Take a look at the workhorse C-130 cargo plane that the US Air Force is reinventing to fight like a bomber

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The MC 130J Commando aircraft rolls onto the flight line
The MC 130J Commando aircraft rolls onto the flight line during an arrival ceremony in Middletown, Pennsylvania.

US Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Diana Snyder

9 surprising combat fixes the Ukrainians have come up with to fight off Russia

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Ukrainian soldiers fire with an improvised multiple rocket
Ukrainian soldiers fire with an improvised multiple rocket launcher on Russian positions near the occupied Ukrainian city of Bakhmut.

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See the French warships defeating Houthi missile attacks

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French marines patrol the area around the French navy ship, the FS Languedoc
French marines patrol the area around the French navy ship, the FS Languedoc, in port in Djibouti.

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See Marines handle tarantulas and vipers to be ready to fight in the jungle

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A Royal Thai Marine instructor kisses the head of a Monocled Cobra
A Royal Thai Marine instructor kisses the head of a Monocled Cobra during a jungle survival demonstration at Exercise Cobra Gold in Sattahip, Chonburi province, Thailand.

US Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Patrick Katz

See Kim Jong Un showing off a new tank

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sits inside a tank
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sits inside a tank during a military demonstration involving tank units, in North Korea.

KCNA via Reuters

These are the last remaining US battleships, now serving as floating museums after modern warfare made them obsolete

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The battleship USS Wisconsin fires one of its Mark 7 16-inch/50-caliber guns
The battleship USS Wisconsin fires one of its Mark 7 16-inch guns at an Iraqi shore target during 1991's Operation Desert Storm.

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Photos show the US Army's largest watercraft carrying equipment to build a floating pier in Gaza

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Logistic Support Vessel General Frank S Besson conducts operations
Logistic Support Vessel General Frank S. Besson conducts operations.

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Stratton

Photos show Ukraine bracing for Russian assaults with some of the same tricks that derailed its big counteroffensive

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Kharkiv Region Bolsters Defenses With New Fortifications
KHARKIV REGION, UKRAINE - MARCH 12: Workmen take a break while preparing trenches on the new defensivee line on March 12, 2024 in Kharkiv region, Ukraine. Ukraine has accelerated the building of fortifications, making reinforced dugouts on the second line of defense, setting up anti-tank obstacles, ditches, and trenches for infantry.

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US Air Force special ops forces are turning big cargo planes into bombers with a new weapon

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Loading JASSM cradles into the special operations aircraft
US Special Operations Task Group-Central and Air Forces Central Airmen loading JASSM cradles and other cargo into the special operations aircraft.

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Photos show the US C-130 Super Hercules missions airdropping supplies to war-torn Gaza

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US Air Force Airman stands on the ramp of a C-130J Combat King II
A US airman stands on the ramp of a C-130J Combat King II after airdropping humanitarian aid to Gaza.

US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Sullivan

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