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This A-10 pilot repeatedly drew fire away from rescue helicopters during an intense firefight 10 years ago. He finally received an award for it.
His heroic actions were part of what one Air Force officer called "one of the most intense combat r…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Army is upgrading the awards of 60 special operators for heroism during the 'Black Hawk Down' incident
When two Black Hawk helicopters were shot down in Somalia in 1993, US forces quickly found themselv…
Ryan Pickrell
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A US Air Force Ghostrider gunship crew received awards for saving 88 lives with nearly 2 hours of non-stop fire
The heavily armed gunship poured fire on the enemy, clearing the way for helicopters to rescue woun…
Ryan Pickrell
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US scrambles F-22s following reports of unidentified flying object over Montana believed to be a Chinese spy balloon
Stratospheric balloons can provide high-resolution photographs of the ground below for a fraction o…
Charles R. Davis,Christopher …
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Republicans are blaming Biden for letting a suspected Chinese spy balloon cross into the US. It happened 3 times during the Trump administration, officials say.
Pentagon officials said similar incidents occurred at least three times during the Trump administra…
Lloyd Lee
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A decorated former US F-16 pilot says he would fly fighter jets for Ukraine: 'You can count on me,' he told a VOA interviewer
Retired Lt. Col. Dan "Two Dogs" Hampton discussed whether the Ukraine military should hire private …
Isobel van Hagen
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Andrew Webber's forever war
A successful attorney and decorated vet gave up everything to fight for Ukraine. His family is stil…
Sam Fellman,Ryan Pickrell
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Meet the 'Arizona Balloon Buster,' the ace WWI pilot famous for shooting down enemy balloons on 'suicide' missions
Balloons were heavily defended, making attacks on them 'practically suicide,' the Air Force said, b…
Jake Epstein
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The wild traffic hack that could pave the way for self-driving cars
Autonomous vehicles are stupid — so an engineer has figured out a way to make streets smarter.
Adam Rogers
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A Navy pilot who saved a fellow aviator from the infamous 'Hanoi Hilton' recounts the week that made him a legend
Sweeney, president of the national Distinguished Flying Cross Society, spoke with Insider about the…
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes
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The A-10 Warthog a pilot won an award for crash landing has been put back together after 3 years in the shop
A pilot belly-landed the aircraft after a gun misfire caused an explosion that damaged the landing …
Ryan Pickrell
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Air Force A-10 pilot earns prestigious award for pulling off an 'extraordinary' belly landing with no cockpit canopy and damaged landing gear
A gun failure caused an explosion that sent his cockpit canopy flying as he tore through the air at…
Ryan Pickrell
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Air Force awards A-10 pilot for skillfully belly landing her plane without landing gear after 'catastrophic' failure
The 75th Fighter Squadron's Capt. Taylor Bye safely landed the damaged fighter with no cockpit cano…
Ryan Pickrell
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I flew from New York to Los Angeles with Jetblue and saw why people are obsessed with the airline
But if you're going somewhere, you gotta get there somehow. And you might as well get there as pain…
Irene Jiang
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Aviators share the lore of the US Navy's iconic and exclusive bar that inspired the 'Top Gun' sequel
This summer, a fictionalized version of the I-Bar is slated to play a part in the Top Gun sequel. I…
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes
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Pilot who belly landed her plane without landing gear or cockpit canopy will be the first woman A-10 pilot to receive this coveted award
Capt. Taylor Bye is getting not one but two awards for landing her A-10 attack aircraft safely afte…
Ryan Pickrell
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A GOP attack ad focuses on a Democratic candidate's arm tattoos. They cover scars from when the Taliban shot down her helicopter.
"I know Texans see right through this BS, and I'm damn proud of my tattoos because they're a mark o…
David Choi
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With new medals 30 years after 'Black Hawk Down,' members of Army's secretive Delta Force say they're the 'same deadly fighting machine'
"I guess it's something that the task force's fighting spirit is universally recognized after so ma…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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A Navy fighter inscribed with George H.W. Bush's name will lead an unprecedented 21-plane flyover for the president's funeral
"Being selected to participate in this memorial is one of the highest honors a Naval Aviator can re…
Ryan Pickrell
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A US Navy pilot pulled off a heroic landing that saved 8 after engine failure en route to aircraft carrier
"The Greyhound was landed in the open ocean so that it remained afloat for a sufficient time to all…