Operation Linebacker I was the venue by which both the USN and USAF produced their first aces (five or more enemy aircraft destroyed in air-to-air combat) of the Vietnam War: Christian D. Orr is a ...
Vietnam experiences of Navy vets from Florida helped Keith Saliba tell his "Crucible" story of America at war in the pivotal ...
American tactics in Vietnam can be ... ‘military advisors’ to combat troops. In July 1965, Johnson sent another 100,000 troops, and a further 100,000 in 1966. Air and Artillery American ...
The USAF aircraft maintenance program continues to evolve as America strengthens it warfighting posture worldwide.
I was nine years old in 1964 when the Gulf of Tonkin incident spurred the United States to expand combat operations in Vietnam. Little did I know that the war would persist throughout my high ...
The fighting is recounted in six half-hour programs: "The Chopper War"; "Air Power at Khe Sanh: Marines in Battle"; "River, Seas and Air: The Navy at War"; "Tank Attack!"; "Jungle Warfare"; and ...
So then, that begs the question: did any Soviet troops also engage in combat against the United States during the latter country’s major shooting war in ... North Vietnam’s air defenses ...
the Trojan was first “blooded” in combat via the French Air Force in Algeria from 1960 to 1962 against insurgent rebels fighting French ground troops. But it was during the Vietnam War that ...
A United States pilot who disappeared while conducting a spy mission during the Vietnam War has finally been accounted for, military officials said Tuesday. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Donald W.