Seventy Years Later, Relics of South Pacific Fighting Still Powerful
As an astronaut in Earth orbit I spent every spare moment I could scrutinizing the lovely face of our planet, …
U.S. Navy
Destroyer Zumwalt’s Christening Delayed
The world’s most advanced surface combatant will stay high and dry for the time being, thanks to the government shutdown.…
V-22 Osprey Aerial Refueling Flight
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey recently completed an initial aerial refueling test flight with an F/A-18C and an F/A-18D Hornet. …
Book Review – Civil War Battlegrounds: The Illustrated History of the War’s Pivotal Battles and Campaigns
As a self-diagnosed Civil War buff, the barrage of news books set to coincide with the ongoing Civil War Sesquicentennial …
Hockey Saves: Thanking Soldiers With Hockey
A game of hockey doesn’t seem like the place to find peace from the everyday stresses of being a soldier, …
Autonomous Aerial Refueling (AAR) Demo Aims To Hit the Basket
Later this fall, the U.S. Navy and its industry partner, Northrop Grumman, hope to demonstrate that an unmanned aircraft borrowing …
Joint Multi-Role (JMR): The Technology Demonstrator Phase Contenders
The U.S. Army’s Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) announcement of the award of four Technology Investment …
Book Review – Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country
Americans love their troops, so long as the troops are someone else’s sons and daughters.
Americans were eager to respond …
VFA-101 and the F-35C
With the reconstitution of the U.S. Navy‘s VFA-101 “Grim Reapers” squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Lockheed Martin spoke …
Navy’s VFA-101 Stands Up at Eglin
The Navy officially reconstituted the famed VFA-101 “Grim Reapers” squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on Tuesday, Oct. 2, …