The 1967 fire on the USS Forrestal aircraft carrier was one of the most devastating naval disasters in U.S. history. It ...

The USS Maddox’ likely incorrect report of an attack on August 4, 1964, paved the way for a dramatic escalation of the ...

The A-4 Skywalk was a lightweight beast when it was introduced in the 1950s. Here's its top speed, which even set a world ...

During the Vietnam War, Maj. Robert Lodge chose death over the prospect of giving up information to enemy forces. (U.S. Air ...

remains one of the most iconic jets to have flown during the Vietnam War. The F-8 Crusader was a supersonic carrier-based aircraft manufactured by Chance Vought. Developed in 1952 at the Navy's ...

Minden resident Jeff Evans and Col. Jackson Doan, commanding officer of the Marines’ Mountain Warfare Training Center north of Bridgeport, California, were among the speakers at this year’s annual ...

We’ve been learning about Karl Porisch’s Vietnam service, piloting Marine CH-46 helicopters out of Marble Mountain Airfield south of Danang. He recalled that night medevac missions were challenging ...

National Vietnam War Veterans Day commemorates the service of those who bravely fought during one of America’s longest wars.

The U.S. Navy is expected to announce this week who will build its next-generation carrier-based stealth fighter - a program ...

Among other things, the Vietnam War served as the proving grounds for three famous U.S. Navy ”A-planes,” namely ... this article—as a reconnaissance aircraft, thusly redesignated the ...

Speaking as a former naval aviator (515 missions during the Vietnam War), the content of the Signal texts that the Atlantic ...