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Even Morgan Freeman can’t make Pentagon briefings exciting
Freeman, who was the literal voice of God in “Bruce Almighty,” is also an Air Force veteran.
By Sarah Sicard
‘How would we know when it was over?’ – Perspective is power in forever wars
History is repeating itself in Afghanistan.
By Morgan Lerette
Test Pilot School looks to the cosmos in new space program
Fifteen students graduated from the Air Force Test Pilot School's new, three-month space program April 6.
Book excerpt: ‘The Hardest Place: The American Military Adrift in Afghanistan’s Pech Valley’
In "The Hardest Place," Wesley Morgan unravels the history troops didn’t know, captures the culture and reality of the war through both American and Afghan eyes, and reports on the snowballing American missteps that made each unit’s job harder than the last.
By Wesley Morgan
Air Force postpones physical fitness tests to July
Details of the new PFT scoring system are expected to be released in June..
By Diana Stancy
Navy SEAL veteran — twin brother of ‘Lone Survivor’ author — starts eco-friendly signage company
Navy SEAL veteran Morgan Luttrell has filled a variety of roles, ranging from service to data analytics at the Department of Energy. He has now gone on to start an eco-friendly signage company.
By Zach England
Astronaut to administer enlistment oath for 800 future soldiers from space
The enlistment ceremony will be available to live stream Feb. 26.
By Jon Simkins
Apollo 11 at 50: Celebrating first steps on another world
Hundreds of millions tuned in to radios or watched the grainy black-and-white images on TV as Apollo 11's Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, in one of humanity's most glorious technological achievements.
Civil War epic ‘Glory’ returning to theaters in July
New York Times hailed the film as evoking an “almost overwhelming emotional impact.”
By Jon Simkins
Trump says he would have liked to join the military (just not during Vietnam)
The commander in chief said he was "never a fan" of the U.S. military conflict in Vietnam.
Presidents’ Day pause: How ‘Uncle Sam’s Web-feet’ helped swing an election for Abe Lincoln
The U.S. Navy's triumph at Mobile Bay, combined with victorious Federal ground campaigns in Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia, helped reelect Abraham Lincoln and doomed the Confederacy to defeat.
By Gerald D. Swick, Civil War Times Magazine