KC-135 Stratotanker
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.
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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.
By late 1943, Allied planners focused on neutralizing the strong Japanese base at Rabaul without storming it head-on.
A Medal of Honor story of audacious leadership under fire in the Pacific war of World War II.
In the late summer of the Civil War, Confederate General Robert E.
A story of speed, reach, and improvisation told through the flight decks, hangar bays, and air groups that fought from these big decks.
On August 25th, 1944, the long-occupied French capital erupted in celebration as Free French armored columns and American infantry rolled into Paris.
In the shadow of the Cuban Missile Crisis, another October date marked a different kind of strategic turning point.
On December 29th, 1972, the United States halted the intense B-52 and tactical bomber campaign known as Linebacker II against targets around Hanoi and Haiphong in North Vietnam.
In the late months of the Civil War, East Tennessee became a contested region where loyalty ran sharply divided.
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.
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.
A story of mobility under armor, told through the engineers and armored brigades that depended on a bridge to keep the advance moving.
A story of long-range firepower and survivability told through the crews who rode this tracked gun into modern armored battles.
A story of speed, improvisation, and thin armor told through the crews and battles that defined it.
A story of firepower and adaptation told through the crews who took the Pershing from the ruins of Germany to the hills of Korea.
A story of adaptation, reliability, and hard lessons in steel, told through the crews who fought from its turret.
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.
A story of airborne firepower and fragile protection told through the crews and battles that defined it.