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AV-8HB Harrier pilot Maj. Joseph Swindell inspects a GBU-54 joint direct attack munition during pre-flight checks May 20, 2019, on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Arabian Sea.

Here’s how many bombs the US plans to buy in the next year

The U.S. is slowing down its procurement of weapons that are used in Afghanistan and Iraq.

By Aaron Mehta

4 years ago

Assault Amphibian School students take a ride in the Submerged Vehicle Egress Trainer

Best pics of the week: Jan. 26, 2020

Marines escape from a simulated submerged AAV, burial at sea, A-10 Elephant Walk and more of the best photos from around the military.

4 years ago

How the Navy built a better jet

Faced with an air superiority gap compared to Air Force jets in the late 1940s and early 1950s, the Navy embarked on an ambitious aircraft development program that produced one of the world’s best all-around fighters.

By E.R. Johnson, Aviation History Magazine

5 years ago

Remembering Wally

Before he became one of the Mercury Seven, the irreverent astronaut Walter Schirra cut his teeth flying Navy fighters.

By Barrett Tillman, Aviation History Magazine

5 years ago

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