Air Force pilot from Wisconsin who went missing over the skies of Vietnam nearly 60 years agoJan 17, 2025, 7:00 AM Army expects to meet recruiting goals, in dramatic turnaround, and denies 'wokeness' is a factor The U.S. Army expects to meet its enlistment goals for 2025...
U.S. pilot who vanished during Vietnam War spy mission accounted for U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W. Downing was assigned to the 557th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the Vietnam War. Jan 21 U.S. strikes Houthi targets in Yemen after American warships attacked The targets struc...
as the need for U.S. Army bases there has been minimal since the Vietnam war. U.S. Army presence was maintained more widely there until 1970, when the United States turned most of their bases over for native use. The U.S. Air Force was more widely stationed in the country in times...
Commissioned 80 years ago today, she was one of just six carriers earmarked to carry embarked dedicated all-Marine air groups during WWII, then would go on to continue to serve in a much different role into the Vietnam era. TheCommencement Bays Of the 130 U.S./RN escort carriers– mercha...
Armed with two twin surface-to-air missile launchers, the Enterprise bases approximately 100 aircraft. Of these, up to 66 are nuclear-armed strike aircraft, up to 24 are interceptors, and a few are radar patrol, electronic warfare, and reconnaissance aircraft. Carrier-based strike aircraft are...
However, the history of the US–Soviet rivalry during the Cold War does not support the notion that when the strength of world’s second largest power rapidly approaches that of the strongest power, their relationship will inevitably become more hostile. In the mid-1970s, amid the resignation ...
descendants would serve not only in the Korean andVietnamwars, but also in the currentMiddle Eastmilitary conflicts. This only proves thatanswering the call to military duty is a gift that soldiers of Pilipino descent in every generation keeps on giving to Uncle Sam, especially during times of...
Earlier tests by Hatfield showed that dioxin levels were safe across most of Vietnam with the exception of about a half-dozen Agent Orange hotspots where U.S. troops used to mix, store and load Agent Orange onto planes. The Hatfield report said Agent Orange areas at former air bases in ...
Part of Gen. Berger’s Force Design 2030 also called for manpower cuts to the Marine Corps itself to re-invest funds in technology. The approved 2021National Defense Authorization Actcut 5,000 Marines from 2020 levels, bringing the number of active-duty Marines to 181,200. ...
Active Duty Military Installations In Texas Sheppard Air Force Base 10 Abandoned Military Bases in Texas Texas is a big state and over the years many military bases have been scattered all over. However, many of those military bases have been closed and either crumbled to the ground with their...