USS Thomas Hudner sailors honor veterans in South Boston
The sailors are stationed aboard the USS Thomas Hudner, a destroyer that was commissioned in Boston in 2018 and docked in the ...
How a ‘Dauntless’ dive bomber became a WWII ace at Coral Sea
Navy pilot John Leppla was credited with shooting down five Japanese aircraft in aerial combat before he was shot down and ...
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WAVES of change: The legacy of women who took the Navy by storm, broke barriers during World War II
As more and more men in the U.S. Navy deployed overseas during World War II, someone needed to fill traditionally ...
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7 Badass Women Who Made Military History
"The regiment I joined wore the Zouave uniform and only two persons ... In 1943, during World War II, she joined the United States Naval Reserves. She was assigned to the Bureau of Ordinance ...
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The Trailblazing Nurses Who Kept the Tuskegee Airmen Flying
As the U.S. war machine churned to life during World War II, the need for manpower began to push the limits of the ...
Remains of WWII bomber pilot, lost in the Pacific in ’44, are identified
The remains of the pilot of a downed World War II Army bomber that was the subject of a pioneering ... In early 2023, the DPAA and the Navy conducted a five-week deepwater search of the site using a ...
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CAPA News Briefs
CAPA publishes more than 1,000 global News Briefs every week, covering all aspects of the aviation and travel industry. It’s the most comprehensive source of market intelligence in the world, with ...
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Pilots raised the alarm after Chinese navy warned of live-fire drills off Australia, forcing dozens of flights to divert
Dozens of flights were forced to divert after a pilot warned air traffic control about a Chinese navy live-firing exercise off the Australian coast. Authorities were unaware of the exercise until ...
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Jet2.com unveils major cabin crew & pilot uniform redesigns
The new uniforms feature several significant changes, including a switch from black to navy blue for pilots and a modernised cabin crew uniform with silver buttons and red detailing. A new dress ...
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Aged liberators return to Manila to commemorate historic WWII battle’s 80th anniversary
A pair of U.S. veterans are headed home after one of the last visits to the Philippines by Americans who fought there during World War II. Navy veteran ... Oury and former Navy pilot Scott ...
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Troops deployed to Guantanamo Bay increased to roughly 1,000
The Navy base has been used primarily for the last ... Before joining Stars and Stripes, she was the military reporter for The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va.
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Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and two other military officers
CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, sidelining a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign led by his defense secretary to rid the military ...