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No matter the variant, the AC-130 is jam-packed with the sort of weaponry one would expect to find on a “gunship.” ...
On the plane to Hanoi in December of 2015, I opened my morning copy of the New York Times to find an article by Dave Philipps: “After 60 Years, B-52’s ...
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I'm proud of my service and proud to have raised funds for vets like me but in the 50 years since the fall of Saigon I have ...
The Bell AH-1 Cobra is an attack helicopter that was developed from the famed UH-1 Iroquois, or “Huey,” iconic for its role ...
At the center of it all was the USS Midway. Retired Commander Vernon Jumper, a 93-year-old San Diego resident, was the "air ...
Lance Cpl. Darwin Lee Judge of Marshalltown, then just 19 years old, was one of the last two Americans to die in the Vietnam ...
The Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bomber was trapped inside the USS Yorktown with this bomb still attached to its cradle. The aircraft carrier was sunk by a Japanese submarine after the 1942 Battle ...
"That is a full car." The USS Yorktown – famously known as the "Fighting Lady" – was an 806-foot-long aircraft carrier that could accommodate 2,000 sailors. It was commissioned in 1937 and ...
Low-cost operator Vietjet has become the latest international operator of Comac’s C909 regional jet, with a pair of leased aircraft entering commercial service on 19 April. The C909s, wet-leased ...
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) arrived in Guam for a scheduled port visit, April 18, 2025. US Navy Photo Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) made its first port call since departing its Indo-Pacific ...
The livery serves as both a cultural symbol and an affirmation of Vietnam's desires for growth, integration, and cultural identity assertion in the global skies. The Lac bird is a sacred symbol of the ...