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Buried Deep: More War Treasures Found In Polish Woods

Ian Harvey

The woods between Poland and Germany are rife with treasures and evidence of the terrible, tragic events that took place there when the Second World…

Thieves Strike Russia’s Nuke-Proof ‘Doomsday Plane’ Flying Command Center

A top secret Russian aircraft dubbed the “Doomsday plane” has been plundered. The story could have come straight from the pages of spy fiction. The…

Blood, Metal, And Dust: How Victory Turned Into Defeat in Afghanistan and Iraq – Review

A friend of my son didn’t enjoy what we might call an optimal life and he was keen on a military career to create a…

Chuck Yeager: Legendary Pilot with “The Right Stuff” and Breaker of the Sound Barrier Dies Aged 97

Chuck Yeager, the man who broke the sound barrier, has died at 97. This staggering achievement became part of popular culture through novel ‘The Right…

RIP ‘Wild Geese’ Star and Battle-Hardened Veteran Ian Yule

South African star and real life war hero Ian Yule has passed away. His exact age and cause of death aren’t known. Yule’s public profile…

Chuck Norris Brings the Festive Cheer to World of Tanks

Get ready to take on Chuck’s Challenge as part of Holiday Ops 2021 December 4, 2020 — 2020 might have been a bit of a strange…

Concentration Camp Guard Who Hid in US for 75 Years Will Be Deported

Ian Harvey

Friedrich Karl Berger hid his past as a Nazi concentration camp guard for over 70 years. Now the United States is deporting him to Germany…

Pershing Gunner Clarence Smoyer, Was Awarded a Bronze Star, 74 years After Famous ‘Cologne Tank Duel’

Ian Harvey

Clarence Smoyer was the gunner in a Sherman tank during World War II. He and his band of brothers saw action through the European theatre…

Cancellation of XM25 counter-defilade Weapon Not the End of Army’s Search for New Weapon

Ian Harvey

Discussions of the future of armed combat including the XM25 have long been awash in fantastic predictions about the ways that it will be irrevocably…

80 years on, the de Havilland Mosquito takes shape once again

25 November 2020: Today marks 80 years to the day since the de Havilland Mosquito, one the most influential aircraft to have ever flown, first took…

US Air Force Receives First Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II Combat Rescue Helicopters

Ian Harvey

The US Air Force took delivery of two new search and rescue helicopters from Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky Training Academy in Stuart, Florida. The new HH-60W…

US Pilot Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross After Landing Damaged A-10

Ian Harvey

A-10 Pilot Major Brett DeVries received the United States’ oldest decoration for military aviation, the Distinguished Flying Cross. Air Force Secretary Barbra M. Barrett presented…