On March 29, 1973, the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam (some advisers and others remained), ending the United ...
We’ve been learning about Karl Porisch’s Vietnam service, piloting CH-46 helicopters with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (MMH 263) out of Marble Mountain Airfield south of Danang. He arrived ...
The night before a jump is like the night before the battle. You wait. You wonder. You get ready. And you know, when you go ...
The USS Maddox’ likely incorrect report of an attack on August 4, 1964, paved the way for a dramatic escalation of the ...
A retired Chemical Corps major defended freedom on the Korean Peninsula and served in the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm ...
A multi-year cleanup at a former U.S. air base in Vietnam was abruptly halted when the Trump administration cut funding, ...
The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton in Washington for a scheduled deployment to the Western ...
The EA-18G Growler is one of the most advanced electronic attack jets ever made, but its story starts decades ago with the EA ...
Ahead of its time in performance and design, the Lockheed AH-56 seemed like a promising attack helicopter for the United ...
The MiG pilots had completely misjudged the Skyraiders, possibly assuming their speed advantage would ensure early ...