JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AFNS) —   Joint Base Andrews activated the 5th Helicopter Squadron Aug. 27, marking the installation’s first U.S. Air Force helicopter squadron activation in 60 years. The squadron stands up at a time when the base anticipates accepting the HH-60W Jolly Green...
George lived about a block from where I grew up. A Vietnam veteran and avid hunter, he came back from the war and opened a gunsmith shop attached to his home. Every morning, he simply walked from his kitchen out onto his driveway and into his shop. He spent his days working on customer’s firear...
Some 650 to 950 rounds per minute. That is the exact mathematical formula required to turn an enemy formation’s fighting spirit into a desperate desire to simply survive. The United States military has spent decades crafting and perfecting this formula and has ensured its fighting men and women...
Yamaha will stop in-house Side-by-Side production at its Newnan, Georgia plant after the 2026 model year and refocus on ATVs, Golf Cars, and Personal Watercraft. The company says it is not exiting the SxS category. The post Yamaha Is Ending In-House Side-by-Side Production at Its Georgia Plant ap...
Flock Safety is expanding beyond fixed license plate-reader cameras and into autonomous drones capable of reading plates, streaming thermal video, and responding to gunshot alerts.
“Practically every one of our dead was found with his rifle torn down next to him where he had been trying to fix it.” – Excerpt from a letter written by Marine in 1966 to his family after a firefight in Vietnam. Parts of this Marine’s letter was read by Rep. James J. Howard (...
Between travel for TFBTV filming trips, Daily Life, and trying to keep my iPad charged before flying the helicopter, I’m always hunting for chargers that actually pull their weight. Most either take up too much space in my bag, don’t deliver enough power when I need it, or overheat and thrott...
Photo Of The Day: Norwegian Coast Guard personnel aboard the icebreaker KV Svalbard executed a small arms training exercise (GUNEX) in the Barents Sea in mid-June, qualifying with both the Glock 17 P80 sidearm and the HK416N rifles in the harsh Arctic environment. The photographs capture crew mem...
The proliferation of drones in land warfare has brought maneuver to a stalemate, extracting a significant toll in terms of both man and machine. Attack helicopters and their crews, long the lifeblood of maneuver warfare, are increasingly held at risk by a combination of loitering munitions, cheap...