Women to Join U.S. Navy Attack Sub Crews
The U.S. Navy has selected two Virginia-class attack subs to join the six ballistic missile/guided-missile submarines to have female crew …
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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 …
Deep Diving Dolphin Could Submerge to 3,000 Feet
The USS Dolphin (AGSS 555) was unique in a number of ways. Commissioned in 1968, it was the last diesel-electric …
Nuclear Force Flag Officers Fired
A two-star general in charge of all U.S. Air Force nuclear missiles was fired October 11 following a probe into …
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, …
Destroyer Zumwalt’s Christening Delayed
The world’s most advanced surface combatant will stay high and dry for the time being, thanks to the government shutdown.…
V-22 Osprey Aerial Refueling Flight
The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey recently completed an initial aerial refueling test flight with an F/A-18C and an F/A-18D Hornet. …