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Before it crashed, the F-16 shot down several cruise missiles during Russia's massive attack against Ukraine on Monday.

Ukraine lost an F-16 and a top pilot after one of the fighter jets crashed while battling Russian missiles

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Four Star General Charles Hamilton, who as head of Army Materiel Command oversaw much of the service's logistics operations, wrote a letter to Army Secretary Wormuth on Friday asking to be reinstated. Hamilton, claimed in the letter that he had to intervene in the Army's Command Assessment Program, or CAP, selection last fall because he felt the process is racist and would unfairly handle the selection of a Black subordinate officer.

Suspended Army 4-Star General Charles Hamilton Appeals for Return of Command

It was a pivotal moment for Ukraine on Sunday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy watched on as two F-16 fighter jets roared overhead. Flanked by another two of the U.S.-made combat aircraft at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, Zelenskyy announced that the country's air force had already started operations using the warplanes against Russia.

Ukraine finally sends F-16s into the battle against Russia — but they might not be a game-changer

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Injured troops were treated for traumatic brain injury and smoke inhalation, according to the Pentagon.

Eight US troops injured in attack on base in Syria

A top Ukrainian pilot was killed when a US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed on Monday, just weeks after the long-awaited planes arrived in the country a Ukrainian military source told CNN.

Exclusive: Top Ukrainian pilot killed when US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed

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Ain al-Asad air base was targeted by at least two rockets on Monday evening, according to security sources speaking to Reuters. The attack comes as tensions escalate in the Middle East.

Iraqi air base housing U.S. troops attacked with rockets amid escalating tensions in Middle East: report

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The cruise missiles will be compatible with existing launch platforms and deliver smaller payloads at high subsonic speeds.

New 10x smaller, $300K cruise missile for US Armed Forces undergoes 1st flight test

Photos show that the jets are primed for air-to-air operations, with each one equipped with multiple Sidewinder and AMRAAM missiles.

Super Hornet fighter jets loaded with supersonic missiles spotted in Middle East ahead of potential Iranian attacks: report

Kyiv’s military said that one of the PSU (Ukrainian Air Force) F-16 fighter jets crashed while repelling a major Russian attack on Monday. This is the first such loss reported since the long-awaited arrival of the US-made planes last month. As a source told to CNN, pilot Oleksiy “Moonfish”...

Ukraine F-16 crashes, pilot dies during major Russian attack

Not for the first time, the commitment of the United Kingdom to the F-35B Lightning stealth fighter is under scrutiny, amid reports that the new government could make cuts to it as it grapples with financial woes. With the British government seemingly committed to the next-generation Tempest fighter, the ability to pay for two separate advanced combat aircraft programs is being questioned, while continued problems integrating new weapons on the F-35B also pose a threat to its long-term security.

United Kingdom’s F-35B Fleet Plans Under Threat As Defense Cuts Loom

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NATO jets and U.S. Coast Guard monitor Russian military near western borders to ensure safety and manage geopolitical tensions.

NATO responds to Russian military activity with air and sea operations

Ukraine said Russia fired 28 Kalibr cruise missiles from surface and underwater carriers in the eastern part of the Black Sea on Monday.

Russia's largest attack on Ukraine just showed that its Black Sea Fleet is still dangerous despite its heavy losses

The US Navy rescued two Iranian mariners in distress last Friday in international waters, US Central Command said in a news release.

US Navy rescued two Iranian mariners in distress last Friday, US military says

BANGKOK (Reuters) -The Thai Air Force said on Tuesday it wanted to acquire Gripen 39 fighter jets built by Sweden's SAAB to replace its ageing jet fighters. The Air Force said it had spent 10 months weighing all options before deciding "the JAS 39 Gripen E/F has the capability to match the demand of the military doctrine and the Air Force's strategy,” the statement said.

Thai Air Force Wants to Acquire Swedish Gripen 39 Fighter Jets

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A worker died Aug. 5 when the crane he was operating toppled at a wind farm construction site in remote Natrona County, state and local officials say. The victim, John William Hoffpauir, Jr., 55, of Houma, Louisiana, was working as a crane operator at the Cedar Springs wind energy construction site north of Casper and Glenrock under the control of Blattner Energy at the time of the accident. Hoffpauir was a Blattner Energy employee, a spokesperson for the company told WyoFile.

Worker killed in accident on wind energy construction site in Natrona County

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A retired military officer who had been struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) tragically died after jumping from the world’s largest cruise ship last month, authorities confirmed.

Cruise Passenger Who Jumped from World's Largest Ship After Dispute Suffered with PTSD

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This year’s area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico is larger than average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday. The “dead zone” is approximately 6,705 square miles , as measured last week. Within NOAA’s 38 years of measuring the dead zone, this year’s assessment marks the 12th-largest area of low to no oxygen, which can kill fish and marine life.

Gulf ‘dead zone’ larger than average, larger than expected for 2024, scientists announce

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The U.S. Coast Guard’s heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Star has returned to its home port of Seattle, Washington, after a major service life-extending overhaul – and not a moment too soon. The medium icebreaker USCGC Healy, the service’s only other icebreaker available for operations in the Arctic and Antarctica, also sailed back into Seattle earlier this month after suffering a fire that forced its crew to abandon a planned deployment to the High North. You can read more about that incident, which shined a glaring light on the inadequacy of the Coast Guard’s icebreaker fleets, in the War Zone‘s previous reporting here.

U.S. Coast Guard Has A Working Heavy Icebreaker Again

U.S. Army Green Berets covertly breaching a WiFi network to disable a building’s security systems so their companions can sneak inside, complete their mission, and leave after using electronic warfare gear to conceal they were ever there sounds like the opening scene to a Mission Impossible movie or Call of Duty video game. Very real Army Special Forces soldiers executed this exact scenario during a training exercise in Sweden earlier this year. This is another example of specialized intelligence-gathering capabilities that are getting new attention as America’s special operations community shifts focus away from counter-terrorism missions to preparing for high-end fights.

Green Berets Hijacked WiFi To Control Home Security System Then Vanish In Mock Raid

BERLIN (Reuters) - The NATO air base in the German town of Geilenkirchen remained at high alert on Friday, a spokesperson said, after the security level was raised overnight "based on intelligence information indicating a potential threat". "We are still at Charlie," a spokesperson for the base told Reuters, referring...

NATO Base in Germany on High Alert Over Potential Threat

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Poland’s First F-35A “Hussar” Stealth Fighter Rolled Out

Poland’s first F-35A stealth fighter — locally named Husarz, or Hussar — was officially rolled out today in a ceremony at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth, Texas...

Poland’s First F-35A “Hussar” Stealth Fighter Rolled Out

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