Featured in Vietnam WarBYOliver ParkenAug 17, 2023ShareF-111 Aardvark’s Crew Escape Module Ejected The Whole CockpitThe complex F-111 incorporated a crew escape module instead of ejection seats, which proved a life saver during the type’s combat debut. BYOliver ParkenAug 17, 2023ShareBYEmma HelfrichApr 29, 2022ShareThe B-52 Flight Simulator Trains Of The Cold WarStrategic Air Command KC-135 and B-52 crews trained inside trains during the Cold War. BYEmma HelfrichApr 29, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 22, 2022ShareThe One Time North Vietnam’s MiGs Attacked U.S. Navy WarshipsFifty years ago, the Vietnamese People’s Air Force launched a one-of-its-kind air raid against U.S. Navy warships in the Gulf of Tonkin. BYThomas NewdickApr 22, 2022ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJan 17, 2022ShareFamed Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Is On Her Final Voyage To The Scrapper’s TorchIt was long hoped that one of the Navy’s last conventionally-powered aircraft carriers could be preserved as a museum, but that won’t be the case. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJan 17, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 28, 2021ShareVenezuela’s ‘The Thing’ Six-Barrelled Fighting Vehicle Is One Seriously Bizarre Franken-WeaponCombining U.S., French, and Russian components, the Maisanta YZR is a modern-day equivalent to the M50 Ontos used in Vietnam. BYThomas NewdickDec 28, 2021ShareBYBrian O'RourkeDec 27, 2021ShareSEAL Team Six Founder Richard Marcinko Has Died‘Demo Dick’ served two tours in Vietnam, founded SEAL Team Six and Red Cell, and authored many books on the topics. BYBrian O'RourkeDec 27, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 29, 2021ShareDisembodied Voices Were Blasted Into The Jungle By The U.S. In Vietnam To Spook The EnemyDuring the Vietnam War, Operation Wandering Soul used ghost stories and creepy sounds to encourage the enemy to surrender. BYThomas NewdickOct 29, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 9, 2021ShareMarines Had An “Aircraft Carrier On Land” With Catapults And Arresting Gear In VietnamBuilt from scratch, Chu Lai Air Base in South Vietnam was in the thick of exactly where tactical airpower was needed. BYThomas NewdickJul 9, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2021ShareWhy The Destroyer USS Howard Left Port Flying A Bright Red Flag Adorned With An Asian DragonThe design of the flag that the destroyer flew as it recently left San Diego contains references to its Medal of Honor recipient namesake and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 5, 2021ShareWith No Ejection Seats, Skyknight Fighter Crews Slid Down A Tunnel To SalvationEven special operations commandos used the Skyknight’s escape chute as a clandestine insertion method. BYThomas NewdickMay 5, 2021ShareBYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayApr 2, 2021ShareThe Cheyenne Attack Helicopter Had A Crazy Rotating Gunner’s Seat Right Out Of Star WarsLockheed’s AH-56 Cheyenne was ahead of its time in many ways. While its swiveling gunner’s seat was not one of them, it certainly was cool. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayApr 2, 2021ShareBYKevin NoonanMar 18, 2021ShareThe Navy Experimented With Turning Its Attack Jets Into Submarine Hunters 50 Years AgoThe experiment was far ahead of its time in many ways and came in part as a result of the Navy looking to fit every mission onto its supercarriers. BYKevin NoonanMar 18, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 26, 2021ShareA-10 Warthog Emerges Painted In Green And Tan CamouflageThe A-10 Warthog Demonstration Team has a new paint scheme that matches the kind that was flown on Air Force tactical jets during the Vietnam War. BYTyler RogowayFeb 26, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 14, 2021ShareThe Oddly Shaped USS Grayback Was A Cold War Submarine Like No OtherThe remarkable sub’s story includes launching fighter-sized cruise missiles, attempting to rescue Vietnam War PoWs, and getting painted bright orange. BYThomas NewdickFeb 14, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 9, 2020ShareChuck Yeager’s Amazing Life Told Through The Airplanes He FlewChuck Yeager is among the most famous aviators of all time. The airplane was his brush, the sky his canvas, and flying was his art. BYThomas NewdickDec 9, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe AH-1W Super Cobra Has Been Retired From The Marine Corps After 34 Years Of ServiceThe iconic helicopter gunship has stood down from the Marine Corps to be replaced by the much-improved AH-1Z. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share12
BYOliver ParkenAug 17, 2023ShareF-111 Aardvark’s Crew Escape Module Ejected The Whole CockpitThe complex F-111 incorporated a crew escape module instead of ejection seats, which proved a life saver during the type’s combat debut. BYOliver ParkenAug 17, 2023Share
BYEmma HelfrichApr 29, 2022ShareThe B-52 Flight Simulator Trains Of The Cold WarStrategic Air Command KC-135 and B-52 crews trained inside trains during the Cold War. BYEmma HelfrichApr 29, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 22, 2022ShareThe One Time North Vietnam’s MiGs Attacked U.S. Navy WarshipsFifty years ago, the Vietnamese People’s Air Force launched a one-of-its-kind air raid against U.S. Navy warships in the Gulf of Tonkin. BYThomas NewdickApr 22, 2022Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJan 17, 2022ShareFamed Aircraft Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Is On Her Final Voyage To The Scrapper’s TorchIt was long hoped that one of the Navy’s last conventionally-powered aircraft carriers could be preserved as a museum, but that won’t be the case. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayJan 17, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 28, 2021ShareVenezuela’s ‘The Thing’ Six-Barrelled Fighting Vehicle Is One Seriously Bizarre Franken-WeaponCombining U.S., French, and Russian components, the Maisanta YZR is a modern-day equivalent to the M50 Ontos used in Vietnam. BYThomas NewdickDec 28, 2021Share
BYBrian O'RourkeDec 27, 2021ShareSEAL Team Six Founder Richard Marcinko Has Died‘Demo Dick’ served two tours in Vietnam, founded SEAL Team Six and Red Cell, and authored many books on the topics. BYBrian O'RourkeDec 27, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 29, 2021ShareDisembodied Voices Were Blasted Into The Jungle By The U.S. In Vietnam To Spook The EnemyDuring the Vietnam War, Operation Wandering Soul used ghost stories and creepy sounds to encourage the enemy to surrender. BYThomas NewdickOct 29, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 9, 2021ShareMarines Had An “Aircraft Carrier On Land” With Catapults And Arresting Gear In VietnamBuilt from scratch, Chu Lai Air Base in South Vietnam was in the thick of exactly where tactical airpower was needed. BYThomas NewdickJul 9, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2021ShareWhy The Destroyer USS Howard Left Port Flying A Bright Red Flag Adorned With An Asian DragonThe design of the flag that the destroyer flew as it recently left San Diego contains references to its Medal of Honor recipient namesake and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 5, 2021ShareWith No Ejection Seats, Skyknight Fighter Crews Slid Down A Tunnel To SalvationEven special operations commandos used the Skyknight’s escape chute as a clandestine insertion method. BYThomas NewdickMay 5, 2021Share
BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayApr 2, 2021ShareThe Cheyenne Attack Helicopter Had A Crazy Rotating Gunner’s Seat Right Out Of Star WarsLockheed’s AH-56 Cheyenne was ahead of its time in many ways. While its swiveling gunner’s seat was not one of them, it certainly was cool. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayApr 2, 2021Share
BYKevin NoonanMar 18, 2021ShareThe Navy Experimented With Turning Its Attack Jets Into Submarine Hunters 50 Years AgoThe experiment was far ahead of its time in many ways and came in part as a result of the Navy looking to fit every mission onto its supercarriers. BYKevin NoonanMar 18, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 26, 2021ShareA-10 Warthog Emerges Painted In Green And Tan CamouflageThe A-10 Warthog Demonstration Team has a new paint scheme that matches the kind that was flown on Air Force tactical jets during the Vietnam War. BYTyler RogowayFeb 26, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 14, 2021ShareThe Oddly Shaped USS Grayback Was A Cold War Submarine Like No OtherThe remarkable sub’s story includes launching fighter-sized cruise missiles, attempting to rescue Vietnam War PoWs, and getting painted bright orange. BYThomas NewdickFeb 14, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 9, 2020ShareChuck Yeager’s Amazing Life Told Through The Airplanes He FlewChuck Yeager is among the most famous aviators of all time. The airplane was his brush, the sky his canvas, and flying was his art. BYThomas NewdickDec 9, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe AH-1W Super Cobra Has Been Retired From The Marine Corps After 34 Years Of ServiceThe iconic helicopter gunship has stood down from the Marine Corps to be replaced by the much-improved AH-1Z. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
