M/V Seaman Guard Ohio Remains Detained in Indian Port
The Sierra Leone-flagged M/V Seaman Guard Ohio, chartered by Washington, D.C.-based AdvanFort International, reportedly carrying 10 crew members and 25 …
International Militaries
F8F Bearcat Dazzled Naval Aviators in the 1940s
In the 1940s and 1950s, naval aviators pushed the limits in a powerful, lightweight, very nimble fighter that some called …
Arctic Ocean Opening for Business: Less Ice Means More Access
When experts, scientists, and policy makers met in Washington, D.C., for the 5th Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-Diminished …
The Battle of Lake Erie
When the War of 1812 began, Lake Erie was a vast inland sea in a nearly roadless wilderness. Stretching 241 …
OV-10 Bronco Was the Right Weapon for Vietnam
“The cockpit was well laid out. The airplane was easy and responsive. It was fun to fly because it was …
Seventy Years Later, Relics of South Pacific Fighting Still Powerful
As an astronaut in Earth orbit I spent every spare moment I could scrutinizing the lovely face of our planet, …
Sea MiGs: The Next Generation of Indian and Russian Naval Aviation
The Indian Navy and Russian Navy have been testing MiG-29K and MiG-29KUB multirole fighters aboard the carriers Vikramaditya, which is …
HMS Duncan Is the Sixth, and Last, Type 45 Destroyer
The Royal Navy welcomed its newest, and last, Type 45 guided-missile destroyer on Sept. 26, 2013. HMS Duncan (D37) was …
Axis POWs in America
When Ensign Kazuo Sakamaki awoke on Waimanalo Beach on Oahu on the morning of Dec. 8, 1941, the exhausted survivor …
Operation Rising Thunder: U.S. and Japanese AH-64 Apaches Work Together
U.S. Army and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) AH-64 Apaches worked together to launch AGM-114 Hellfire missiles for the first …