Naval vessels are staffed by some of the most courageous people in uniform you’ll ever meet. This was doubly true ...

On Feb. 18, 1925, Clarence Piper was born in the Puyallup Valley. He was one of seven children of Francis "Frank" and Stella Piper, who lived on a small farm near Orting. A century later, on Tuesday, ...

This historical footage highlights Japanese aircraft being taken down by the American Navy in skirmishes in WWII.

As this reporter argued in an article in The National Interest published on January 23, 2025, the U.S. Navy’s Douglas SBD ...

Bombers took on different roles during World War II, depending on size, but many were multi-role aircraft. True “heavies” ...

Mysteries still shroud a tragedy 80 years ago in which many civilian passengers died in U.S. military attacks on running ...

Two American veterans of World War II who fought to free the Philippines in 1945 are headed back to help mark the 80th ...

1852: The first direct train from the East arrived in Chicago to the sound of a firing cannon and the sight of an immense ...

Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...

The Ki-27 was a single-seater, highly maneuverable, fixed-gear airplane, but it was no match for the Flying Tigers. When one ...