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The Story Behind the Jet That Redefined Air Combat

Celebrate 70 years of the legendary F-4 Phantom! From its origins in 1955, when the US Navy ordered McDonnell Aircraft to ...
After six combat tours and more than 20 years in the United States Air Force, Travis Gladhill could have settled anywhere. He ...
PBS is set to release director Michael Pack's film on the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps, the night before ...
Airing on PBS, a new documentary tells the stories of Marines and soldiers in combat during 2004 operations to clear two ...
A new book details the experiences of gunners on propeller-driven B-29 Superfortresses locked in combat with supersonic jets ...
After the initial confrontation with Coalition air power in Operation Desert Storm, Saddam Hussein realized that Iraqi Air ...
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink congratulated Wilsbach, who will be the service’s 24th chief of staff after being sworn in, ...
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More Fighter Jets Won’t Help the US Air Force Win the Next War

The Air Force continues to rely almost exclusively on manned fighter aircraft—even though these platforms could not be quickly replaced in a major war.
John Saltzman, who graduated from Lower Cape May Regional HIgh School in 1999, served 5 years in the U.S. Marine Corps, where ...
Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 combat aircraft have scored multiple air-to-air kills on operations over the Middle East in recent ...
This Veterans Day, the nation honors more than 16 million men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. While many ...