U.S. Coast Guard Completes Operation Nanook 2021
Strengthening partnerships and testing interoperability, the USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907) and USCGC Richard Snyder (WPC 1127) participated in Operation Nanook …
International Militaries
ABC-1: Blueprint for War
In late January 1941, five British senior officers arrived in Washington, D.C. Originally the delegation was to receive an official …
The SB2C Helldiver Was a Tough Bird: Remembered First Hand
“I was in the dive at 70 degrees following my leader, thinking he would miss the very narrow Japanese destroyer …
International Special Operations Forces
In the age of great power competition (GPC), special operations forces (SOF) around the globe are joining forces and extending …
The Dieppe Raid’s Success Within the Failure: The Nissenthall Mission
Operation Jubilee, the Combined Operations planned amphibious assault on the English Channel port of Dieppe, was launched in the pre-dawn …
The Sinking of the Battleship Roma and the Dawn of the Age of Precision Guided Munitions
A couple of hours after midnight on the morning of Sept. 9, 1943, a large force of Italian warships – …
Camels at War
Superbly adapted to the desert, the single-humped Arabian camel was domesticated around 4000 B.C. for its meat, milk, and wool, …
The Aircraft Engines of World War II
Engineers began anticipating the engines that would be required for what became the aircraft of World War II as early …
U.S. and Japan Strengthen Ties Through Mine Warfare Exercise
Story by Lt. Bryan Newkirk, Commander, Mine Countermeasures Squadron SEVEN
Mine warfare forces from the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime …
The Tragedy of Yakov Stalin
“I don’t have a son captured in Germany.”
– Josef Stalin’s response upon receiving news of his son’s capture
When …