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.
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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.
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.
Private First Class Leonard C. Brostrom: The Scout Who Wouldn’t Stop
Medal of Honor, U.S. Army, World War II
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
B-1B Lancer in Long-Range Strike, the War on Terror
A story of long-range reach and rapid adaptation, told through the crews who turned a Cold War bomber into a precision workhorse.
Beyond the Call: Brigadier General Frederick Walker Castle at the Christmas Eve Air Raids over Germany, 1944
A Medal of Honor story of selfless command in the skies of World War II.
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.
Beyond the Call: Captain John Philip Cromwell off Truk Island, 1943
A Medal of Honor story of sacrifice and moral courage in the Pacific war.