Morane-Saulnier M.S.406
A French single-seat monoplane fighter produced in large numbers before World War II and widely used during the 1940 campaign.
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Object 640 Black Eagle
Object 640 Black Eagle — Russia. Open the vehicle profile in the Trackpads Armor Archive.
Renault R35 / R39 / R40
Renault R35 / R39 / R40 — France / Romania. Open the vehicle profile in the Trackpads Armor Archive.
SNCASO SO.4050 Vautour II
A large twin-engine French combat aircraft produced in attack, bomber, and all-weather interceptor versions.
T-40 / T-30
T-40 / T-30 — Soviet Union. Open the vehicle profile in the Trackpads Armor Archive.
Interim 1920 - 1940 — Medal of Honor Recipients
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Battle of Cape Esperance off Guadalcanal
Two decades later, another critical October engagement unfolded at night near Cape Esperance, off the embattled island of Guadalcanal.
Battle of Kings Mountain
Three years later and hundreds of miles to the south, another October 7th saw frontier riflemen climbing a steep Carolina ridge toward Loyalist breastworks on Kings Mountain.
Battle of Valcour Island on Lake Champlain
On a cold October morning, a makeshift American flotilla under Benedict Arnold waited behind Valcour Island on Lake Champlain for a much larger British squadron sailing south from Canada.
Bombing of USS Cole in Aden Harbor
At the dawn of a new century, American forces operating far from home faced a different kind of threat.
Creation of United States Africa Command
In the early twenty-first century, American defense planners adjusted organizational charts to match emerging challenges, including terrorism, fragile states, and competition for influence in new regions. On February 6th, 2007, the Department of Defense announced the creation of United States Africa Command, often abbreviated as AFRICOM, as a unified combatant command responsible for military relations with most nati
Cuban Missile Crisis naval quarantine
A story of a tense naval cordon, nuclear brinkmanship, and how one week at sea pushed the Cold War to the edge and back again.
Francis C. Flaherty
How a 22-year-old Naval Reserve officer on USS Oklahoma chose his shipmates’ lives over his own at Pearl Harbor
Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty enters into force
In the shadow of the Cuban Missile Crisis, another October date marked a different kind of strategic turning point.
M60 Patton
A story of survivability, firepower, and adaptation told through the Marine crews and desert battles that defined it.
Operation Enduring Freedom begins in Afghanistan
Less than a year after USS Cole, the attacks of September 11th, 2001 brought the war on terror fully into view.
Operation Husky Landings
In the early hours of July 10th, 1943, waves of Allied troops, including the United States Seventh Army and the British Eighth Army, began landing along the southern coast of Sicily in Operation Husky. Rough seas scattered many landing craft and airborne units, turning the opening hours into a confused struggle to get ashore and organize.
Second Battle of Saratoga (Bemis Heights)
One year after Valcour Island, American forces under General Horatio Gates and field leaders like Benedict Arnold clashed with General John Burgoyne’s army near Bemis Heights, south of Saratoga.