F-15 Eagle 40th Anniversary Photos
July 27, 2012 marks the 40th anniversary of the first flight of the F-15 Eagle. The Eagle, four decades later, …
International Militaries
No More Sweets! Food Rationing in Great Britain
All the nations involved in World War II practiced food rationing. It was particularly severe in Great Britain because unlike …
1812: The Navy’s War
With the bicentennial commemorations of the War of 1812 ongoing there is sure to be a wave of books covering …
Israel’s First Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities – Part 3
In the first and second parts of this series, we described the strike package of fighters and supporting aircraft making …
Israel’s First Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities – Part 2
In the first part of this series, we described the strike package of fighters and supporting aircraft making the first …
Israel’s First Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities – Part 1
The Eitans take off first. They’re the slowest, only 220 knots flat out, and for best endurance, they’ll cruise at …
International SOF Year in Review
While by convention most operations involving special operations forces (SOF) are conducted under a veil of secrecy, 2011 saw a …
B-26 Marauder Pilot Fought the German Jets
Long after World War II, former B-26 Marauder medium bomber pilot Jim Vining was in a room with Adolf Galland, …
The Messerschmitt Me 262 Jet Fighter
The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (“Swallow”), also called the Sturmvogel (“Stormbird”) in its fighter-bomber version, was the world’s first operational …
The Destruction of Convoy PQ-17
In mid-1942, President Franklin Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill wrestled with a stark – and embarrassing – fact. Of …