“Black Tulip” – Reviewed by Mark Barnes
Biographies of well-known fighter aces often take on a standard formula whereby the spine of the story is filled with tails of mortal combat, the…
US Air Force Receives First Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopters
The US Air Force took delivery of two new search and rescue helicopters from Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky Training Academy in Stuart, Florida. The new HH-60W…
US Pilot Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross After Landing Damaged A-10
A-10 Pilot Major Brett DeVries received the United States’ oldest decoration for military aviation, the Distinguished Flying Cross. Air Force Secretary Barbra M. Barrett presented…
New Class of Ballistic Nuclear Submarines Ordered to Replace Aging Ohio Class
A new class of nuclear-powered submarines is set to replace the aging Ohio-class ballistic missile platform in the United States Naval fleet over the next…
US Troops Stationed in Central America Respond to Call for Aid After Hurricane Eta Pounds Honduras, Panama
Days after Hurricane Eta pounded Central America with drenching rain and winds exceeding 150 miles per hour, monstrous flooding lingered in Panama and Honduras. In…
A New Book Claims Bletchley Park’s Contribution to WWII is Vastly Overrated
John Ferris’s recently published book, Behind the Enigma: The Authorized History of GCHQ, Britain’s Secret Cyber-Intelligence Agency, reveals the inner workings of one of England’s…
Gunny Hathcock – a Vietnam War Sniper Legend
Stories of exploits in Vietnam by legendary Marines are commonplace, but few Marines have had as many stories told about them as the sniper Carlos…
New Weapons For U.S. Army On Horizon: Latest High Tech Gear Assessed By Military Brass
It is axiomatic that even the most highly trained, experienced soldiers are only as effective as the weapons they carry; guns, grenades and other items…
William Dunham: The US Air Force Hero Who Spared His Enemy’s Life
Brig. Gen. William Dunham was a highly-decorated US Air Force hero. His achievements during World War II and beyond are well-documented. However, his most notable…
Spy gadgets made for WW2 secret agents up for auction – and they display British ingenuity
Spy gadgets disguised as everyday items aren’t just a work of fiction for 007 in James Bond films, they exist for real and come into…
“He was a giver” – Missouri Native Excelled at West Point, Wounded While Leading Troops in WWII
Barely 30 years of age, Missouri native Elliott Woodrow Amick had already endured a lifetime of harrowing experiences and amassed an impressive list of accomplishments…
“Earn My Rank” – Former Women’s Army Corps Member Achieves Rank of Lieutenant Colonel
Growing up the daughter of a rural preacher and an electric lineman, and in a combined family of seven children, Carol Jean Dameron Bailey realized…