Sidewinder Missile Approaches Sixty
Next year, the U.S. Navy will hold a celebration at China Lake, Calif., to mark the 60th anniversary of the …
Conflicts & Operations
The Shetland Bus
In order to rally the conquered peoples of occupied Europe in a guerrilla war against Nazi Germany until such time …
Naval Aviation Through the Decades: Catalina Rescue
Another of naval aviation’s countless heroic actions of World War II began Feb. 11, 1944, when a PBY-5 Catalina broke …
Faircount Media Group Releases Defense Summer 2011 Edition
In the Summer 2011 Edition of Defense
Clarence A. Robinson interviews Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) about the defense budget, his …
The Last and Largest Wargame Before World War II: The Louisiana Maneuvers
By mid-1941, the U.S. Army’s ranks had more than doubled, from 620,000 in December 1940, to 1,460,998 men. In the …
High Flight: The Most Famous Aviation Poem Is Born
“An aeroplane is not to us a weapon of war, but a flash of silver slanting the skies; the hum …
A Matter of Priorities: American Production in World War II, Part 2
“If we do not watch our step we shall find the White House en route to England with the Washington …
F-4 Phantom II 50th Anniversary | Photos
At a time when jet aircraft were said to lack character in comparison to their piston-engined forbears, the F-4 Phantom …
Naval Aviation Through the Decades: Lean Years and War
The Great Depression of the 1930s hindered the development of naval aviation, but a few stalwart pioneers – Lt. John …
Naval Aviation Through the Decades: New Naval Air Pioneers
While Theodore G. “Spuds” Ellyson worked with Glenn H. Curtiss, the Wright brothers mentored others. In June 1913, Towers was …