Articles related to "Combat Missions"

The story of an Australian airman's unflinching bravery while enduring interrogation and finally his brutal execution.

John McCain is seeking to be the fifth combat veteran to win the American presidency since World War II. George H. W. Bush was the last one.

Canada should stay in Afghanistan beyond 2011 according to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. His comments came while visiting to Afghanistan.

Admission is free to this interactive Florida museum where visitors see vintage aircraft, fly in flight simulators and experience flight in the IMAX theater.

Defense Minister Peter MacKay is hinting at extending Canada's mission in Afghanistan beyond the 2011 pullout date. The announcement came on his recent visit.

Neil Armstrong commanded Apollo 11, the first manned spacecraft to visit the moon.

The versatile F-14 Tomcat served the United States Navy through four decades, while amassing an impressive combat record.

When the three Baltic States joined NATO in 2004, the next day member nations sent in air support to protect them.

The most famous bomber of the Second World War, the B-17 Flying Fortress was used primarily in the European Theater against Germany.

A look at the life of the man who made the first non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic.

Lindbergh devised new high altitude flying to save fuel and crossed the Atlantic in his biplane the Spirit of St. Louis.

Move over, hot-of-the-press teen fiction, and make room for these modern literary classics which appeal to "young" adults of all ages, especially the teenaged "YA" crowd.

Ernst Jünger fought as a member of the German Army from 1914-1918, serving by war's end as an elite Stormtrooper.

The Harper government is denying claims of torture made by Diplomat Richard Colvin. Colvin made allegations as he testified before a House of Commons Committee

Stormtroopers performed dangerous missions resulting in a constant need for an influx of fresh recruits.

A picture of a patch from an Army National Guard Unit in Iraq brought about a search for its background.

Military historian A.B. Feuer gathers thrilling first-hand accounts of war in "Packs On!: Memoirs of the 10th Mountain Division in WWII."

African-American men from all over America became part of the "Tuskegee Experiment," an Army Air Corps program that created "The Tuskegee Airmen" fighter squadron.

Most were not famous at the time, but history would remember these actors, directors and producers more for what they would accomplish later than for the War.

When he was just a boy, Ted Williams wanted to become the greatest hitter who ever lived. In his life, he became just that -- and so much more. Here is his story.

Designed by David Bushnell, the American Turtle submarine of the Revolutionary War is emulated today as a historic and groundbreaking craft.