Amazing images from a US Air Force base in England during World War II
Argunners is fortunate enough to feature some beautiful images from the United States Army Air Force, taken in England during WWII. Most of the photographs depict the 458th Bombardment Group which were...
View ArticleSyria has named a street and a park after the founder of North Korea in a...
Syrian and North Korean officials vowed to maintain good relations with each other Monday during a ceremony that saw Syrian officials pay tribute to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's family.Kim Il Sung...
View ArticleBoeing introduces a laser cannon to shoot down drones
Boeing's High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) fires a beam of concentrated light that can disable anything from drones in flight to incoming mortar shells.Lasers are already in use on...
View Article'107 feet of fire-breathing titanium': A US Air Force major describes flying...
On September 1, 1974, Major James Sullivan and Major Noel Widdifield flew Lockheed Martin's SR-71 Blackbird from New York to London in 1 hour, 54 minutes, 56.4 seconds. In honor of the Blackbird's...
View ArticleThe US needs to do more to protect interpreters who are 'marked for death'
We need to honor our commitments to those who’ve served, but not much visible progress has been made.The email I had been waiting for reached my inbox while I sat in my office at Fort Bragg on a brisk...
View ArticleHamas has 'hundreds of men' working constantly to rebuild its attack tunnels...
Israeli officials accused Hamas on Tuesday of confiscating building materials sent into the Gaza Strip and using them to rebuild its attack tunnel infrastructure.Yoav Mordechai, the coordinator of...
View ArticleEveryone’s missing the really major development of the Syrian conflict
Persistent rumors resurfaced at the end of last month that Russia, dismayed by the difficulties that the Syrian regime has endured at the hands of ISIS and other rebel groups, has committed a...
View Article5 US generals buried in more than one place
Sure, most people end up in one nice, consolidated grave. But these five generals were not “most people”:1. Gen. “Mad” Anthony Wayne’s skeleton and flesh were buried 400 miles apart.When Isaac Wayne...
View ArticleThis infographic details the F-22's mission in Europe
The US Air Force has released an infographic with a collection of information about the F-22 Raptor at its first training deployment in Europe.Even though it is quite simple, the image provides some...
View ArticleThis might be Putin's next step in Ukraine
A deceptive late-summer pause has settled over the Ukraine crisis.At least, in the coverage of it.For many weeks now, the war in the Donbas has slipped off the front page.Although leaders such as...
View ArticleHere are some of the world’s longest-reigning dictators
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is the perfect example of a dictator. His authoritarian government holds complete power over the North Korean state and its people.Un was declared supreme leader...
View ArticleStunning photos of US F-22 jets deploying to Poland for the very first time
Two Raptors have deployed to Lask, along with four F-16s and one C-130.Two of the four F-22 Raptor jets belonging to 95th Fighter Squadron from Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, currently deployed to...
View ArticleThe first 'battle' of World War II was a Nazi war crime
World War II started with a brutal Nazi war crime.On September 1, 1939, German soldiers began their invasion of Poland, triggering the outbreak of World War II. The shelling of a Polish garrison at...
View ArticleThe Pentagon mistakenly sent Anthrax to 50 states and 9 foreign countries
Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work has repeatedly said the scandal over the military's mistaken shipment of live anthrax spores around the nation and the world would get worse — and he was right.The...
View ArticleIranian general: We will keep bolstering our military until it 'overthrows...
Escalating Iran’s rhetoric against Israel, a senior commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps vowed Wednesday that the regime would boost its military capabilities relentlessly until Israel...
View ArticleThe US has deployed Predator drones in a Russian border state
Whilst the majority of aviation enthusiasts and media watched four F-22s deploy to Europe for the first time, another quite interesting and significant deployment took place in a Baltic State.In fact,...
View ArticlePutin assures that Russia and China are getting closer
In an interview ahead of a two-day trip to Beijing,Russian President Vladimir Putin said the sanctions imposed on Russia by the West have helped spur a shift to China for Russian businesses."This...
View ArticleISIS has claimed responsibility for an attack on Russian military barracks
The Islamic State's so-called "province" in the Caucasus region has claimed responsibility for its first official attack since it was established earlier this year.In a statement released online — seen...
View ArticleChina debuted its new ballistic missiles during a practice military parade
China debuted its new ballistic missiles during a military parade rehearsal earlier this week, IHS Janes reports. The missiles will most likely be shown off later this week during China's military...
View ArticleThe ambitious US Air Force plan to make a flying aircraft carrier
US Navy aircraft carriers are a dominant presence in waters around the world, and interestingly enough, the Air Force once tried to make a flying version.During World War II, bomber aircraft could fly...
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