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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 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 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.
Issue 27 · 13 min read
Arsenal: AH-64 Apache in Desert Storm, 1991
A story of night-hunting firepower and battlefield reach told through the crews who flew it into the dark.
Issue 24 · 14 min read
Los Angeles–class Attack Submarines in the Hunter-Killer Role, the Cold War
A story of undersea reach and relentless pursuit, told through the crews who spent months in the dark hunting other submarines they hoped never to be seen by.
Issue 12 · 14 min read
AH-1 Cobra over Vietnam, 1967–1973
A story of speed, firepower, and improvisation told through the pilots, gunners, and grunts who depended on the first dedicated United States attack helicopter.
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 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 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 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 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 03 · 14 min read
M41 Walker Bulldog in Armored Reconnaissance, the Cold War
A story of mobility, firepower, and adaptation told through a light tank and the crews who drove it into the heart of the Cold War’s proxy wars.
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.
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