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NORAD Last year, the US saw more Russian military flights near Alaska than any year since the Cold War. Gen. VanHerck said the flights show "Russia's military reach and how they rehearse potential strikes." He characterized Russia as the "most acute challenge to our homeland defense mission." The military command responsible for defending the the US and Canada from attack responded to more Russian military flights near Alaska last year than any year since the end of the Cold War, the four-star general leading the command said Tuesday. US Air Force Gen. Glen VanHe...

US Army To be a sniper is to be an expert marksman at great distances. Snipers consider their target, ballistics, and shooting position, knowing the first shots may be their best. Several current and former US military sniper instructors told Insider about what it takes. What do snipers think about before they pull the trigger? There are dozens of possible considerations that go into a sniper's shot, everything from wind to an escape plan should things suddenly go sideways, current and former US military sniper instructors told Insider. A sniper must be able to p...

Female service members "are beacons of freedom and they prove Carlson wrong through determination and dedication," one general wrote.

US Navy USS Connecticut sailors have been dealing with this since at least December, possibly longer. The Navy says it responded quickly and effectively, but some sailors have said help came too late. Sailors aboard Seawolf-class submarine USS Connecticut, one of the US Navy's most capable attack submarines, have been battling a bed bug infestation. Naval Submarine Force Pacific said in a statement that the Navy launched efforts to find and eliminate the difficult-to-kill bed bugs after the problem was first reported last December, explaining that the "physical p...

US Navy The Navy destroyer USS Zumwalt purposefully sailed into "very rough" seas last fall for a test. It sailed through storms off the coast of California and Alaska with waves up to 20 feet high. The Zumwalt successfully completed the Rough-Water Trials. The US Navy put the stealth destroyer USS Zumwalt to the test by sailing it straight into a storm with waves as high as 20 feet, Naval Sea Systems Command announced recently. Navy engineers tested the destroyer in storms off the coast of California and Alaska last fall as part of the second phase of the Rough-...