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SpaceX awarded $4 billion Space Force contract to track airborne threats

As part of the SB-AMTI program, SpaceX is meant to accelerate the delivery of sensors tracking and targeting threats globally from space.

By Cristina Stassis

4 weeks ago

Double amputee paratrooper to jump into Normandy for 82nd anniversary of D-Day

Fourteen years after losing both his legs to an IED, Jon Harmon will step out of a C-47 and jump into same spot the 82nd Airborne fought on D‑Day.

By Claire Barrett

4 weeks ago

Iranian strikes target the infrastructure behind US airpower

Iran has struck radar systems, satellite communications and mission-critical aircraft at US bases across Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

By Michael Scanlon

3 months ago

Thousands of US Army paratroopers arrive in Middle East as buildup intensifies

The paratroopers add to the thousands of additional sailors, Marines and Special Operations forces sent to the region.

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart, Reuters

3 months ago

The 101st Airborne and the history of the real ‘screaming eagle’

While the bald eagle is a national emblem, the 101st’s screaming eagle insignia pays homage to a genuine war bird from the Civil War.

By Claire Barrett

7 months ago

Four soldiers killed in Washington state helicopter crash, Army says

Four special operations soldiers died when the MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were aboard crashed near JBLM earlier this week, officials said.

9 months ago