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Libyan forces advance into final IS-strongholds in Sirte

Libyan government forces close in on the last Islamic State militant holdouts in the coastal city of Sirte. The three-month-old campaign to reclaim the city has been backed by U.S. air strikes since the start of August. Aug 29, 2016

USS Independence: World War II aircraft carrier wreck explored for the first time ever

USS Independence aircraft carrier was purposely sunk off the cost of San Francisco in 1951, and now scientists have been down to explore the haunting shell of one of WWIIs leading light aircraft carriers. The dive was part of an expedition to explore the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary by the EV Nautilus in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Naval Historical Foundation. Aug 24, 2016

F-35 fighter-pilot helmet technology takes aerial warfare into the future

Lockheed Martins new F-35 Lightning II fighter jet is being hailed as the worlds most advanced tactical aircraft and a new technological era for aerial warfare. Its been 15-years in the making, each cost nearly $90 million, and after being plagued with setbacks has recently been declared ready for combat. While the plane itself is something to marvel, the helmets its pilots wear are also taking things to the next-generation. Aug 23, 2016
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