West Point colonel faces misconduct charges for third time
Col. William Wright is set to be arraigned for misconduct charges related to drinking with a cadet, tampering with witnesses and falsifying information.
By Riley Ceder
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West Point colonel arraigned again for alleged misconduct with cadets
Col. William Wright has been arraigned for a second time on charges related to alleged misconduct with a cadet.
By Riley Ceder
Do American political divisions impact troops? Here’s what enlisted leaders have to say
Racism, misogyny and political partisanship are key issues in civilian life, but to what extent do they trickle into the force?
By Kyle Rempfer
Down-range retention is really high: Afghan War, deployments still boost recruiting
When people enlist in the military, they want to go to war.
By Kyle Rempfer
Tonga confronts the lure of Chinese money — and a potential debt trap
Government officials work in a shiny new office block that was an $11 million gift from China. Dozens of bureaucrats take all-expenses-paid training trips to Beijing each year.
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
Social media poking fun at President Trump’s July 4 history lesson
The blunder prompted #RevolutionaryWarAirportStories and #TrumpSpeechFail to trend on Twitter as users pointed out the Wright Brothers’ first successful flight was in 1903.
By Diana Stancy
First to fly over the North Pole
On May 9, 1926, Lt. Cmdr. Richard E. Byrd and Chief Aviation Pilot Floyd Bennett won the race to fly over the North Pole, a daring expedition that earned them rare peacetime Medals of Honor.
US forces concluding relief efforts in Mozambique
The military was only authorized by the Pentagon to assist with relief operations in the flooded region until April 13. However, other U.S. government assets will remain in the country.
By Kyle Rempfer
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
Hub and spokes: US pumps aid into Mozambique following massive cyclone
U.S. Africa Command has been allotted millions of dollars to help move supplies into Mozambique, which was hit by the strongest-ever cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere March 14-15.
By Kyle Rempfer
Air Force labs develop and field chemlight replacement
Forces use chemlights for a wide range of activities, from marking rooms during clearance operations to identifying friendly troops for aircraft.
By Kyle Rempfer