENESEO, ILL. (08/12/25) – Springfield Armory is proud to announce that world champion shooter, author and military veteran Julie Golob has joined the company as a brand ambassador and professional shooter, bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge to her ...

GoldenWebb has been known for burning it down with AR uppers to see how many rounds they can sustain before giving up. While these aren’t full-auto tests, they consist of magazine after magazine with the trigger pulled as fast as ...

The U.S. government must reduce environmental and other regulations to make it easier for commercial space companies to launch rockets, expand launch facilities, and perform “novel” space activities, according to a new executive order. “It is the policy of the United States to ...

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFNS) —   More than 2,000 Airmen from the 81st Training Group traded classrooms and technical equipment for rucksacks and tactical gear during the first iteration of Bracer Forge at Keesler Air Force Base, Aug. ...

When Lt. Col. Sarah Bodenheimer, commander of the 355th Civil Engineer Squadron, was tasked with leading the Civil Engineering effort behind the Air Force’s Combat Air Base Squadron, there was no blueprint, only a concept. In less than a year, ...

It is a bit of a coincidence that I write this on October 3rd, 2019. It’s the anniversary of the Black Hawk Down incident and Operation Gothic Serpent. The man behind this very drill, Kyle Lamb, was a Delta Operative ...

The Jump That Changed US Warfare History WASHINGTON — Since the inception of airborne warfare, the practice of using parachutes to insert troops into combat zones without land passage has turned the tides of conflicts. Commanders use airborne forces to ...

The much-anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome and a flyover by screaming jets at a U.S. military base in Alaska but ended with a thud Friday after they conceded ...