Wild Weasels and the AGM-45 Shrike Missile
•January 23, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
The Wild Weasel concept gave the U.S. Air Force an effective method for destroying North Vietnamese radar and air defense missile systems. More »
•January 23, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
The Wild Weasel concept gave the U.S. Air Force an effective method for destroying North Vietnamese radar and air defense missile systems. More »
•January 22, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Clifton Cates was a tenacious Marine in
World War I who rose through the ranks to become commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. More »
•January 18, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
American infantrymen carried the model 1903 Springfield rifle into battle with them for the first seven decades of the 20th century. More »
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Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin cast the only vote against declaring war on Japan the day after the Pearl Harbor Attack. More »
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The Soviet-made AK-47 and the American M16, the primary assault rifles deployed during the Vietnam War, became symbols of the long conflict. More »
•January 15, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
To get the intelligence America needed in China, OSS had to conceal its operations from Chiang Kai-shek’s spy master and the U.S. Navy. More »
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The diggers of the Australian military carried the odd-looking weapon into battle. More than 50,000 were produced. More »
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Father Francis L. Sampson risked his life to save others in Normandy and was recommended for the Medal of Honor. More »
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Igor Sikorsky demonstrated the practicality of the helicopter to the U.S. Army in 1940. More »
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The versatile, quick-firing M60 machine gun became one of the iconic weapons of the Vietnam War. More »
