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published on January 28, 2021, 3:37 am
National Archives Pentagon Papers Index [Part I] Vietnam and the U.S., 1940-1950 [Part II] U.S. Involvement in the Franco-Viet Minh War, 1950-1954 [Part III] The Geneva Accords [Part IV. A. 1.] Evolution of the War. NATO and SEATO: A Comparison [Part IV. A. 2.] Evolution of the...
published on January 28, 2021, 12:30 am
MiG-31: The Near-Space Plane. Russia’s super-fast interceptor Imagine flying a plane so high that the world looks spherical and the sky is pitch-black. The Mikoyan Mig-31 fighter is the only jet plane in the world to make it possible to fly on the very edge of space. With an ...
published on January 27, 2021, 5:16 pm
Lipetsk Airbase is home to several frontline fighter and bomber squadrons of the Russian Air Force. The planes that call the base home are some of the most modern in the Russian arsenal. They’re designed for a wide variety of missions, and if not training the pilots are on constant readiness. ...
published on January 26, 2021, 2:13 pm
VMF-333 "Fighting Shamrocks " Squadron history Activated in August 1943 as VMSB-333, the "Fighting Shamrocks" or "Trip trey" were the first Marine unit to receive the F8U-2 Crusader on November 6, 1959. The unit was based at MCAS Beaufort. In 1961, the squadron conducted carrier qualifications ab...
published on January 16, 2021, 9:11 pm
Examples of all three of the U.S. Air Force’s heavy bombers are in Europe for the first time since at least 2009. Whether the United States intends for the unusual deployment to be a message to Russia or not, the Kremlin has already taken a keen interest in all the activity. On June 9, 2017, ai...
published on January 16, 2021, 8:35 pm
The crews of the latest Su-35S fighter jets of the Western Military District practiced conducting highly maneuverable air combat. In Karelia, pilots of the fighter aviation regiment of the Leningrad air defense and air force of the Western Military District have practiced highly maneuver...