Vice Adm. Samuel L. Gravely Pioneered in Peace and War
Vice Adm. Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. racked up a long list of “firsts” in surface warfare before becoming the first …
Military History
Gulf War: Two-seat Hornet Was a “Whizbang” Weapon in Desert Storm
When Marines went to war in the Persian Gulf in 1991, their “secret weapon,” in the words of one back-seater, …
Gulf War: RF-4C Phantom II in Desert Storm
The RF-4C Phantom II was the last manned, tactical reconnaissance aircraft in U. S. Air Force inventory. The 1991 Persian …
Gulf War: Coast Guard Aviators Battled Saddam Hussein’s Oil Spill
Coast Guard aviation gained abrupt visibility during Operation Desert Storm when the service’s sole VC-11A Gulfstream II transport – with …
Gulf War: Naval Lessons of the Gulf War
For the Navy, the Gulf War was an introduction to the post-Cold War world. It was the first major joint …
Gulf War: The 20th Fighter Wing in Operation Desert Storm
Around midnight, Jan. 16, 1991, hundreds of afterburner flames stabbed the inky darkness at many airfields in Saudi Arabia and …
Ronald Reagan “Performed Well” in World War II
Ronald Reagan’s 100th birthday on Feb. 6 is a good time to be reminded of Reagan’s World War II service …
A Call to Arms: FDR’s Four Freedoms Speech Resonates More Than Ever Today
In November 1940, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented third term. It was a dangerous time. Nazi …
Gulf War: Apache Raid
Flying low to avoid detection, Apache attack helicopters launched missiles and rockets against Iraqi early warning sites deep in enemy …
Gulf War: Navy Suppression Missions
Aircraft flying at night from the decks of four U.S. Navy carriers in the Persian Gulf attacked and helped destroy …