By Bryant Harris, Defense News President Joe Biden on Thursday nominated Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley to lead U.S. forces in Africa, teeing him up to become the first Black four-star Marine Corps general.
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By Katya Guillaume, Baynews9.com Commander Richard Hunt’s story starts in Downtown Inverness. Looking out at the fallen soldiers’ statue outside of the visitor’s center, thanking the brave fallen soldiers and remembering his time serving in the Vietnam War.
By Linda Sheffield Miller, theaviationgeekclub.com During the Cold War, there was a need for a new reconnaissance aircraft that could evade enemy radar, and the customer needed it fast.
By Bruce Hamilton, News4Jax 78 years ago marked the start of a battle that would ultimately hasten Germany’s defeat less than a year later.
By Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times “Top Gun: Maverick” soared to the highest-ever Memorial Day weekend opening by raking in an impressive $156 million at the domestic box office in its first four days of release.
A mom, Monster Jam® driver and military veteran, Kayla Blood is a force to be reckoned with. She proudly served in the Louisiana Army National Guard for six years and now brings her tenacity to the dirt, competing in Monster Jam competitions around the world.
By John Ismay, The New York Times Adm. Linda L. Fagan will shatter one of the last glass ceilings in the military on Wednesday when she takes the oath as commandant of the Coast Guard and becomes the first female officer to lead a branch of the American armed forces.
By Renata Di Gregorio, Fire Coast News Here’s a guess for what you may have done this weekend: go to the movies! The new “Top Gun” hit theaters, 36 years since the first one. That means it was 36 years ago that some little kids were watching and now some of those kids are adults working in aviation.
By Danielle Jackola, Editor U.S. Veterans Magazine As we countdown the days to the long-awaited release of Top Gun: Maverick on Friday, May 27 in time for Memorial Day weekend, we reflect on the film’s origin story. U.S. Veterans Magazine sat down with the ‘Godfather of Top Gun,’ Dan Pedersen as he shared the history of the program, why it’s creation came at a pivotal time and how it has impacted our nation’s approach to dogfighting.
NORFOLK, Va. – A father and daughter from Portsmouth, Virginia, are now bonded by their college graduations from the same school and on the same day.
