Military History

This site has not technical specifications about the ships, but has detailed operative histories: http://www.historicalrfa.org/rfa-sir-galahad-ships-details

As stated in the own website: http://fa-18.wikia.com/wiki/FA-18_BUNOs_Wiki

The Crucible of Vietnam (Air Force Magazine, February 2013)

Wednesday, December 7th @ 1:00 PM EST at the Museum Education Center of the National Museum of the United States Navy, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374 Special Meeting of the Membership – Register Here The post Special Meeting of the Membership first appeared on Naval Historical Foundation. View the full article

An interesting glossary about the Mike Jenne's interesting "Blue Gemini" series of books (I did't read them, but probably will do). For me the more interesting are the MC-130E Combat Talon and ASAT/Project 437 paper links: http://mikejennebooks.com/glossary_bg.htm http://mikejennebooks.com/downloads/SHOOTING%20DOWN%20A%20STAR%20(PROJ%20437).pdf (97 pages). http://mikejennebooks.com/downloads/The%20Praetorian%20STARship%20-%20The%20Untold%20Story%20of%20the%20Combat%20Talon.pdf (508 pages! Page 28 narrative in covert artic operation in an abandoned Soviet ice station - Operation Coldfeet).

Breaking the Dragon's Jaw [excerpt] Link to Tony's Thanh Hoa Bridge scenario for HCE.

The Condor Legion (Air Force Magazine, February 2013)

A very time-limited but very interesting Soviet/Russian Air Units OOB in 1991-1992: http://www.airbase.ru/squad/russia/ And later click on: Авиачасти Дальняя авиация СССР по состоянию на 1991 год (DA Long Range Aviation) Авиация ВМФ СССР по состоянию на 1991 год (VMF Naval Aviation) Авиация ПВО СССР по состоянию на 1991 год (PVO Strany Air Defence Aviation) 4-я Воздушная Армия (Польша, СГВ) по состоянию на 1992 год (4th Aviation Army in Poland) 16-я Краснознаменная Воздушная Армия (Вюнсдорф, ГДР, ГСГВ) по состоянию на 1992 год (16th Red Banner Aviation Army in Germany) 159-й гвардейский истребительный авиационный Новороссийский Краснознамённого орд…

The Blooding of America's Jet Fighters (Air Force Magazine, February 2013)

Memorial to remember battleship Iowa explosion The Associated Press Posted : Sunday Apr 19, 2009 14:28:27 EDT NORFOLK, Va. — Hundreds are expected at Naval Station Norfolk to mark the 20th anniversary of the explosion onboard the battleship Iowa that killed 47 crewmen. Sunday, people whose lives were touched by that deadly day will remember the men who died more than 300 miles northeast of Puerto Rico. The names of the dead will be read aloud. At first, Navy investigators accused a crewman of causing the accident because he was depressed over a relationship with another crewman. He was later cleared and the cause was blamed on a combination of inexperienc…

Air Dominance from Normandy to the Bulge (Air Force Magazine, February 2013)

'WWIII Queen's speech' script revealed (BBC News) "Excuse me, Your Highness, but you have four minutes to finish up ..."

Very interesting and good structured, with some old and rare exhibits: http://www.rtaf.mi.th/museum/English.html

Very interesting, documented and detailed, including serial numbers: http://home.eblcom.ch/f5enthusiast/index.html

Very detailed and colourful career of HMS Valiant in WWII, included operations, other ships in the operations, and even coordinates of the operations, in the great Naval History-Net website: http://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-01BB-Valiant.htm

A very long guide, including EW systems and radars, not much data, but sometimes including radar ranges: http://www.aerospace-index.com/images/2006homeai/ewh2008.pdf

This is from our most-often-worthless local newspaper. There is also a photo gallery of the ceremony which is interesting in that the "Rosies" were then led, pushed, etc out to the museum pieces of the Republic, and Grumman birds that they worked on. Rosie the Riveters honored for service during war BY SOPHIA CHANG sophia.chang@newsday.com May 10, 2007, 2:24 PM EDT Cora Baiko still remembers the jolt of the riveting gun from a long-ago era. "Back then, I was only in my 20s" and had the stamina to work eight-hour shifts drilling rivets into the Grumman Corporation's airplanes, said Baiko, who is now 86 and living in Massapequa. She cocked her arms …

From Air Force Magazine, January 2008 North Vietnam’s 1968 offensive failed, but public opinion converted it into a defeat for the United States. Tet By John T. Correll The Tet Offensive of 1968 was the turning point of the Vietnam War. On the night of Jan. 30-31, the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong attacked cities, towns, and military bases all over South Vietnam, striking in more than 100 locations from the Demilitarized Zone to the Mekong Delta. The synchronized attacks came at the beginning of the Lunar New Year holiday, traditionally a time for mutual cease-fire, when security was relaxed. The offensive was defeated at every point. The North …

The Great Carrier Reef NYT Video

Torpedo Scandal: Rear Adm. Charles Lockwood, the Mark 14, and the Bureau of Ordnance (Defense Media Network)