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A C-130 Hercules from the Savannah-based 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard flies over the Air Dominance Center April 13, 2021, during exercise Sentry Savannah 2021 in Savannah, Georgia. More than 10 units and over 60 aircraft are participating in Sentry Savannah 2021, the Air National Guard’s largest air-to-air, 4th and 5th generation fighter exercise, to showcase the nation's combat aircraft readiness. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Bryant Wine)

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“Look Ma, No Hook”: A C-130 Hercules Really Landed on a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier

Key Points and Summary – In 1963, a U.S. Navy KC-130F Hercules turned “impossible” into routine by operating from the deck of the supercarrier...

Christian OrrNovember 27, 2025

(Feb. 1, 2021) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steams through the Indian Ocean. Nimitz is part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group and is deployed conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joseph Calabrese)

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China Built Fake U.S. Aircraft Carriers in the Desert for a Real War Plan

Article Summary – In remote Chinese deserts, full-scale mockups of U.S. carriers and destroyers sit on rails, serving as precision target labs for Beijing’s...

Isaac SeitzNovember 27, 2025

Constellation-Class Frigate U.S. Navy. Image Credit: Industry Handout.

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$1 Billion a Hull, Years Late: Why the U.S. Navy’s Constellation-Class Had to End

Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy has officially killed the Constellation-class frigate program, terminating four future ships and leaving only two half-built...

Stephen SilverNovember 27, 2025

(DoD photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael D. Blackwell II, U.S. Navy. (Released))

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A Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Is Now ‘Operating’ in the South China Sea

Key Points and Summary – USS George Washington and its aircraft carrier strike group have been operating west of the Philippines’ Palawan coast, officially...

Isaac SeitzNovember 27, 2025

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The U.S. Navy Proved They Can’t Sink Their Own Aircraft Carriers

Key Points and Summary – In 2005, the U.S. Navy turned retired aircraft carrier USS America into the ultimate test article, subjecting her to...

Brent M. EastwoodNovember 27, 2025

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Two F-22 Raptors perform a flyover and air demonstration during noon meal formation at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 12, 2023. Events such as these aim to cultivate warrior ethos, a future-focused mindset, and supplement existing character, leadership, and officer development efforts with the cadets. (U.S Air Force Photo by Trevor Cokley)

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China’s Military Thinks Disabling Starlink Could Prove ‘Impossible’ During a Taiwan Invasion

Key Points and Summary – This piece explores newly published PLA-linked research showing that disabling Elon Musk’s Starlink network over Taiwan would be far...

Reuben JohnsonNovember 26, 2025

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Lewey from the 8th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 35th Fighter Squadron at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, after returning from a training mission during RED FLAG-Alaska 09-2 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on April 20, 2009. RED FLAG-Alaska provides training for deployed maintenance and support personnel in sustainment of a large-force deployed air operation.

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What’s the Difference Between the US F-14 Tomcat & F-16 Fighting Falcon Fighters?

Article Summary and Key Points – The F-14 Tomcat and F-16 Fighting Falcon were built for different wars inside the same Cold War. -The...

Isaac SeitzNovember 26, 2025

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The Navy’s Constellation-Class Frigate Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy is abruptly walking away from most of its Constellation-class frigate program, canceling four of six planned...

Caleb LarsonNovember 26, 2025

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Montana-Class vs. Yamato-Class: It Would Have Been the Ultimate Battleship Battle

Key Points and Summary – This piece explores a great naval “what if”: a gun duel between America’s never-built Montana-class battleships and Japan’s Yamato-class...

Brent M. EastwoodNovember 25, 2025

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“Look Ma, No Hook”: A C-130 Hercules Really Landed on a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier

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China Built Fake U.S. Aircraft Carriers in the Desert for a Real War Plan

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$1 Billion a Hull, Years Late: Why the U.S. Navy’s Constellation-Class Had to End

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A Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Is Now ‘Operating’ in the South China Sea

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The U.S. Navy Proved They Can’t Sink Their Own Aircraft Carriers

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China’s Military Thinks Disabling Starlink Could Prove ‘Impossible’ During a Taiwan Invasion

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