Hair Has Long and Short History in U.S. Armed Forces
While Americans today expect to see soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen with closely clipped hair, many don’t realize…
Fred L. Borch
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The North American XF-108 Rapier
It was going to be the biggest, fastest and most heavily armed fighter in the air. The North American F-108…
Project Horizon: Army Base on the Moon
“ … a lunar outpost … is of critical importance to the U.S. Army of the future.” It was March…
Abraham Lincoln Defined the President’s Role as Commander in Chief
Today, on Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, it seems an appropriate time to look at how the commander in chief’s influence over…
U-10 Helio Courier Was Unsung Hero in Vietnam
Quick. What’s a U-10?
It wasn’t the most famous war weapon of the Vietnam War, but the Helio U-10 Courier…
Should Air Force Col. Philip J. Conran Receive the Medal of Honor?
It’s not too late for the U.S. Air Force to reexamine whether a Medal of Honor should be awarded to…
Wartime Me 262 Pilot Said He Flew Faster Than Sound
Hans Guido Mutke loomed larger than life, say those who knew him. A very experienced but very junior German military…
Llewellyn Chilson: America’s Neglected Warrior
On Dec. 6, 1946, President Harry S Truman pinned seven medals on the chest of Army Sgt. Llewellyn M. “Al”…
U.S. Army Airborne Badges Developed Over Time
The basic parachutist badge worn in the Army today originated in 1941, when America’s soldiers first began qualifying as “airborne”…
Parachuting Dogs
We all know that Man’s Best Friend has a history of military service, but many Americans may not recall that…