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Royal Thai Navy Warship HTMS Sukhothai Sinks During Severe Weather, 31 Still Missing

Boat sailing alongside the sinking HTMS Sukhothai (FS-442)

The Royal Thai Navy has announced the warship HTMS Sukhothai (FS-442) has sunk in the Gulf of Thailand after getting caught in a storm that…

Kris Kristofferson Served In the US Army Before Chasing His Country Music Dreams

Samantha Franco
Kris Kristofferson smiling

Country music legend and actor Kris Kristofferson has had a long and successful career that hasn’t been without its hardships. Before pursuing a career in…

Oppenheimer’s Grandson Wishes Christopher Nolan Had Omitted One Scene From the Movie

Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in 'Oppenheimer'

The highly-anticipated biopic about notable theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer has officially been released. Directed by Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight trilogy, Dunkirk), the film…

Missing Man Formation: A Salute to Fallen Airmen

Rosemary Giles
Four aircraft flying in a missing man formation

Have you ever looked up at the sky and saw a squadron flying overhead perfectly in position, only for one to suddenly pull away, leaving…

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Named Best Film of 2022 By National Board of Review

Clare Fitzgerald
Tom Cruise as Capt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in 'Top Gun: Maverick'

The highly-anticipated sequel to 1986’s Top Gun has received a major honor. Top Gun: Maverick has been named the best film of 2022 by the…

Poland to Station German Patriot Air Defense Systems Within Territorial Boundaries Following Accidental Missile Strike

MIM-104 Patriot firing a missile

Poland’s government has announced it’ll be installing German Patriot missiles along the country’s border with Ukraine. Word of the agreement follows a dispute between Germany…

Two Russian Air Bases Were the Victims of Targeted Strikes By Ukrainian UAVs

Clare Fitzgerald
Aerial view of aircraft parked at Dyagilevo air base during the wintertime + Damaged tail section of a Tupolev Tu-22M3

Two Russian air bases were the targets of strikes by Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), according to reports coming out of Eastern Europe. Along with…

Official Title Revealed for Upcoming ‘Gladiator’ Sequel

Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius in 'Gladiator'

The long-awaited sequel to the 2000 historical epic, Gladiator, has finally entered production, with filming officially wrapping up in January 2024. News first broke about…

The V-280 Valor Will Replace the US Army’s Fleet of Black Hawk and Apache Helicopters

Bell V-280 Valor hovering over a grounded aircraft

The US Army has awarded Bell and Lockheed Martin a contract to replace its aging fleet of Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks and Boeing AH-64 Apaches.…

Vladimir Putin Concedes Peace Deal Likely Needed to End Ongoing War In Ukraine

Clare Fitzgerald
Vladimir Putin sitting in a chair

Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed the Kremlin will likely need to reach an agreement with Ukraine regarding the ongoing war between the two countries,…

USS Arizona (SSN-803) Submarine Will Be the First Named After State Since Pearl Harbor

Nikki Stratton and Bob Hobday standing at a podium

The USS Arizona (BB-39) was among the vessels to sink during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and now the US Navy is looking to…

James Earl Jones: Hollywood’s Iconic Voice Served As An Officer in the US Army

Portrait of James Earl Jones + James Earl Jones as Vice Adm. James Greer

Actor James Earl Jones has one of the most recognizable voices in Hollywood. From the haunting villain of Darth Vader in Star Wars‘ to the…