General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) has secured a contract with the German Army to provide up to 256 Piranha 5 vehicles.
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There aren’t a ton of specifics about what the military’s X-37B has been up to in space, but we now know one thing for certain: The view is pretty good.
On Thursday, Feb. 20, the Space Force released a single photo taken from the X-37B space plane, posted to the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service, or DVIDS. The photo caption says the image was taken from “[a]n X-37B onboard camera, used to ensure the health and safety of the vehicle” and “captures an image of Earth while conducting experiments in a highly elliptical orbit in 2024.
Veterans are known for their great senses of humor, albeit sometimes completely morbid. But if you can’t laugh at it, how do you get through it? Sometimes the best way to heal is through humor.
Here are 10 memes about the Vietnam War we think you’ll enjoy:
1. No Man Left Behind
The “No man left behind” policy is fundamental to the U.S. military as it was initially attributed to the elite US Army Rangers who held to their creed of not leaving compatriots behind.
Michael Smith has served as an advisor on many top level shows and films. These include NCIS, NCIS: New Orleans, NCIS: Hawaii, Reese Witherspoon’s Where the Crawdads Sing, Seth MacFarlane’s The Orville, Netflix’s The Pink Marine and Battleship. He retired from the Navy at the rank of Master-At-Arms Chief Petty Officer with over 20 years of service.
Scott Bakula, star of NCIS: New Orleans and Mike Smith, USN ret, on set. Photo courtesy of Mike Smith.
President Trump wants the biggest, best military ever. He also wants efficiencies and Secretary Hegseth is looking for about $80 Billion in the FY 25 budget of what is looking to be about $1 Trillion
Having the biggest and best military ever to ensure we don’t get into a War and at the same time cutting funding is not incompatible. It is actually very wise and do-able.
The reality is, we’re spending more on defense than we ever have (as a percentage of GDP Defense spending is slipping down from 3.5% of GDP).
The 2012 action film Act of Valor was one of the first Hollywood productions to accurately depict the modern military. This was accomplished through the use of active duty Navy SEALs and SWCC operators. Although the film received negative reviews from critics for the stiff acting of the sailors, it was a box office success and arguably helped drive Hollywood toward more realistic action/military productions. Act of Valor is best remembered for its intense and realistic action scenes, courtesy of the real-deal operators in front of the cameras.
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This compact and portable system addresses the growing need for effective counter-unmanned aerial systems in modern military operations.
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Virginia-class submarines,”executable” surface ships and nuclear modernization are exempt from a budget effort led by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to shift $50 billion in…
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The commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S.