World War II marked a significant push in military aircraft innovation, eschewing most of the biplanes from the previous war ...

Scientists studied genetic material called mitochondrial DNA. In September 2023, they officially concluded the remains were ...

The kamikaze suicide plane was a last-ditch effort to stave off defeat by a desperate Japan. But its fatal flaw doomed its pilots more surely than its targets.

The Army helicopter and regional American Airlines jet that collided over Washington are both workhorse aircraft that operate ...

Many acts of heroism occurred during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, including a remarkable fight by the destroyer escort Samuel B ...

The U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black ...

From a crumbling pill box in the UK to a derelict rail line in Hawaii, these are the abandoned World War II places that the ...

US military aircraft played a pivotal role in the Gulf, ensuring air superiority and executing precision strikes in hundreds ...

The U.S.S. Intrepid, launched in 1943, stands as a symbol of resilience and courage, having bravely survived five kamikaze ...

(U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command ... The following day, Japanese forces lost one of the world’s two biggest battleships, Musashi, to carrier planes of the U.S. Third Fleet, which ...