Why Patrick Star is the blue falcon of Bikini Bottom
Patrick Star is every lovable mess-up squadmate who cost you a weekend because he couldn’t keep his mouth shut during formation.
By Clay Beyersdorfer
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Army Reserve gears up for the ‘Super Bowl’ of all exercises
An estimated 9,000 soldiers will participate across more than five states.
By Todd South
Best pics of the week: June 21, 2020
Bus from "Into the Wild" removed from the Alaskan backcountry, Special Warfare candidates undertake The Tour and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Historic SpaceX launch postponed because of stormy weather
The launch of a SpaceX rocket ship with two NASA astronauts on a history-making flight into orbit was called off with 16 minutes to go in the countdown Wednesday because of thunderclouds and the danger of lightning.
NASA, SpaceX bringing astronaut launches back to home turf
For the first time in nearly a decade, U.S. astronauts are about to blast into orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil. And for the first time in the history of human spaceflight, a private company is running the show.
Cadets graduate in scaled-down ceremony after trying semester at Air Force Academy
Nearly 1,000 cadets graduated Saturday from the Air Force Academy in a scaled-down ceremony that capped a trying semester of virtual classes and solitary dorm-room meals due to the coronavirus pandemic.
National Hockey League takes over Air Force Academy in front of sellout crowd
Saturday’s game marked the second time in three years the NHL has played outdoors at a service academy.
By J.D. Simkins
Best pics of the week: Jan. 26, 2020
Marines escape from a simulated submerged AAV, burial at sea, A-10 Elephant Walk and more of the best photos from around the military.
Blissfully ignorant toy company releases ‘Blue Falcon’ action figure
Blue Falcon is always ready to lay waste to merriment.
By J.D. Simkins
Iraq takes security measures following mysterious blasts
Iraq on Thursday banned unauthorized flights and ordered all military camps and munitions warehouses to be moved outside Iraqi cities following a massive explosion at a munitions depot southwest of Baghdad that killed one civilian and wounded 13 earlier this week.
Kim Jong Un’s sister back in public eye at North Korea’s mass games
The powerful younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a public event in Pyongyang for the first time in more than 50 days, casting further doubt on media speculation that he had ordered her to lay low over the failed nuclear summit with Washington.
Dutch F-16 makes emergency landing after plane shoots itself
Sometimes, even inanimate objects will do anything to get out of training.
By J.D. Simkins