Targeted Killings

You've all seen the iconic picture of the US astronaut riding gracefully upon his NASA-built MODOK chair. That astronaut was Bruce McCandless II, Houston’s capsule communicator during the moon landing mission, Challenger crew member, and the driving force behind America's ability to conduct operations outside of the stuffy confines of…

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) -- For the first time, an F-16 Fighting Falcon ’s Electronic Warfare System received an in-flight software update as part of an Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) demonstration during a recent test sortie at Nellis Air Force Base . An F-16 updated its Mission Data…

Amos Levitov was captured by the Egyptian military during the War of Attrition on July 5, 1970 and was considered a legendary pilot. A helicopter waits to fly troops and equipment back after the completion of military action on Egypt’s Shadwan Island in 1970 during the War of Attrition (photo…

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WASHINGTON: Taliban assassinations of Afghan pilots detailed by Reuters this month mark another "worrisome development" for the Afghan Air Force as it reels from a surge in fighting, a US government watchdog said in a report released on Thursday (Jul 29). At least seven Afghan pilots have been assassinated off base…

This article originally appeared in the December 1992 issue of Esquire. You can find every Esquire story ever published at Esquire Classic. My father, hair parted in the middle, confident and proud, was first in his class. A brilliant unknown with a talent for mathematics and a prodigious memory, he…

After 18 years of illegal warfare, corruption, and untold numbers of innocent people killed or made into refugees, the U.S. combat mission in Iraq will be declared finished—for the third time. Sort of. This week, President Joe Biden said that the United States is “not going to be, by the…

United States lawmakers are stalling a proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria amid mounting concerns about the Nigerian government’s human rights record as its military grapples with multiple security crises at once, Foreign Policy magazine reports. The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have delayed…

The Senate has confirmed Frank Kendall as Secretary of the Air Force by unanimous consent following a three-month delay. Kendall, who previously served in key Department of Defense (DoD) roles during the administration of former President Barack Obama, was nominated as Air Force Secretary by President Joe Biden in April.…

Pushing the envelope and constantly innovating and reinventing the space of entertainment, RSVP and Baweja Studios are all set to revisit one of the most successful rescue operations in history with Captain India. Helmed by National award laureate Hansal Mehta, and Produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Harman Baweja, this inspiring…