F-22 Crash at Tyndall Brings New Attention to Raptor Saga
The crash of an F-22 Raptor near Tyndall Air Force Base in the Florida panhandle on November 15 is prompting …
Aerospace
F8U-3 Crusader Was ‘Really Hot’ Might Have Been
When it first took to the air on June 2, 1958 with test pilot John W. Konrad at the controls, …
The Marine Corps of 2030
A s the smallest of the nation’s uniformed military services, the Marine Corps is most susceptible to tight budgets, but …
Eddie Rickenbacker Adrift in the Pacific Ocean
Capt. Edward Vernon “Eddie” Rickenbacker was one of the most famous American heroes to emerge from World War I. The …
Air Force F-35A Weapons Release
Lockheed Martin video of an Air Force F-35A completing the first in-flight weapons release of a 2,000 pound GBU-31 BLU-109 …
The Luftwaffe Almost Downs Jimmy Doolittle
On Nov. 5, 1942, as the Torch convoy steamed through a gale, Lt. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and his staff …
George McGovern Flew B-24 Combat Missions
When he campaigned as the Democratic candidate for the presidency on an anti-war platform in 1972, Sen. George McGovern of …
P-51 Mustang’s Switch to Merlin Engine Made it the World-beater of World War II
Even experts on World War II don’t always remember hearing about an American fighter named the XP-78.
But almost every …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Three Ts – Talos, Terrier, and Tartar
For me, the story of the U.S. Navy’s journey to achieve effective fleet air defense is a personal one – …
U-2 Pilot Maj. Rudy Anderson: The Only American Killed During the Cuban Missile Crisis
An American U-2 reconnaissance aircraft high over Cuba took photos of Soviet missile sites capable of launching nuclear warheads at …