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Science

Did A New Taliban Weapon Kill A Chopper Full Of Navy SEALs?

The US suffered a tremendous loss Saturday in Afganistan when the downing of a Chinook helicopter took the lives of 31 special forces troops. As Danger Room reports, it may have been an entirely new Taliban weapon that did it.

August 6, 2011
News

US Troops Die In Largest Loss Of Life In Afghanistan

The Wall Street Journal reports that a Chinook helicopter carrying 31 US special forces troops and 7 Afghan troops was shot down last night by a Taliban insurgent’s missile. The crash killed everyone on board.

May 8, 2011
Geek Out

Obama Cracks Wise After The Operation To Find Bin Laden

Tensions were high during the decision-making process that would lead up to the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Success depended on the precision of the Navy SEALs team in order to kill this slaughterer of thousands.

May 4, 2011
Geek Out

Here’s More Proof That Navy SEALs Are Unbelievable Supermen

If the perfectly executed killing of Osama bin Laden didn’t convince you that SEALs are walking nuclear bombs with bear claws and the tail of a velociraptor, consider the above photo.

May 7, 2010
Cameras

The Secret Behind The Mysterious Digital Nikonos Camera

The legendary Nikon Nikonos 35mm film SLR was originally created by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Jean de Wouters in the ’60s. Built for submarine photography, it could stand a Kraken’s bite. But this US Navy SEAL’s camera wasn’t an ordinary Nikonos.

April 13, 2009
Geek Out

Captured U.S. Freighter Captain Freed During Daring Firefight On the High Seas

The U.S. Navy has reportedly freed captured U.S. sea Capt. Richard Phillips during what can only be described as a daring, technology aided raid on the high seas.Three of the four pirates are dead. [SFGate]

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