First used in Afghanistan in 2009, the Assault Breacher Vehicle fights explosives with explosives by firing a mine-clearing line charge (MCLIC) filled with C4 up to 150 yards forward. This enables US Marines to make it to the battlefield without having to traverse minefields and IED-planted pathways. Used primarily in Afghanistan, …
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The fast-moving, destructive fire, now raging into its second week, has burned an area the size of Chicago so far. The blaze is just 20 percent contained as firefighters gained optimism that the flames wouldn’t destroy historic …
Two decades after the first charter school law passed in Minnesota, the movement is still struggling to reconcile innovation with accountability
Hundres of firefighters are battling a blaze that surpassed 100,000 acres this weekend. Thousands of homes face potential damage
From an alpaca to a monkey, TIME highlights the animals that help provide healing and companionship to people with special needs around the world
The National Security Agency (NSA) is the United States’ chief coordinator of signals intelligence—the collection and analysis of communication through radio, radar, and electronic means. It serves the Department of Defense, …
While Delta Force missions remain classified, we do know that Delta Force members average in their mid-30s, have prior combat experience, and are selected from the ranks of Special Forces, Rangers and the 82nd …
Americans across the northeast and midwest are trying to keep their cool after several consecutive 90-degree days
With the increased threats of attack from Hezbollah, Palestinian militants in Gaza — and spillover from the Syrian civil war — Israel stands ready to intercept and destroy incoming artillery, mortars, and missiles with its …
A look at the campaign to redeem the reputation of a feared breed
Chilling Cold War stories are always better experienced on your computer screen than aboard a dank, cramped and doomed Soviet Golf-class submarine in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The missile-laden K-129 sub sank Mar. 8, 1968, …
We asked our followers to send us images that represented joy to them using the #TIMEHappiness. Here are the 18 of the most inspiring and imaginative submissions as selected by our photo editors.
