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The WWII origins of the (now demolished) East Wing of the White House

The White House’s many reconstruction and remodeling efforts since 1792 have drawn media, congressional and public ire. This one has been no different.

By Claire Barrett

8 days ago

Air Force conducts ‘bomber attack’ demonstration near Venezuela

The flight was intended to demonstrate “U.S. commitment to proactively deter adversary threats to the U.S. homeland," according to the Air Force.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

9 days ago

How Hitler’s fear-inducing ‘flying bomb’ ushered in drone warfare

The V-1 "flying bomb" could accurately be described in today’s nomenclature as an unmanned aerial vehicle — moreover, as the first suicide drone.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

5 weeks ago

Five soldiers shot in attack at Georgia’s Fort Stewart

The installation was locked down shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday.

By Leo Shane III

3 months ago

8 decades after Hiroshima atomic bombing, search for missing continues

When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago in Hiroshima, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to the small, rural island of Ninoshima.

3 months ago

How the US bombarded Iranian nuclear sites while avoiding detection

Taking off from the U.S. heartland, B-2 stealth bombers, aided by refueling tankers and fighter jets, delivered a total of 420,000 pounds of explosives.

4 months ago