On the 5th of August 1964, the US Navy begins operations of a new aircraft over Vietnam. This new multirole aircraft - the F4 Phantom - will come to define Vietnam War era jet combat, but during these ...

A gunship helicopter is a helicopter that is heavily armed with weapons. They may contain machine guns or cannons, and help ...

"All heck broke loose" on Jan. 5, 1968, when Algona native Greg Arrowood and his unit were flying helicopters in South ...

We Dared to Fly” is Mr. Reeder’s third book, and focuses on his first tour of duty in Indochina flying OV-1 Mohawk airplanes ...

The Black Hawk helicopter has been in service since 1979, but what makes it so special, that 36 countries use it? Here's everything you need to know.

Cmdr. Clyde Lassen piloted a dangerous rescue mission in 1968 to save two Naval aviators shot down in the jungle ...

That’s because the Pentagon needed a plane that could fly low and hover for protracted periods over a battlefield—a niche that jets couldn’t fill. In other words, the A-1 was America’s original Close ...

Clyde Lassen and his helicopter crew flew into the jungle of North Vietnam to rescue two Navy ... After several attempts, Lassen brought the aircraft to a low hover, his crew retrieved the men ...

Designers and crew like to give their aircraft nicknames—very often, the nickname that sticks is from an attribute of the ...

The U.S. Air Force has been a crucial part of the U.S. military in numerous ... one of the U.S.' primary attack aircraft during the early years of the Vietnam War, but limited maneuverability ...

Not all Patriots assistant coaches are moving on. Here’s an ex-NFL head coach and coordinator who reportedly is staying on ...

The United States Navy maintains an edge when it comes to sheer numerical superiority over most nations. When you have ...