Book Review – Every Day a Nightmare: American Pursuit Pilots in the Defense of Java, 1941-1942
Americans in uniform have no recent experience being soundly defeated, but in late 1941 and early 1942, a handful of …
Conflicts & Operations
Actor Clark Gable Served in Uniform, Flew Combat Missions in World War II
Clark Gable was a Hollywood star and among the most famous figures in the world when two events altered his …
Book Review – New Dawn: The Battles for Fallujah
In 2003, the U.S.-led Coalition in Operation Iraqi Freedom had won the war, toppling dictator Saddam Hussein and his Ba’ath …
Big Sky Guardsmen Fly Top Cover for Hawaii
The F-15 Eagle pilots of the Montana Air National Guard are taking on a new job thousands of miles from …
Above and Beyond the Call of Duty in Iraq
“You know, I never really pictured what a Medal of Honor winner is supposed to look like. I would think …
Book Review – For Military Merit: Recipients of the Purple Heart
Special operations troops and military service members caught up in terrorist attacks are among more than one million Americans who’ve …
Helping Haiti
When a devastating earthquake struck the Caribbean island nation of Haiti in January 2010, destroying its airport and harbor facilities, …
Interview With Anthony C. ‘Tony’ Zinni
Anthony C. “Tony” Zinni is the chairman of the board of directors of BAE Systems, Inc., the company’s wholly owned …
MH-53M Pave Low’s Farewell
The MH-53M Pave Low helicopters of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) flew their last missions supporting combat operations in …
ODA 3336 in the Shok Valley
In 1988, Demitri Zacharov was a 25-year-old soldier serving in a Soviet Motorized Rifle Regiment stationed on a small, gray …