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Operation Linebacker Featured Epic Vietnam War Air-to-Air Combat
To bolster its beleaguered Army of the Republic of Vietnam ally, the U.S. military sent airpower assets in force. As I’ve argued passionately in multiple articles, Operation Linebacker II, the ...
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Australian Forward Air Controllers Fought Hard in the Vietnam War
This is the story of how America’s Australian allies joined the fight against Communist tyranny in Vietnam. This coming April will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. With all ...
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Seapower Is More Than Just The Navy
The White House should appoint some senior overseer, probably housed within the National Security Council, with the authority to manage all U.S. government endeavors relating to maritime strategy. “I ...
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The Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet Is Still Deadly After Nearly 50 Years
The U.S. Air Force passed over the YF-17 prototype to select the F-16 fighter jet. But the U.S. Navy made it the F/A-18 Hornet.
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The Taliban Is Selling America’s Lost Afghanistan Arsenal
Given the Taliban’s contacts during their twenty-year insurgency, it should come as little surprise that American weapons are ending up in the hands of the world’s worst rogues’ gallery.