Airman First Class Albert Moore became the last B-52 gunner to down an enemy aircraft with rear guns in any American war. America’s war in Vietnam was a strategic failure. None of its main ...

Among the warbirds that answered the call to duty were 176 USAF F-4 Phantom II fighter-bombers; twelve USAF F-105 Thunderchief (AKA the “Thud”) fighter-bombers; 209 B-52 Stratofortress (aka the “BUFF ...

The B-52 supported operations around the world since its introduction, including flying in support of the Vietnam War, the 1991 Gulf War, NATO operations in the Balkans, and numerous conflicts in ...

The Bell UH-1 helicopter, popularly known as the "Huey," was the workhorse aircraft for U.S. forces in Vietnam ... a more conventionally-fought war, but the B-52 proved instrumental in containing ...

The Cold War is the title given to the period of tension between the two superpowers, the USA and the USSR, which dominated international relations for most of the second half of the 20th century.

The first B-52 Arc Light raid took place on June 18, 1965, on a suspected Vietcong base north of Saigon. In November 1965, B-52s directly supported American ground forces for the first time ...

Veterans of the Vietnam War Post 52’s Saturday dinners for this week include baked or beer-batter haddock, spaghetti and meatballs, or shrimp baskets. The featured dinner will be hamloaf. Meals ...

Large swaths of land in Southeast Asia are littered with unexploded bombs dropped by American forces during the Vietnam War. By Sui-Lee Wee and Anton L. Delgado The Vietnam War ended half a ...