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SR-71 Blackbird 61-7978 wore white bunny logos on its tails and the nickname "Rapid Rabbit," and in 1972 it used up every ounce of...
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SR-71 Blackbird 61-7978 wore white bunny logos on its tails and the nickname "Rapid Rabbit," and in 1972 it used up every ounce of...
Visiting a training range, the SOCOM commander saw the M79s and lit up, remembering his time advising Vietnamese Ranger battalions. Offered a few rounds,...
One of the most interesting periods for the American aircraft carrier fleet came when the force transitioned from its World War II-era designs to...
The kill chain ran through the rear cockpit: the Combat Tree interrogator, the radar lock, the Sparrow geometry — and the Air Force gave...
Having used the M16A1, M16A2, and the M4 Carbine, I can say that Colt's family of weapons is excellent. The M16 for sure improved.
The M2 Bradley was designed to carry infantry alongside the Abrams, not to destroy tanks. During Operation Desert Storm it scored more tank kills...
Few US Navy warships matched the technological ambitions of the early Cold War era like the USS Long Beach. She combined nuclear endurance and...
In 1946 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt became the site of the first planned carrier takeoffs and landings by a US jet-powered aircraft, the McDonnell...
The five-inch Zuni rocket crossed roughly 100 feet of USS Forrestal's crowded flight deck and struck A-4E Skyhawk No. 405. The warhead never detonated,...
After ejecting from a burning A-4 Skyhawk at more than 500 knots, Ken VanderHorst was left with burns and serious flailing injuries. He recovered...