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 struck by U.S. forces had been used to attack American warships and commerc...
Unidentified drones have been spotted again over three British air bases used by the U.S. Air Force, officials confirmed Tuesday. 2 months ago Pentagon chief makes impassioned defense of women in combat ABC News’ Luis Martinez reports on comments that are the strongest statement from the militar...
Winter flew more than 300 missions as an aerial gunner and was awarded 15 Air Medals, and Combat Aircrew wings with three stars, in addition to the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and numerous
Vietnam Era 3 inch by 6 yard Compressed Gauze Bandage Use Cases & Issue? By jayhawkhenry,February 6 MILITARY EDUCATION & TRAINING For any item pertaining to any US Military Academy (i.e. West Point), Colleges, Schools, ROTC (both High School and College), Training Fields/Bases (i.e. ...
Currently, the United States does not have a wide military presence in Thailand, 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 nati...
Vietnam Era 3 inch by 6 yard Compressed Gauze Bandage Use Cases & Issue? By jayhawkhenry,February 6 MILITARY EDUCATION & TRAINING For any item pertaining to any US Military Academy (i.e. West Point), Colleges, Schools, ROTC (both High School and College), Training Fields/Bases (i.e. ...
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 ...
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...
In the mid-1970s, amid the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon due to the Watergate scandal and the global oil crisis hitting the Western economies hard, the United States had to withdraw from the Vietnam War in disgrace, signaling a decline in its superpower status. Meanwhile, under ...
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 ...