When Syria’s Kurdish fighters, America’s longtime battlefield allies against the Islamic State, announced over the weekend that they were switching sides and joining up with Damascus and Moscow, it seemed like a moment of geopolitical whiplash. Like many really good sea stories, naval historian Paul Lawton’s begins with shots of 100 proof whiskey chased down by bottles of Budweiser. Encounters with unidentified aircraft by pilots have once again prompted officials from the Department of Defense to take action. The men had fortunately not yet resorted to cannibalism. The series is set to air sometime in May. The alleged sextortion scheme began in 2015, with prisoners posing as women in the same age bracket as the targeted soldier. The first season will air on the Discovery Channel this summer. By Charlsy Panzino
6 years ago Sgt. Paul Meyer stole a Hercules C-130 in 1969 and crashed shortly into his journey from the U.K. to Virginia. The question: why? By Victoria Leoni
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