In 1983, the Soviets Shot Down a Passenger Plane and Killed a US Congressman The 48-year-old Democrat was arguably the most anti-communist voice in Congress. He had introduced legislation to ban all...
Irish Lawmaker Wants Legislation Requiring US Military Aircraft Inspections Conor Sheehan, an Irish Labour Party politician, called Ireland's lack of aircraft inspections "troubling."
How a B-52 Crash in Greenland Became One of the Cold War's Worst Nuclear Accidents At 3:39 p.m. on January 21, 1968, the aircraft slammed into the ice seven miles west of the base. The impact carved a 160...
Black Sunday Over Ploesti: WWII Mission Became the Costliest Air Raid in US History One hundred seventy-seven B-24 Liberators took off from Libya on August 1, 1943, bound for the Romanian oil refineries at...
The 1944 Air Battle Over Niš: The Only Direct Combat Between American and Soviet Forces in WWII On Nov. 7, 1944, that convergence produced the only acknowledged direct combat between American and Soviet forces in World...
How a US War Crime Against a German Rescue Mission Helped Exonerate a Nazi Admiral at Nuremberg Werner Hartenstein pulled drowning British troops from the Atlantic Ocean in September 1942. The German U-boat commander was...
Operation Hawkeye: US Attack on ISIS in Syria Leaves Open Questions The United States' latest coordinated strikes against ISIS targets comes as Washington signals sustained pressure on the...
Mexican Navy Medical Flight Lost Communication for Several Minutes Before Texas Crash Mexico's president says air traffic controllers lost communication for 10 minutes with a small Mexican Navy plane on a...
U.S. Air Force Plane Has Been Missing in the Yukon for 75 Years. The Military Won't Search for It: This Team Hopes New Technology Can Help The Douglas C-54 Skymaster departed Anchorage on January 26, 1950, carrying 42 service members and Joyce Espe—a pregnant...
Senate Approves Bill Inspired by DC Plane Crash to Ensure Military Aircraft Will Broadcast Location The Senate has moved quickly to close a loophole that could allow military aircraft to fly without broadcasting their...
The Latest in Ex-Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill's $25 Million Defamation Lawsuit The $25 million defamation lawsuit by ex-Navy SEAL Rob O'Neill could be decided by a jury in state or federal court.
Veterans Can Now Get VA Auto Grants Every 10 Years. Here's What Changed A disabled veteran who received a Department of Veterans Affairs automobile grant decades ago can now apply for another one.
US Space Force Turns 6: Has It Met Expectations? The U.S. Space Force marked its sixth anniversary in December, reflecting a shift from stand-up to sustained operations as...
A U-Boat Killed 763 American Soldiers on Christmas Eve in 1944. The Army Kept It Secret for 50 Years Howard woke up around midnight in a hospital in Cherbourg, France. He was among the lucky ones. On that Christmas Eve in 1944...
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![](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2026-01/110124-d-7991k-007.jpg?itok=CqZoa-sL "Artwork "Fire Over Ploesti" by Roy Grinnell, Air Force Art. (Air Force Historical Support Division)")
