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Authorities are still investigating what caused the fiery crash, but Brig. Gen. Bradley S. James said there are two large impact areas, about a mile apart.

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The aircraft, which was carrying both personnel and equipment, was headed to El Centro, California, from Cherry Point, North Carolina.

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The mini space craft, which was in orbit for more than 700 days, works similar to its larger counterpart, other than the fact it’s operated remotely.

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In retaliation to a deadly chemical attack earlier this week, President Donald Trump ordered a missile strike on a Syrian air base Thursday evening.

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Two American companies will split a six year, $221 million contract to build M2 and M2A1 machine guns for the U.S. Army.

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Three more servicemen were injured in the raid, 14 al-Qaida members were killed, and information was gathered that could expose future terror plots.

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The restoration of the U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-2P "Dauntless" Dive Bomber will be done by volunteers and is expected to take three to five years to complete.

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Japan recently returned a WWII-era T-6 Texan trainer to the Defense Logistics Agency, where it was demilitarized and torn apart.

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Nearly half a century after the introduction of the SR-71 Blackbird, Lockheed Martin has finally unveiled the record setting spy plane’s successor, the SR-72. The SR-72 will be nearly the same size as the Blackbird, but capable of flying twice as fast, streaking across the sky at a blisteringly fast cruising speed of Mach 6. […]

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In what is sure to be one of the coolest jobs ever, U2 pilots take turns piloting the aircraft then spotting take-offs and landings from the ground. The passenger films from the front seat of a Corvette and then Pontiac G8 as they race alongside the aircraft.  

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