Soldiers sail across the Rhine to mark 80th anniversary of the invasion of Germany
The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.
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Oldest aircraft carrier USS Nimitz departs for likely last deployment
The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton in Washington for a scheduled deployment to the Western ...
10 Of The Worst-Looking Planes To Ever Hit The Sky
Some airplanes are graceful, beautiful machines that soar effortlessly through the sky. Others, not so much. Which airplanes ...
U.S. Directs a Second Aircraft Carrier to the Middle East
The move comes after airstrikes on Israel by Yemen’s Houthis and militants in Lebanon as the conflict widens from Gaza ...
Pentagon orders second Navy carrier group to the Middle East
The USS Carl Vinson will join the USS Harry S. Truman as the U.S. military's fight against the Houthis in Yemen continues.
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When the A-1 Skyraider Shot Down Two MiG-17 Jets Over Vietnam
The MiG pilots had completely misjudged the Skyraiders, possibly assuming their speed advantage would ensure early victory—only to be outfought in close combat, where the A-1H Skyraider excelled.
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Wings of History — The Intrepid’s New Exhibit Soars with WWII Relics
A Corsair fighter jet hailing from World War II has landed on the Intrepid for the first time in the museum’s history, and is ...
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Tehama County’s WWII Aces: Part II | Tales from Tehama
It was supposed to be a routine combat air patrol for the 12 F6F Grumman Hellcat pilots of the “Pistol-Packin’ Airedales” ...
New WW2 strategy game smashes its Kickstarter goal by more than 1,000%
Task Force Admiral is a new WW2 simulation game inspired by ‘90s classics and published by MicroProse that’s crushed its ...
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The McDonnell FH Phantom Was America’s First Naval Jet
The finished Phantom served as proof of concept that a jet could indeed operate from an aircraft carrier. Yet the Phantom ...
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Does America Face a “Ship Gap” With China?
In 2020, the Office of Naval Intelligence told Congress that Chinese naval ships are now “in many cases comparable” to their ...
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America’s Vought F4U Corsair Terrified the Japanese Military in WWII
The Corsair performed well during World War II, claiming 2,140 air combat victories against 189 losses—an overall kill ratio ...