Eddie Rickenbacker Adrift in the Pacific Ocean
Capt. Edward Vernon “Eddie” Rickenbacker was one of the most famous American heroes to emerge from World War I. The …
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U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Building an Aegis Fleet
It is easy to look back from the perspective of 2012, with scores of Aegis cruisers and destroyers populating the …
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 …
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.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Three Ts – Talos, Terrier, and Tartar
For me, the story of the U.S. Navy’s journey to achieve effective fleet air defense is a personal one – …
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 …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Getting Surface-to-Air Missile Development Started
While the U.S. Navy has enjoyed unprecedented success in developing surface-to-air missiles for fleet air defense the path to success …
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 …
‘Very Long Range’ P-51 Mustang Missions to Japan Taxed Pilots
To support the B-29 Superfortress armada gathered on Guam, Saipan and Tinian – and to make their own, unique contribution …
The Martin XB-51 Bomber
If things had worked out differently, the U.S. Air Force might have had a force of B-51 bombers available in …