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 ...
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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” ...
President Trump’s right: If our Navy doesn’t get more ships, we’ll never beat China in a war
The great 19th-century strategist and navalist Alfred Thayer Mahan would be shocked and mystified that we have allowed the ...
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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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 ...
The Collector: John Simanton’s ship model started when he was a teen and helped during his Navy career
John Simanton’s collection reflects a time when world wars were fought at sea – when mighty ships battled each other across ...
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Warrenton native aboard Navy aircraft carrier in San Diego
Petty Officer 3rd Class Dylan Isner is machinist's mate on USS Abraham Lincoln, was inspired to join Navy because his ...
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NORAD intercepts aircraft flying in restricted zone above Mar-a-Lago in Florida
A civilian aircraft that violated a temporary flight restriction (TFR) near President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate was detected and "escorted out" by military officials on Sunday. In a ...