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The Air Force has awarded Boeing a sole-source contract with a $131.23 billion ceiling to produce, modernize and sustain F-15 fighters for U.S. and foreign customers through 2037.Designated F-15 Eagle Crest, the Aug. 24 award lets the Air Force place orders over time rather than buying a fixed number of aircraft at signing. Orders may run through Aug. 24, 2031, with an option to extend to 2036. The framework rolls new production, upgrades, retrofits, sustainment and depot support into a single contract for the Air Force, the Air National Guard and foreign buyers.The contract also covers work to stand up…

For the first time in 60 years, Joint Base Andrews stood up a new helicopter squadron in preparation for the base to receive HH-60Ws.The activation of the 5th Helicopter Squadron on Aug. 28 takes the base a step closer to receiving 26 HH-60W Jolly Green IIs, advanced combat search-and-rescue helicopters that will eventually replace the base’s aging medium-utility UH-1N HueyRecently, the Air Force selected the Maryland base to receive the new aircraft, with the 5th slated to be the first unit to receive the Jolly Green IIs as the 1st Helicopter Squadron continues to fly the Hueys before converting to…

The Department of the Air Force is mandating that all airmen and guardians complete gas mask seal tests in an effort to align with new grooming standards.By the end of the year, every airman and guardian, including Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve members, must complete two new Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear, or CBRN, defense requirements, a Department of the Air Force official told Military Times on Friday.Earlier guidance circulated on the unofficial Air Force amn/nco/snco Facebook page directed that all service members complete protective mask training and validation. The guidance was intended to ensure that every airman…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. A video is going viral of a hiker in Yellowstone National Park deploying bear spray, but it’s not at a charging grizzly. He aimed it at a wolf that was stalking him. “I hear someone, or something, running at me so I turn back and the wolf was there,” Ignazio Zanin, a first-time Yellowstone tourist from Texas, tells Outdoor Life. “When I turned back, he stopped. Then he started following me.” The encounter, caught on a spotting scope video, happened Sunday morning, August 23. Zanin…

With more than a half-dozen commissaries on military bases in the continental U.S. reporting refrigeration outages this week, the Pentagon is acknowledging the problem but not making any guesses as to its source.The outages affected at least Fort Irwin, California; Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico; Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island; Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas; F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming; Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, and Fort Huachuca, Arizona, according to official announcements and social media reports.Officials at the Defense Department would not say how many commissaries were affected in all or if the outages are being…

For military families, a permanent change of station can mean more than adjusting to a new school. Government Accountability Office officials told Military Times that parents have repeatedly reported problems transferring educational records and individualized education programs when military families move, sometimes delaying services or leaving educators to reconstruct a child’s needs.A new GAO review found gaps at multiple stages of the Department of Defense Education Activity’s process for identifying and supporting students with specific learning disabilities, including screening, referrals, evaluations and instruction. GAO officials said those gaps can compound, affecting when students receive help and the quality of the…

The more we learn about the attacks on the U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) in Manama, Bahrain, during the opening days of Operation Epic Fury, the clearer it becomes why the news of its near destruction was not initially reported or acknowledged.Extensive damage to one of our most significant forward bases in the Middle East is likely to have profound tactical and strategic repercussions that are only now coming into focus. The idea that this broad functioning hub, built over decades, was significantly degraded in the space of a few days by a regional player is unimaginable. I have fond…

Sign up for the Deer Camp Newsletter Get everything from whitetail news and opinion pieces, to advanced hunting tactics and cutting-edge gear reviews. What do deer eat? It would almost be easier to answer the question “What don’t deer eat?” Deer, especially whitetails, can survive on a diverse menu that includes agricultural crops, wild native flora, and non-native plants that suburbanites plant in their gardens and flowerbeds. Also, deer eat a lot. Depending on the time of year, a whitetail needs to eat eight percent of its body weight in leafy greens and browse every day to stay healthy. Hunters and…

8:46 a.m. The first moment of impact. For most Americans alive at the time of the 9/11 attacks, the sights and sounds of that morning play on a horrific loop in their minds. The logistical aftermath, however, less so.Now, on the 25th anniversary of the attack, the National Museum of the United States Army is providing key insight into the logistical hurdles of rescue and cleanup that began mere moments after the first hijacked plane struck the Twin Towers. In its latest exhibit, “Steel and Stone,” the museum highlights the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its role in the…

We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn More › Sign up for the On The Gun Newsletter The latest for gun hunters and competitive shooters. If you browse the new hunting rifles at your local shop, there’s a good chance that most of them have features that are highly influenced by precision target rifles. A lot of people find these ergonomic elements and functional details appealing, but they also draw the side eye from hunters who prefer the traditionally-styled hunting rifles that dominated the 20th century — like the Winchester…

A sailor assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln expected to reenlist before the ship’s current deployment began. Now, after more than nine months of continuous operations, training and drills, the service member is questioning whether the U.S. Navy could be a long-term career.“I planned to reenlist before this deployment, but now I’m reconsidering,” the sailor told Military Times on the condition of anonymity, fearing reprisal.Aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, which was extended to support operations in the Middle East, uncertainty about the mission has taken a toll, the sailor said.“Not knowing what’s happening wears me down,” they said. “If we’re…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. “I THINK I see one now,” Roy Tumilson, one of our Idaho guides, said calmly as he pulled up his horse. “Let me see a glass, somebody.” I handed him mine. He steadied his mount with a tight rein and took a long, one-handed look. Then he gave me back my binoculars. “Cow,” he muttered. “Way up there. See the three green spruces together? Well, look to the right about 100 yards and then up. You’ll see a yellow spot right in the middle of…

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A longtime West Point professor is suing the academy, alleging that officials fired him after ordering instructors to stop teaching cadets that humans contribute to climate change. Adam Kalkstein, who taught climate science at the U.S. Military Academy for more than 17 years, filed a lawsuit this week accusing the school’s officials of retaliating when he pushed back on the directive, violating his First Amendment rights and academic freedom. “The U.S. Military Academy is aware of the lawsuit and take all such matters seriously. Because this involves active, pending litigation, we will not comment further on the allegations contained in…

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Amid combat operations and related efforts to clear mines and open sea lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, all while sustaining a naval blockade, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle estimates the Navy needs between $6 and $8 billion above what was budgeted for the current fiscal year “to be whole and solvent for [Fiscal Year] 26,” he told reporters at a round-table event on Wednesday.Delivering his State of the Navy address in Norfolk, Virginia, later that evening, Caudle said more than 27,000 sailors and more than two dozen ships had supported combat operations in America’s conflict with Iran.“Think…

Sign up for the Outdoor Life Newsletter Get the hottest outdoor news from Outdoor Life. A few years ago I was in a Southern duck camp full of seasoned wingshooters. I was shocked to learn how many had never plucked a duck and enjoyed the incredible depth of flavors generated from the crispy skin and fat. So I carefully plucked and breasted a few ducks and then lit a charcoal grill to create a raging inferno of heat and embers. The thermometer needle was quickly buried beyond the hottest temperature on the gauge. I placed the marinated duck skin down,…

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The U.S. military used a laser in southern Texas’ Rio Grande Valley to shoot down three Mexican drug cartel drones this week near the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. officials said on Thursday.The North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command said in a statement that the operation took place late Tuesday and early Wednesday and used the Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser.The military did not give the precise location of the strikes nor make clear whether it took place over U.S. or Mexican territory. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has said any unilateral U.S. action on Mexican soil would be a…