The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Team and its Impact on Amphibious Warfare
For many Americans, the concept of amphibious warfare derives from the World War II model where landing forces assaulted foreign …
World War II
Thanks for the Tanks, Yanks
Fifty World War I destroyers and airplane squadrons for England got the big headlines, but the real symbol of British …
Henry J. Kaiser and the Liberty Ships
By June 1942 the United States was well along in fulfilling President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s pledge of becoming an Arsenal …
Legendary Coast Guard Cutters
Almost from the day the Coast Guard’s predecessor agency, the U.S. Revenue Marine, was created by law in 1790, its …
World War II Armor Training in Color l Photos
While these photos were presumably made to demonstrate American armored might six months after the nation’s entry into World War …
Peter Marshall’s Journey: The Story of the Last Living American POW on Guam
by André Sobocinski, U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
On March 25th, 2021, Peter Breckinridge Marshall’s journey came to …
During World War II, Plasma Saved Lives
A radio show called Life to the Front, broadcast weekly over WEEI, the Columbia Broadcasting System’s New England network outlet …
Immortal Spitfire Celebrates 85th Anniversary
It is appearances, characteristics and performance that make a man love an airplane, and they are what put emotion into …
Medal of Honor Recipient: Get Your COVID-19 Vaccine
by Adam Stump, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Hershel “Woody” Williams survived Iwo Jima, destroying six enemy …
The Special Air Service (SAS) Originals
“… I have always felt uneasy in being known as the founder of the [SAS] Regiment. …”
–Sir David Stirling, …