U.S. Coast Guard 225th Anniversary: A Legacy of Service
Aug. 4, 2015, marks the 225th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard, the oldest continuous marine service of the United …
Conflicts & Operations
The Long Shadow of the Korean War
It’s been 60 years since the armistice that ended the “hot” part of the Korean War was signed, and what …
The AFSOC Wing Commanders Speak
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is a fundamentally different kind of special operations force (SOF) from …
The Victory Ships
The Liberty ships, 2,710 of which were built in a feat of mass production never equaled before or since, …
Charles de Gaulle and the Free French
Of the many great and compelling sub-plots in World War II few can match and none can surpass the struggles …
Master Sgt. Ivan M. Ruiz, Air Force Cross Recipient
Theodore Roosevelt’s Medal of Honor
A century after his July 1, 1898, charge up San Juan Hill in Cuba, the nation awarded the Medal of …
Book Review – Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg
Renowned Civil War historian James M. McPherson’s Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg first came out some 12 years ago, …
NATO Defense Spending Falls
Despite agreeing to increase defense spending, NATO alliance members’ defense budgets continue to fall. Today NATO published its annual report …
AFSOC at 25: Busy Before Birth
Like the other parts of U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has had a long …