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The U.S. Air Force Just Got Its First New Skyraiders
Built by defense contractor L3Harris, the OA-1K Skyraider II won the Armed Overwatch Program and is designed to provide ...
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Australian Forward Air Controllers Fought Hard in the Vietnam War
However, what’s almost completely lost in the shuffle is that the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF ... FACs – Forward Air ...
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Major Buang-Ly’s Great Escape
As South Vietnam collapsed under the onslaught ... when it was transferred to the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF). The aircraft is now on display at the National Naval Aviation Museum ...
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On This Day: 1st large unit of U.S. ground troops lands in South Vietnam
In 1943, Allied planes led by the Royal Air Force bombed the German city ... about 3,500 U.S. Marines landed in Da Nang, South Vietnam. It was the first deployment of a large U.S. ground combat ...
SC native fought his way out of Vietnam ambush. Can lawmakers get him a Medal of Honor?
Maj. James Capers’ bravery helped his men survive an enemy attack. Now South Carolina’s congressional delegation is asking ...
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National Vietnam War Veterans Day
President Donald Trump signed the National Vietnam War Veterans Day Act, in honor of March 29, 1973, when the combat unit ...