US Navy reports highest number of Class A aviation, afloat mishaps in 10 years

The U.S. Navy announced that fiscal 2026 brought the most unplanned catastrophic events involving aircraft and vessels in a decade. Sixteen Class A aviation and 11 Class A afloat mishaps occurred during that span, according to data released by the Navy Safety Command and updated Monday. The Navy defines Class A mishaps as those that cause $2.5 million or more in damage or destruction of an aircraft or lead to fatalities or permanent total disability. The tally of unplanned aerial and afloat calamities includes several that occurred in the Middle East during the Iran war, which began on Feb. 28…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Arizona’s Senate president took aim at viral comments about the future of golf from the state’s Democratic attorney general as their battle to be the state’s top law enforcement officer entered its final stretch before next week’s midterm elections.A remark about potentially…

Premiums for Tricare Young Adult to rise by an average 11% in 2027  

Premiums for a health program that covers military dependents ages 21 to 26 will range from nearly $400 to almost $900 a month next year.  The Defense Health Agency has not released full details of Tricare changes expected in 2027, but updates to its operations manual this month show that…

Editor’s Note: Be aware of your local and state as well as federal laws and how they apply to carrying firearms and self-defense. This article does not represent training advice/guidance. Please seek training from a professional firearms trainer for your self-defense needs.Violence directed toward others unfolds in many forms and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., told Politico Tuesday that she was “excited” at the possibility of a Democratic Congress holding up President Donald Trump’s agenda through investigations and hearings.Hochul brought up the concept while discussing the Democratic Party’s chances of not only retaking…

US Marine indicted over suspected murder, robbery of woman in Okinawa

Japanese prosecutors indicted the U.S. Marine suspected of murdering and robbing a local woman Oct. 4. Lance Cpl. Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, assigned to the III Marine Expeditionary Force headquartered at Camp Courtney in Okinawa, Japan, was indicted on Sunday for the murder and robbery of Anna Yagi, a 39-year-old…

Boeing adds to big week with first full-rate Grey Wolf helicopter order

The U.S. Air Force has ordered four more MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters, the first under full-rate production, Boeing said Thursday, just weeks after the service declared the aircraft ready for its nuclear missile security mission. The announcement comes during a busy week for Boeing. On Tuesday, the U.S. Navy selected…

GAO calls on Coast Guard, Congress to step up marine firefighting

The Coast Guard responded to 886 marine fires between 2015 and 2025, including 206 that resulted in serious damage, vessel destruction, injuries or deaths, according to a new Government Accountability Office report that calls for changes to the service’s response and federal law.Several factors contribute to the severity of marine…

Air Force identifies airman found dead at off-base housing in Italy

Air Force officials identified the active-duty airman, found dead at off-base housing in Italy last week, as a precision-guided munition production supervisor.TSgt. Conner Wells, assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, was pronounced dead at his off-base residence in Roveredo, Piano, on Sept. 22, according to a base…

I love 1911 handguns. There is something about the short and light trigger that helps me shoot 1911 pistols more precisely than any other pistol platform. Quite simply, the 1911 pistol hits “home” with me. The craftsmanship engineered into a 1911 supersedes other semi-auto pistols by far for me. I…

US Navy awards RTX’s Raytheon .4B for SM-6 missiles amid stockpile concerns

RTX’s Raytheon unit won a multiyear contract worth up to $24.4 billion to produce Standard Missile-6 interceptors for the U.S. Navy, the service said on Thursday, as the Pentagon pushes to replenish munitions stockpiles depleted by conflicts in the Middle East.The five-year contract, which includes two additional option years, the…

The AR-15 was designed in the 1950’s a time when tail fins were on Cadillacs, the Cold War was running hot, and the Soviet Union and the U.S. were in a race to be the first to reach the moon. As that’s roughly seven decades ago, it begs the question:…

Marines head to the Baltic to safeguard undersea infrastructure

The U.S. is rerouting a team of “specialized” Marines from Europe to the Baltic Sea to bolster NATO-led security efforts, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. About 48 Marines will work with Finnish forces to support Baltic Sentry, a coalition effort launched in Jan. 2025 to protect undersea infrastructure in…

In today’s review, Randall Wilson takes a look at the Bulova MIL-SHIPS watch. This is a precision timepiece with its origins tied to the U.S. Navy’s UDT divers. The watch reviewed here is personally owned by the author. The Bulova MIL-SHIPS-W-2181, originally developed for U.S. Navy EOD and UDT divers…

The latest Spyderco Product Reveal, the twenty-second since the company adopted this particular format, has dropped – and that means a lot of new knives to look at, so without further ado let’s get into it. (Note: we are just covering the main new models, no the sprint runs and…

Troops get first increase in 24 years for hostile fire, danger pays

With the Iran conflict now in its seventh month, the Pentagon has enacted an increase in hostile fire and imminent danger pay for all troops. It’s the first bump in these monthly stipends since 2002, officials said Thursday as they announced the change.A memo from Assistant Secretary of War for…

Born into poverty in the woods of West Virginia, Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager was a World War II aircraft mechanic, fighter pilot, double ace, military commander, and a test pilot who broke the sound barrier. His journey from Army private to USAF Brigadier General is an inspiration to all.Yeager began…

Navy exceeds recruiting goal with over 45,000 new sailors

The U.S. Navy announced that it surpassed its fiscal 2026 recruiting goal, continuing a trend of meeting its fleet’s manpower needs several years in a row.The service surpassed its fiscal 2026 enlistment goal by adding 45, 112 new sailors, after hitting its initial goal of 45,000 sailors three months ahead…

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