Air Force-tested software prints drones in 48 hours or less

The Air Force’s tech group in the Middle East recently tested software that lets it quickly print air drones capable of delivering first aid to injured troops, the service said.

Army warrant officer pleads guilty to in-flight misconduct with teen passengers

An Army chief warrant officer who was stationed in Alaska has pleaded guilty after inappropriately touching two teenagers during commercial flights last year.

Minnesota man accused of faking military service charged with theft of $100k in government funds

Federal prosecutors charged Mikhail Robin Wicker with theft of government funds, wire fraud and providing a false military discharge certificate.

Aptly named Rainbow Street puts Jordanian capital on vivid display

Lined with cafes, restaurants and shops for the young and fashionable, Rainbow Street in downtown Amman lives up to its name with colorful decorations adorning the buildings and quirky graffiti.

Missile-finding Space Force unit in Qatar ‘almost certain’ to have saved lives

A Space Force unit recently stood up in the Middle East is making its mark by giving a heads-up to U.S. troops being targeted by enemy missiles.

Patient at VA hospital in Florida charged with murder after roommate found strangled

Federal agents believe that the unidentified patient at the West Palm Beach VA Medical Center was killed by his roommate, Christopher Schweikart, who confessed to strangling the victim but gave conflicting reasons for why, according to court records.

Parachutes fail on five pallets of aid dropped from US planes into Gaza

Parachutes failed to deploy on five pallets of humanitarian aid dropped by Air Force cargo planes into Gaza, a statement from U.S. Central Command said Friday.

Planetary motion: Germany walk simulating solar system is a cosmic-minded romp

Heiligenmoschel, Germany, is home to a planet walk, a special type of educational trail with a solar system theme. Each step of the route impresses upon you the immensity of the universe, the minuteness of Earth and the modesty of humanity’s ventures into the cosmic void.

Use your dampfnudel and head to Mehlingen trailside hut for German baked delight

Pfaelzer Dampfnudelhof has some of the best German steamed buns in the Pfalz. Each crusty bite balances softness and crunchiness, and the softball-sized buns are clearly made with care.

‘It hits home’: US airmen witness war zone from above while airdropping aid into Gaza

U.S. airmen aboard a C-130 cargo plane stole glances at the billowing black smoke and collapsed buildings below them, as they prepared to airdrop three tons of humanitarian aid into the northern Gaza Strip. It was the U.S. military’s 14th airdrop of aid into what was once the territory’s largest population center.