Activating War Plans Rainbow 5 and Indigo 3
September 1941 was a watershed month for neutral America’s military policy. Prior to June 1941, in an acknowledgment of Japanese …
World War II
Operation Torch: YBSOB Decoded
One of the most critical issues facing the Allies in 1942 was where to open a second front in the …
F6F Hellcat Air Show Flight | Video
Ride along on the tail of a World War II-era Grumman F6F Hellcat during the Beale Air Force Base air …
William J. Donovan and the Office of Strategic Services
“Strategy, without information upon which it can rely, is helpless. Likewise, information is useless unless it is intelligently directed …
The OSS Society
This article was originally published in the 2018-2019 edition of Special Operations Outlook.
When the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) …
The Americans on D-Day | Photos
On the anniversary of D-Day, we bring to you a selection of photographs as seen in The Americans on D-Day: …
Semper Fi: Women in the Marine Corps
At Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, one of the side streets near the intersection of Holcomb and McHugh …
Always Ready: Women’s Crucial Role in the U.S. Coast Guard
It wasn’t until 1939 that all three of the U.S. Coast Guard’s predecessor agencies – the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, …
Aiming High: Women Serving in the U.S. Air Force
When Ruth Law Oliver embarked on a campaign to allow women to fly military aircraft in 1917, she could …
Operation Flipper: The Commando Raid on Rommel’s Headquarters
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill was never one to shy away from thinking big. When he saw the plans for …