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MILITARY HISTORY, PUBLISHED AND CONNECTED.
Read the complete 2026 Dispatch archive on Trackpads, then follow each article into companion audio and permanent Military History Wiki records.
208Complete 2026 Articles
4Active Editorial Lanes
561Dated Tuesday Entries
123Companion Infographics
208Companion Audio Links
Weekly Field Schedule
FOUR COMPLETE ARCHIVES. ONE CONNECTED PUBLICATION.
Each editorial lane keeps its own identity while sharing one searchable archive, permanent article pages, and reciprocal Wiki links.
MondayBeyond the CallThursdayLiving History
Medal of Honor stories placed back into their battlefield setting.
52 articles → TuesdayThis Week in HistoryA weekly calendar of anniversaries, turning points, and remembered moments.
52 articles → WednesdayHeadline WednesdayLong-form features on campaigns, battles, commanders, and pivotal decisions.
52 articles → FridayThe ArsenalWeapons, platforms, technology, doctrine, crews, and sustainment in action.
52 articles →2026 Publication Archive
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Issue 52 · 15 min read
Arsenal: Cyclone-class Patrol Ships in the Persian Gulf, Post–Cold War Era
A story of littoral patrol, close-in surveillance, and small crews standing between fragile targets and fast, unpredictable threats.
Issue 51 · 17 min read
Arsenal: M104 Wolverine Bridgelayer in Armored Gap-Crossing, Iraq War Era
A story of mobility under armor, told through the engineers and armored brigades that depended on a bridge to keep the advance moving.
Issue 50 · 14 min read
Arsenal: Zumwalt-class Destroyers in the Modern Surface Fleet
A story of stealth, electric power, precision strike, and ambition told through the sailors and systems that defined one of the most unusual warships ever built.
Issue 49 · 14 min read
Arsenal: M88 Hercules in Armored Recovery, Operation Iraqi Freedom
A story of hard-learned recovery, brute-force engineering, and keeping broken armor in the fight when everything else says it should be left behind.
Issue 48 · 14 min read
Arsenal: Pennsylvania-class Battleships in the Pacific War, 1941–1945
A story of heavy guns, armored decks, and crews who learned to fight an early-twentieth-century battleship through a very different kind of war.
Issue 47 · 14 min read
Arsenal: F-86 Sabre over MiG Alley, Korean War
A story of speed, improvisation, and pilot skill told through the jet that met the MiG threat head-on.
Issue 46 · 13 min read
Arsenal: M4 Sherman in Normandy, 1944
A story of adaptation, reliability, and hard lessons in steel, told through the crews who fought from its turret.
Issue 45 · 15 min read
Arsenal: C-5 Galaxy in Desert Shield and Desert Storm, 1990–1991
A story of reach and risk told through the aircrews who flew one of the largest aircraft ever built into the heart of modern war.
Issue 44 · 14 min read
Arsenal: AC-130 Gunship over the Ho Chi Minh Trail, Vietnam War
A story of persistent firepower and improvisation, told through the aircrews who circled in the dark and the convoys trying to slip past them.
Issue 43 · 15 min read
Arsenal: Atlanta-class Anti-Aircraft Cruisers in the Pacific, World War II
A story of layered air defense and brutal night fighting told through the cruiser crews who tried to hold back enemy air and surface attacks.
Issue 42 · 14 min read
Arsenal: A-6 Intruder over North Vietnam, Vietnam War
A story of all-weather strike power and low-level courage told through the aircrews who flew deep into defended skies.
Issue 41 · 16 min read
Arsenal: HH-60G Pave Hawk in Combat Search and Rescue, Global War on Terror
A story of reach, survivability, and stubborn determination told through the aircrews and ground teams who trusted this helicopter to bring them home alive.
Issue 40 · 14 min read
Arsenal: M60 Patton in Desert Storm, 1991
A story of survivability, firepower, and adaptation told through the Marine crews and desert battles that defined it.
Issue 39 · 16 min read
C-141 Starlifter in Strategic Airlift, Vietnam to Desert Storm
A story of reach and reliability told through the crews and missions that defined it.
Issue 38 · 15 min read
Aegis Combat System in the U.S. Fleet, Cold War to Today
A story of layered air defense and digital command told through the sailors and crises that made Aegis indispensable.
Issue 37 · 14 min read
Arsenal: Lexington-class Aircraft Carriers in the Pacific War, 1942–1944
A story of speed, reach, and improvisation told through the flight decks, hangar bays, and air groups that fought from these big decks.
Issue 36 · 15 min read
Arsenal: KC-135 Stratotanker in Global Air Operations, the Cold War and Beyond
A story of reach and endurance told through the tanker crews who turned fuel into combat power across half a century of wars and crises.
Issue 35 · 15 min read
Arsenal: F-16 Fighting Falcon in Multirole Service, the Late Cold War and Beyond
A story of agility, survivability, and reach told through the pilots and maintainers who turned a lightweight fighter into a global workhorse.
Issue 34 · 13 min read
Arsenal: M10 Wolverine Tank Destroyer in the European Theater, World War II
A story of mobile firepower and thin armor told through the crews who fought from its open turret and the enemies who tried to stop it.
Issue 33 · 12 min read
Arsenal: U-2 Dragon Lady in High-Altitude Reconnaissance, the Cold War
A story of reach and persistence told through the pilots who rode the thin air and the targets they photographed far below.
Issue 32 · 13 min read
Arsenal: RC-135 Rivet Joint over the Gulf, Operation Desert Storm
A story of reach, listening power, and adaptation told through the crews who rode a jetliner-turned-spyplane into Iraq’s most dangerous airspace.
Issue 31 · 15 min read
Arsenal: Cleveland-class Light Cruisers in the Pacific War
A story of flexible firepower and fragile hulls, told through the cruisers and crews that fought their way across the Pacific.
Issue 30 · 14 min read
Arsenal: E-3 Sentry AWACS over the Persian Gulf, 1991
A story of airborne radar, battle management, and nervous crews watching the air war unfold on glowing scopes far from the front line.
Issue 29 · 14 min read
Arsenal: M551 Sheridan in Vietnam, 1969–1972
A story of airborne firepower and fragile protection told through the crews and battles that defined it.
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