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World War II August 25, 2004 David H. Lippman |
Carrier Franklin's Valiant Fight for Life Franklin's fire marshal, Lieutenant Stanley Graham, spoke for her whole crew: 'Boys, we got pressure in the lines, we got hoses. Let's get in there and save her.' |
World War II August 25, 2004 William B. Allmon |
USS Liscome Bay As the escort carrier Liscome Bay turned to launch its aircraft off Makin Atoll on November 24, 1943, Lt. Cmdr. Sunao Tabata of I-175 found himself presented with a target that submariners dream of. |
Aviation History July 2005 H. Paul Brehm |
Navy Helldivers Strike Hyuga A raid on the Japanese battleship-carrier Hyuga was an arduous task for fliers of Air Group 87 from USS Ticonderoga. |
World War II David H. Lippman |
Turning Point in the Pacific The Second Naval Battle of Guadalcanal spelled the difference between victory and defeat for the United States in the Pacific war. |
World War II Donald J. Young |
West Coast War Zone For a week in December 1941, Japanese submarines prowled the U.S. Pacific coastline, searching for merchant ships to sink. |
World War II November 2007 Lawrence Spinetta |
Battle of the Bismarck Sea The Battle of the Bismarck Sea doomed Japanese hopes for victory in the South Pacific and proved the might of precision air power. The three-day battle stunned the Japanese military and changed the course of the Pacific war. |
World War II David H. Lippman |
First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Like weary boxers, the opposing forces slugged it out with one another in Ironbottom Sound. |
World War II Jon Guttman |
Free-for-All Over Rabaul After months of minor raiding, the U.S. Navy's new aircraft carriers took on a major target when they attacked Japan's key bastion in the Solomons in November 1943. |
World War II John Wukovits |
Battle of Rennell Island: Setback in the Solomons The tactical judgment of Admiral Robert C. Giffen may have contributed to the loss of the cruiser USS Chicago. |
World War II December 2006 David Lesjak |
Interview with Donald Stratton: USS Arizona Survivor's Tale Badly burned in the blast that killed more than a thousand of his shipmates, Donald Stratton lives every day with the physical and mental scars left from the attack on Pearl Harbor. |
World War II June 23, 2004 Jon Guttman |
U.S. Navy Photographer Jack Stewart: Eyewitness to the Divine Wind As a U.S. Navy photographer on the aircraft carrier Essex, Jack Stewart had a ringside seat when a Japanese kamikaze attacked his ship on November 25, 1944. |
Vietnam August 24, 2004 G.W. Frederickson |
Mined in the Mekong Delta When VC frogmen struck USS Westchester County, they inflicted the Navy's greatest single-incident combat loss of the war. |
Aviation History July 2007 Don Hollway |
World War II: The Cactus Air Force Fought at Guadalcanal In 1942, a small group of die-hard aviators fended off Japanese invaders at Guadalcanal, code-named 'Cactus.' |
Military History Jon Guttman |
Burdick Brittin: Taking Charge Under Fire At Pearl Harbor, Burdick Brittin saw an ensign take command of his destroyer. On April 11, 1945, it was his own turn to take charge. |
America's Civil War Glenn F. Williams |
Uncle Sam's Webfeet Organization and training were essential to coordinate the activities of the hundreds of men who crewed a Union man-of-war. |
National Defense November 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Carrier Flight Decks Will Have `Pit Stops' for Navy Fighter Jets A new aircraft carrier that is scheduled to enter service during the next decade will offer a radically different approach to servicing and prepping fighter jets. |
World War II Anthony M. Scalzo |
Italian Naval Massacre During the March 28, 1941, Battle of Cape Matapan, British Admiral Andrew B. Cunningham decided once and for all who would be master of the Mediterranean. |
World War II December 2005 Gregory A. Freeman |
William D. Porter: The U.S. Navy Destroyer That Almost Sank FDR Almost torpedoing the battleship carrying President Franklin Roosevelt to the Tehran Conference was not the first misadventure of the ill-fated "Willie Dee." |
World War II Robert Barr Smith |
The Greatest Raid of All The British raid on St. Nazaire, France, eliminated a vital German port facility and cemented the commandos' reputation as redoubtable fighters. |
Military History May 2007 Sam Moses |
Admiral Cunningham and HMS Illustrious in Malta During World War II A brilliant British tactician, Andrew Cunningham almost lost an aircraft carrier, Malta and control of the Mediterranean in a single dive-bomb attack. |
Aviation History January 2008 Alan Foster |
A Bad Day For Flying: The story of a WWII B-24 Commander shot down over Hankow Shot down in flames during a raid on Hankow, B-24 commander John T. Foster evaded capture and enjoyed an unlikely reunion with his Chinese nanny. |
World War II February 2008 Sam Moses |
The Race to Malta Running gauntlets of U-boats and Stukas, Allied tankers took inconceivable risks to keep the vital base supplied. |
Aviation History September 2007 Derek O'Connor |
Biplane Battle: Flying Against the Bolsheviks During Russia's Civil War A mixed British squadron of fighters, bombers and recon aircraft battled Red cavalry during Russia's civil war. |
National Defense August 2007 Dave Chesebrough |
Association Leaders Experience Life Aboard the 'Big E' A recent visit to the USS Enterprise became an unforgettable experience for the presidents of the National Training and Simulation Association and the Association for Enterprise Integration. |
Aviation History November 2006 Richard R. Bender |
Victor Tatelman: World War II B-25 Pilot in the Pacific Their assignment in the Pacific took Victor Tatelman and the other pilots and crew members of the 499th Squadron to new low levels in search of the enemy. |
National Defense March 2010 Grace V. Jean |
Builders of the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship Pull Out All the Stops When the Navy later this year picks a winner to build its littoral combat ship, no matter which contractor is selected, the decision will be seen as a turning point for the troubled program. |
Military History October 2005 William E. Welsh |
Nelson at Trafalgar: He Did His Duty Horatio Nelson's two-column charge into the Franco-Spanish line was risky, but it won him the battle -- at the cost of his life. |
Aviation History May 2007 Kelly Bell |
The Forgotten Few: Polish Airmen Fought During the Battle of Britain Polish airmen fought valiantly against marauding Messerschmitts during the Battle of Britain, only to see their contributions largely ignored at war's end as Poland was absorbed into the Communist bloc. |
Aviation History Timothy J. Kutta |
Britain's Bold Strike From the Sea On Christmas Day 1914, an audacious British air attack on a Zeppelin base in northern Germany caught the Germans with their defenses down. |
Aviation History Ronald V. Regan |
American Volunteer Group: Flying With the Tigers A secretly recruited group of American pilots led by a former aerobatics performer achieved hero status in two nations during World War II and won a permanent place in the annals of aviation history. |
Aviation History Kelly Bell |
Air War Over Iraq In May 1941, British forces were fighting to keep Iraq in Allied hands -- a struggle that belatedly involved German and Italian aircraft as well. |
Aviation History September 2006 John W. Whitman |
Japan's Fatally Flawed Air Forces in World War II Japan entered World War II with two well-trained air organizations, but no long-range plan on how to keep them flying. |
World War II John Bryant |
Robert Felgar: A Bomber Pilot Remembers An interview with Robert Felgar about being shot down and captured in WWII. |
Aviation History Sig Unander Jr. |
Strike of the Aztec Eagles The only Mexican Air Force unit to serve overseas during World War II fought to liberate the Philippines. |
Aviation History June 5, 2004 A. Russell Chandler III |
D-Day: C-47 Pilot Over Normandy A C-47 pilot gives his son a firsthand look at the dangerous missions he flew in flak-filled skies on D-Day and beyond. |
Vietnam Kevin D. Randle |
Tet 1969 at Cu Chi One year after the infamous Tet Offensive of 1968, Communist forces tried it again. |
Popular Mechanics November 11, 2008 Andrew Moseman |
The 6 Most Lethal Aircraft in History Aviation experts and warplane veterans take a look at the history of single-engine planes, fighters, bombers and attack helicopters and pick six of the most lethal fliers in the past 100 years. |
National Defense April 2005 Harold Kennedy |
Carrier Overhaul The USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the Navy's oldest nuclear aircraft carrier -- just back from the war in Iraq -- is undergoing a $200 million overhaul that will help her last at least another decade. The work is being done at the Northrop Grumman Newport News, Va., shipyard. |
National Defense March 2005 Joe Pappalardo |
Underway with the USCG Mellon While helicopter operations are familiar to U.S. Coast Guard vessels, more than just guns are added to the equation when they are armed |
Military History Quarterly August 4, 2004 Edward J. Drea |
Gulf of Tonkin: 'Received Information Indicating Attack' Forty years after North Vietnamese patrol boats reportedly attacked U.S. destroyers, the sequence of events surrounding the Gulf of Tonkin incident is finally coming into clearer focus. |
Aviation History July 29, 2004 Craig Roberts |
It Flies Like a Hummingbird The road to wedding helicopter ascents with fixed-wing speed was paved with bizarre flying contraptions. |
Military History Quarterly August 4, 2004 John M. Taylor |
Fateful Voyage of Lusitania The Cunard liner's captain expected a safe Atlantic crossing, but a German U-boat would bring Lusitania's journey to a devastating end. |
World War II October 2005 Bob Hackett |
Japan's Underwater Convoys A series of top-secret Japanese submarine missions could have altered the course of World War II. |
World War II Donald J. Young |
Phantom Raid on L.A. Anxiety about a possible Japanese invasion of the West Coast caused anti-aircraft crews guarding Los Angeles to shoot first and ask questions later. |
National Defense September 2010 Grace V. Jean |
Duty Aboard the Littoral Combat Ship: 'Grueling but Manageable' The Navy will soon decide which version of the Littoral Combat Ship it will buy. Selecting the ship model, however, is only the beginning of what could be a long, arduous adjustment for sailors who will be serving aboard these new vessels. |
Wired September 2003 Douglas McGray |
The Best Defense Is a Good Upgrade This $4.5 billion piece of next-gen naval hardware is already obsolete -- by design. Welcome aboard the flexible technology platform called the USS Ronald Reagan. |
Civil War Times December 2004 Olav Thulesius |
USS Monitor: The Crew Took Great Pride in Serving on the Famous Ship The crew of Swedish Inventor John Ericsson's USS Monitor took great pride in serving on the renowned 'cheese box on a raft.' |
Military History January 2007 Ricardo Bonalume Neto |
A New Era in Aerial Warfare Began During the Korean War The first months of the Korean War saw a struggle for air superiority acted out by the fighters of the World War II vintage. Then the MiGs arrived, and a new era in aerial warfare began. |
Aviation History July 27, 2004 Walter A. Musciano |
Condor Legion: Luftwaffe in Spanish Skies During the Spanish Civil War, a group of German pilots that became known as the Condor Legion honed their hunting skills in Spain's skies. |
Aviation History January 2007 Otto Kreisher |
The Rise of the Helicopter During the Korean War Used primarily for search and rescue in the Korean War's early days, choppers had become an essential battlefield tool by the conflict's end. |