Many Cold War-era aircraft—particularly bombers and cargo planes—continue to serve in air forces around the world due to their ruggedness, simple design, and proven longevity.

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American airpower was supposed to be untouchable in Vietnam. Instead, U.S. pilots found themselves struggling against smaller ...

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In a 2005 SINKEX, the U.S. Navy subjected the decommissioned aircraft carrier USS America (CV-66) to four weeks of “brutal bombardment” to test its survivability. -The results were “shocking”: the ...

Former President Obama surprised dozens of Korean and Vietnam War veterans by greeting their plane after it arrived in ...

There are bridges in Blair County named for individual service members, and there’s one named for a pair of military brothers ...

After decades labeled “Missing in Action” in Laos, the remains of Henry “Jerry” Gish finally returned to his family in Berea, ...

For example, he said, when he was leaving the ship, he was told the Valley Forge was leaving Vietnam for Australia and officers urged him to re-up for the duration of the cruise. He declined, and ...

There was once again a large crowd at the Quilts of Valor presentation by the Miami Ocean Waves Quilting Guild of South ...