Skyraider Returns: Why The US Has Resurrected The Vietnam-Era Combat Plane Name
Michael Conley, head of the Air Force Special Operations Command, announced in March 2025 that the newly developed OA-1K ...
Electronic Warfare Evolution: The Grumman EA-6B Prowler & EA-18 Growler Compared
The EA-18G Growler is one of the most advanced electronic attack jets ever made, but its story starts decades ago with the EA ...
USAID cuts jeopardize Agent Orange cleanup and other efforts critical to ties with Vietnam
A multi-year cleanup at a former U.S. air base in Vietnam was abruptly halted when the Trump administration cut funding, ...
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When the A-1 Skyraider Shot Down Two MiG-17 Jets Over Vietnam
The MiG pilots had completely misjudged the Skyraiders, possibly assuming their speed advantage would ensure early ...
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Lessons Learned from Madame le General—Doctor, Pilot, Hero
She was the woman in the floppy jungle hat, standing in front of a Hiller 360 helicopter—young, with a confident smile, ...
From USS Nimitz to USS Ranger: Aircraft carriers homeported in Bremerton over the decades
With the arrival of the USS Ronald Reagan in Bremerton in 2024, the city now hosts two Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft ...
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Takeaways from the AP’s report on how USAID cuts are imperiling Agent Orange cleanup
A multi-year cleanup at a former U.S. air base in Vietnam was abruptly halted when the Trump administration cut funding, ...
Last Iowa veteran to serve in Vietnam also served in Iraq
When Ron “Curly” Albrecht graduated from high school at Waverly-Shell Rock in the early ’70s he did not want to stay on the ...
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Oldest aircraft carrier USS Nimitz departs for what is likely to be its final deployment
The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton in Washington for a scheduled deployment to the Western ...
Vietnam to triple annual visits by foreign warships under draft decree
HANOI: Vietnam is set to triple the number of annual visits by foreign military vessels to its ports, from one to three, ...
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From USS Nimitz to USS Ranger: Aircraft carriers homeported in Bremerton over the decades
The Nimitz is the Navy's oldest aircraft carrier in service ... Commissioned in 1957, the USS Ranger (CVA 61) was active from the Vietnam War to Operation Desert Storm. The Ranger was ...