Veterans Day Message As Written by Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta
Since our nation’s founding, brave young Americans from every generation have answered the call to serve in uniform and put …
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How Does the Election Result Affect U.S. Defense?
Some observers in Washington say U. S. defense policy probably wouldn’t have changed much regardless of which candidate won the …
Air Force F-35A Weapons Release
Lockheed Martin video of an Air Force F-35A completing the first in-flight weapons release of a 2,000 pound GBU-31 BLU-109 …
The Luftwaffe Almost Downs Jimmy Doolittle
On Nov. 5, 1942, as the Torch convoy steamed through a gale, Lt. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and his staff …
George McGovern Flew B-24 Combat Missions
When he campaigned as the Democratic candidate for the presidency on an anti-war platform in 1972, Sen. George McGovern of …
Cuban Missile Crisis: Black Saturday, Agreement, and Lessons Learned
When the sun rose over the Eastern Time Zone on Oct. 27, 1962, the events that would almost cause a …
P-51 Mustang’s Switch to Merlin Engine Made it the World-beater of World War II
Even experts on World War II don’t always remember hearing about an American fighter named the XP-78.
But almost every …
U-2 Pilot Maj. Rudy Anderson: The Only American Killed During the Cuban Missile Crisis
An American U-2 reconnaissance aircraft high over Cuba took photos of Soviet missile sites capable of launching nuclear warheads at …
C-130J Super Hercules Makes Its Mark at Dyess Air Force Base
Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, is in the processing of becoming the world’s largest operator of the C-130J Super Hercules …
Sikorsky H-5 Combat Rescue in Korea
It was a hairy rescue that began ordinarily enough.
First Lieutenant Charles H. Field was the pilot of the 3rd …