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Secret American drone base in Saudi Arabia revealed
The Obama administration as well as several American news organisations have kept a drone base in Saudi Arabia a secret for the public
Watch: Military dad surprises daughter at school
Trista Sarles-Redfield was sitting on the carpet, listening to her teacher read a story about Martin Luther King Jr, when she received the surprise of a lifetime. By Leigh Armstrong
Digging gets underway to find WWII Spitfire planes believed buried in Myanmar
The Spitfire, Britain's iconic World War Two fighter plane, could be about to resurface in an unlikely location. The aircraft played a decisive role in the Battle of Britain against Germans forces in 1940, but they were also used against Japanese forces from what was then the British colony of ...
Obama visits troops in Hawaii
U.S. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visited soldiers and their families at a Marine Corps base in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on Tuesday (December 25). During a short speech Obama thanked the hundreds of service members as they ate an early Christmas dinner. "Obviously we are still in ...
'47 days with sharks': WWII soldiers struggle to survive at sea
‘Adrift: 47 Days With Sharks’ shows reenactments of three WWII soldiers surviving adrift in the Pacific Ocean after their plane crashed. Sharks circled, and then, a Japanese fighter plane. Two of the three men, Olympian Louie Zamperini and Russell Allen "Phil" Phillips, survived for 47 days in the ocean; they ...
U.S. Army celebrates 237th birthday around the world
In the summer of 1775, the Continental Congress organized the Continental Army to supplement local militia forces during the Revolutionary War. More than two centuries after its inception, soldiers of the U.S. Army continue to defend the Constitution and freedom of the American people. U.S. soldiers across the world celebrated ...
68th anniversary of the D Day invasion
On June 6, 1944, during World War II, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, on "D-Day," beginning the liberation of German-occupied western Europe. More than six decades later, the survivors honor the fallen on the fields of France and in the U.S.
Air Force has secret space shuttle
We were told that the Space Shuttle program was dead. NASA's shuttle program is finished, but the U.S. Air Force has a ship orbiting the planet right now. What is in it? That is a secret.
Army veteran sues landlord for housing discrimination
A National Guard Veteran sues a landlord for allegedly denying him housing because of his military background.
Military fathers (and mothers) surprise children in touching homecoming videos
Fathers surprise their children after returning home from overseas.
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