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Issue 10 · 14 min read
HIMARS in Ukraine, 2022–Present
A story of long-range precision firepower told through the crews who drive a wheeled launcher into harm’s way and the targets that suddenly find nowhere to hide.
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 22 · 11 min read
This Week in History June 2nd, 2026 – June 8th, 2026
From June 2nd, 2026 through June 8th, 2026, the calendar brings us face to face with some of the most revealing moments in United States military history.
Issue 18 · 15 min read
C-130 Hercules in Tactical Airlift, Cold War to Today
A story of rugged, go-anywhere airlift told through the crews who flew into short, rough strips under fire and the troops who depended on them.
Issue 47 · 11 min read
Burned-Out Convoys in the Desert: How Air Power Shattered Iraq’s Escape From Kuwait
A story of a retreat turned into a deadly gauntlet, and how air power reshaped the end of the Gulf War.
Issue 18 · 11 min read
Tides, Mudflats, and Marines: How the Inchon Assault Broke the Deadlock in Korea
A story of a risky harbor landing, brutal tides, and how it broke a grinding stalemate in Korea.
Issue 29 · 11 min read
This Week in History July 21st, 2026 – July 27th, 2026
From July 21st, 2026 through July 27th, 2026, the United States military calendar brings together a striking range of anniversaries.
Issue 27 · 9 min read
This Week in History July 7th, 2026 – July 13th, 2026
From July 7th, 2026 through July 13th, 2026, this week’s Dispatch takes us from the first days of American independence to the early Cold War.
Issue 27 · 13 min read
From Kasserine to El Guettar: How American Crews Started Beating German Panzers in North Africa
A story of hard lessons, desert tank duels, and a young armor force learning fast enough to change a campaign.
Issue 52 · 12 min read
This Week in History December 29th, 2026 – January 4th, 2027
From December 29th, 2026 through January 4th, 2027, the calendar links moments of crisis, adaptation, and transformation across United States military history.
Issue 14 · 7 min read
This Week in History April 7th, 2026 – April 13th, 2026
From April 7th, 2026 through April 13th, 2026, the calendar lines up with some of the most sobering pivot points in United States military history.
Issue 46 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Staff Sergeant Ysmael Reyes Villegas at Villa Verde Trail, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and ultimate sacrifice in the Pacific campaign of World War II.
Issue 29 · 12 min read
Racing for Remagen: How One Intact Bridge Opened the Door Into Germany
A story of a shattered defensive line, a race against explosives, and the one intact bridge that cracked open the last barrier into Germany.
Issue 44 · 11 min read
Into Panama City: How U.S. Forces Toppled Noriega in a Lightning Campaign
A story of a fast, hard night strike to remove a dictator and reshape the balance of power in a vital crossroads of the Americas.
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 15 · 14 min read
F-111 Aardvark in Deep Strike, The Cold War
A story of long-range, low-level strike power told through the crews who trusted a swing-wing bomber to take them into the heart of modern air defenses and back again.
Issue 23 · 12 min read
M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer in the Ardennes, 1944–45
A story of speed, improvisation, and thin armor told through the crews and battles that defined it.
Issue 14 · 16 min read
New Mexico-class Battleships in the Pacific, World War II
A story of firepower, adaptation, and endurance told through the gun crews, lookouts, and engineers who carried these older battleships into the heart of the Pacific War.
Issue 11 · 15 min read
Beyond the Call: Major William Arthur Shomo over Luzon, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of audacity and precision in the skies over the Pacific during World War II.
Issue 06 · 11 min read
Black Hawk Down: How Rangers and Delta Held On in the Streets of Mogadishu
A story of an urban raid that turned into a street-by-street survival fight and how it reshaped American intervention abroad.
Issue 34 · 9 min read
This Week in History August 25th, 2026 – August 31st, 2026
From August 25th, 2026 through August 31st, 2026, the calendar links moments that stretch from the Revolutionary War to the close of America’s longest conflict.
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 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 01 · 8 min read
This Week in History January 6th, 2026 – January 12th, 2026
From January 6th, 2026 through January 12th, 2026, the calendar lines up with a set of moments that stretch from the founding of the American republic to the jet age and beyond.
Issue 11 · 12 min read
“Underway on Nuclear Power”: USS Nautilus and the Birth of the Nuclear Navy
A story of nuclear propulsion, undersea endurance, and how one boat reshaped the Cold War at sea.
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 07 · 10 min read
Into the City: Marines, Soldiers, and the Second Battle of Fallujah
A story of block-by-block urban fighting and the hard decision to take back a city at any cost.
Issue 04 · 16 min read
Arsenal: F-15 Eagle in the Air Superiority Role, Cold War to Desert Storm
A story of air superiority and reach told through the pilots who trusted the Eagle and the opponents who learned to fear it.
Issue 51 · 9 min read
This Week in History December 22nd, 2026 – December 28th, 2026
From December 22nd, 2026 through December 28th, 2026, the calendar lines up with a week crowded with turning points in United States military history.
Issue 05 · 11 min read
This Week in History February 3rd, 2026 – February 9th, 2026
From February 3rd, 2026 through February 9th, 2026, this edition of “This Week in U.S.
Issue 02 · 15 min read
F-117 Nighthawk over Baghdad, Operation Desert Storm
A story of stealth, precision, and shock told through the pilots who flew the first operational stealth attack aircraft into the heart of enemy air defenses.
Issue 38 · 10 min read
Isadore S. Jachman: Running Toward the Tanks
A Jewish paratrooper from Berlin who met the Battle of the Bulge head-on to save his men
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 39 · 13 min read
Flying Home on Fire: First Lieutenant William R. Lawley Jr. and the B-17 That Wouldn’t Quit
How a 23-year-old pilot kept a burning Flying Fortress in the air long enough to save his crew over Nazi-occupied Europe.
Issue 04 · 12 min read
Opening Shock: How Stealth and Precision Air Strikes Crippled Iraqi Command
A story of stealth jets, precision strikes, and a regime suddenly in the dark, and how it changed the wider war.
Issue 24 · 12 min read
Beyond the Call: Private Dale Merlin Hansen at Hill 60, Okinawa, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and relentless assault in the Pacific War.
Issue 42 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Corporal John D. Kelly at Fort du Roule, Cherbourg, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Normandy campaign.
Issue 19 · 14 min read
SR-71 Blackbird in Strategic Reconnaissance, the Cold War
A story of speed, altitude, and evasion told through the crews and missions that defined it.
Issue 12 · 12 min read
This Week in History March 24th, 2026 – March 30th, 2026
From March 24th, 2026 through March 30th, 2026, the calendar links a surprising mix of moments from the long story of United States arms.
Issue 10 · 10 min read
This Week in History March 10th, 2026 – March 16th, 2026
From March 10th, 2026 through March 16th, 2026, the calendar links moments when the United States armed forces confronted questions of loyalty, professionalism, strategy, and morality.
Issue 23 · 12 min read
Convoys, Corners, and IEDs: How the Long Fight for Sadr City Tested Soldiers and Medics
A story of exposed convoys, hidden fighters, and the soldiers and medics who kept moving through an urban kill zone.
Issue 22 · 14 min read
Beyond the Call: Staff Sergeant John C. Sjogren at San Jose Hacienda, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Pacific war of World War II.
Issue 14 · 10 min read
Scattered But Fighting: How Airborne Drops Behind Utah Beach Helped Crack Fortress Europe
A story of scattered night jumps, improvised small-unit fights, and how chaos still helped open the door into Fortress Europe.
Issue 25 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Private Ova A. Kelley at Buri Airstrip, Leyte, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Pacific War.
Issue 50 · 10 min read
From Briefing Room to Stairwell: How U.S. Special Operators Carried Out the Bin Laden Raid
A story of a midnight manhunt, close-quarters decisions, and how one raid reshaped a long, unfinished war.
Issue 41 · 12 min read
Signals, Torpedoes, and Confusion: How the Gulf of Tonkin Incidents Changed Vietnam
A story of murky signals, political urgency, and how a confusing night on the water widened a war.
Issue 26 · 13 min read
This Week in History June 30th, 2026 – July 6th, 2026
The days from June 30th, 2026 through July 6th, 2026 trace a powerful arc through United States military history, from the birth of the nation to the hard lessons of modern warfare.
Issue 23 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Corporal Hershel “Woody” Williams at Iwo Jima, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of relentless courage under fire in the Pacific War of World War II.
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 01 · 11 min read
The Blood-Soaked Reef: How the Fight for Tarawa Shaped Amphibious Warfare
A story of a brutal island landing, a coral reef turned killing ground, and how one short battle rewrote amphibious warfare.
Issue 31 · 12 min read
Antietam’s Long Day: How a Draw on the Field Became a Turning Point for the Union
A story of a blood-soaked cornfield, a shallow creek, and a battle that reshaped the Union’s war.
Issue 33 · 12 min read
Private First Class Leonard C. Brostrom: The Scout Who Wouldn’t Stop
Medal of Honor, U.S. Army, World War II
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 39 · 9 min read
This Week in History September 29th, 2026 – October 5th, 2026
From September 29th, 2026 through October 5th, 2026, the calendar brings us back to battlefields, command posts, and city streets where American service members tested themselves in war and in uneasy peace.
Issue 52 · 12 min read
San Juan Heights: How Buffalo Soldiers and Rough Riders Took a Ridge and Changed America’s View of War
A story of volunteers and regulars climbing into rifle fire together and how that charge reshaped America’s sense of modern war.
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 11 · 15 min read
UH-1 Huey and Its Variants in Air Assault over Vietnam, Vietnam War
A story of reach, survivability, and adaptation told through the pilots, crews, and troops who lived and fought under the Huey’s rotors.
Issue 01 · 14 min read
Arsenal: Fletcher-class Destroyers in the Pacific, World War II
A story of reach, adaptability, and hard fighting told through the destroyer crews who carried the war across the Pacific.
Issue 06 · 8 min read
This Week in History February 10th, 2026 – February 16th, 2026
From February 10th, 2026 through February 16th, 2026, the calendar of United States military history reaches across centuries of combat, diplomacy, and high-stakes leadership decisions.
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 42 · 13 min read
Night of Broken Rotors: How Eagle Claw’s Failure Led to a New U.S. Special Operations Era
A story of a risky desert rescue, broken machinery, and how one night’s failure reshaped American special operations.
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 · 11 min read
Devil Dogs at Belleau Wood: How U.S. Marines Helped Stop the German Drive in 1918
A story of a desperate stand in the woods and how it changed the wider war.
Issue 32 · 9 min read
This Week in History August 11th, 2026 – August 17th, 2026
From August 11th, 2026 through August 17th, 2026, the calendar carries echoes of American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines fighting, failing, learning, and ultimately reshaping the world around them.
Issue 39 · 11 min read
Perry on Lake Erie: How a Scratch-Built Fleet Beat the Royal Navy Close to Shore
A story of improvised shipbuilding, close-range gunnery, and how one day on a freshwater lake reshaped the struggle for the American Northwest.
Issue 36 · 13 min read
Fire Over Ploesti: How U.S. Aircrews Attacked Axis Oil at Treeline Height
A story of low-level courage, burning fuel, and a deep strike at the heart of Axis industry—and how it shaped the wider air war.
Issue 46 · 11 min read
Thunder in the Streets: How Armored Spearheads Broke Saddam’s Regime in Days
A story of armored columns driving straight into a capital and how a handful of tank battalions helped topple a regime in days.
Issue 22 · 11 min read
Ten Days Up a Jungle Ridge: How the Fight for Hamburger Hill Changed the War Debate
A story of a grinding hill assault, exhausted rifle companies, and a single ridge that reshaped the war back home.
Issue 21 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Captain Francis B. Wai at Red Beach, Leyte, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Pacific war.
Issue 07 · 13 min read
Arsenal: M109 Self-Propelled Howitzer in Desert Storm, 1991
A story of long-range firepower and survivability told through the crews who rode this tracked gun into modern armored battles.
Issue 20 · 13 min read
Minuteman III ICBM in the Land-Based Nuclear Deterrent, Cold War to Today
A story of survivability and instant readiness told through the crews who sat on alert and the crises they hoped would never come.
Issue 43 · 14 min read
Beyond the Call: Sergeant Jose Calugas at Culis, Bataan, 1942
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Philippines campaign of World War II.
Issue 42 · 8 min read
This Week in History October 20th, 2026 – October 26th, 2026
From October 20th, 2026 through October 26th, 2026, the calendar lines up with some of the most consequential moments in United States military history.
Issue 14 · 14 min read
Beyond the Call: Private George Phillips at Iwo Jima, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of self-sacrifice under fire in World War II.
Issue 30 · 10 min read
This Week in History July 28th, 2026 – August 3rd, 2026
Late July and early August have often found American service members in hard, hot places, from Midwestern river bluffs to the burning decks of carriers off Vietnam.
Issue 08 · 13 min read
From a Carrier Deck to Tokyo: How the Doolittle Raiders Took the War to Japan
A story of a long-shot bombing raid, a borrowed carrier deck, and how one gamble shifted the course of a global war.
Issue 10 · 12 min read
Beyond the Call: Private First Class George Benjamin Jr. at Leyte, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage and battlefield leadership in the Philippines campaign of World War II.
Issue 48 · 11 min read
From Peace to Flames in Minutes: How the Attack on Pearl Harbor Remade the U.S. Military
A story of a quiet Pacific fleet caught off guard and how a single Sunday morning reshaped a global war.
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 02 · 8 min read
This Week in History January 13th, 2026 – January 19th, 2026
The seven days from January 13th, 2026 through January 19th, 2026 carry echoes from some of the most important turning points in United States military history.
Issue 05 · 11 min read
Abrams vs T-72: The Desert Tank Duels That Shocked the World
A story of high-tech American armor meeting Soviet-designed tanks in the desert and how it reshaped modern ground warfare.
Issue 08 · 14 min read
Arsenal: Oliver Hazard Perry–Class Frigates in NATO Sea Lanes, the Late Cold War
A story of reach, endurance, and compromise told through the crews who rode these lean escorts along the Cold War’s front-line sea lanes.
Issue 16 · 13 min read
Climb to Suribachi: How Marines Seized Iwo Jima at Terrible Cost
A story of a volcanic ridge, two flags in the wind, and a fight that reshaped the Pacific war’s final months.
Issue 16 · 8 min read
This Week in History April 21st, 2026 – April 27th, 2026
From April 21st, 2026 through April 27th, 2026, the calendar lines up with moments when American forces took bold risks, closed out bitter wars, and tested new roles on the world stage.
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 04 · 10 min read
This Week in History January 27th, 2026 – February 2nd, 2026
From January 27th, 2026 through February 2nd, 2026, the calendar brings together moments of conquest, reform, innovation, and bitter reckoning in United States military history.
Issue 24 · 10 min read
This Week in History June 16th, 2026 – June 22nd, 2026
From June 16th, 2026 through June 22nd, 2026, the calendar lines up with a series of moments when American arms, policy, and principle all moved in new directions.
Issue 06 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Private First Class Dirk John Cornelius Vlug at Limon, Leyte, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Pacific war.
Issue 50 · 10 min read
Beyond the Call: Seaman First Class Johnnie David Hutchins at Lae, New Guinea, 1943
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire and quiet sacrifice in the Pacific campaign of World War II.
Issue 12 · 11 min read
Four Carriers in Flames: How the U.S. Turned the Tide at Midway
A story of a risky carrier ambush, frantic searches, and a sudden shift in the Pacific war.
Issue 13 · 14 min read
M26 Pershing in Europe and Korea, 1945–1951
A story of firepower and adaptation told through the crews who took the Pershing from the ruins of Germany to the hills of Korea.
Issue 32 · 10 min read
“Last Man to Leave”: Pfc. Richard Eller Cowan at Krinkelter Wald
A 22-year-old heavy machine gunner who held back a German attack in the Battle of the Bulge
Issue 51 · 11 min read
Beyond the Call: Private First Class Patrick L. Kessler at Ponte Rotto, Italy, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of relentless courage under fire in the Italian campaign of World War II.
Issue 08 · 9 min read
This Week in History February 24th, 2026 – March 2nd, 2026
From February 24th, 2026 through March 2nd, 2026, the calendar carries echoes of campaigns, crises, experiments, and hard lessons that have shaped United States arms and strategy.
Issue 37 · 11 min read
This Week in History September 15th, 2026 – September 21st, 2026
From September 15th, 2026 through September 21st, 2026, the calendar links moments of crisis, adaptation, and transformation across American arms.
Issue 09 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Technical Sergeant Beauford T. Anderson at Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of stubborn courage under fire in the Pacific War.
Issue 25 · 12 min read
This Week in History June 23rd, 2026 – June 29th, 2026
From June 23rd, 2026 through June 29th, 2026, the calendar brings together moments when American arms, diplomacy, and resolve were tested in very different ways.
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 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 26 · 14 min read
Arsenal: F-4 Phantom II in the Air War over Vietnam, 1965–1973
A story of multirole firepower and adaptation, told through the aircrews who flew the Phantom into the teeth of the Vietnam War’s fiercest defenses.
Issue 49 · 11 min read
Beyond the Call: Technical Sergeant Peter J. Dalessandro at Kalterherberg, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Battle of the Bulge.
Issue 45 · 13 min read
Fire in the Shah-i-Kot Valley: How Anaconda Tested America’s New War on Terror
A story of high-altitude ambushes, hard-learned lessons, and how one valley fight reshaped a new kind of war.
Issue 04 · 13 min read
Beyond the Call: Private First Class Albert Ernest Schwab at Okinawa Shima, 1945
A Medal of Honor story of courage under fire in the Pacific war.
Issue 24 · 12 min read
Shadows Over the Coral Sea: How American Flyers Stopped a Japanese Invasion at Long Range
An unfolding story of carrier decks, radio reports, and long-range strikes that reshaped the Pacific war before the fleets ever met face to face.
Issue 17 · 8 min read
This Week in History April 28th, 2026 – May 4th, 2026
The span from April 28th, 2026 through May 4th, 2026 gathers together moments when American arms, diplomacy, and engineering reshaped not only battles but the map of the world.
Issue 28 · 13 min read
Hard Lessons at Kasserine: How a Bruising Loss Reshaped American Leadership and Tactics
A story of a painful first defeat and how it forced a new army to relearn leadership, tactics, and trust in combat.
Issue 09 · 17 min read
Arsenal EA-6B Prowler and EA-18G Growler in Carrier-Based Electronic Warfare
A story of adaptation, invisible firepower, and joint-force dependence told through the aviators and campaigns that defined these electronic attack aircraft.
Issue 47 · 12 min read
Beyond the Call: Staff Sergeant Arthur Frederick DeFranzo near Vaubadon, France, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of sacrifice and battlefield leadership in the Normandy campaign of World War II.
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