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Boeing Air Force One work continues amid furor over Qatar plane
Boeing is years behind schedule on delivering the newest Air Force One jets and has been repeatedly criticized by President Donald Trump.
Get to know the heroic WWII namesake of the Navy’s newest ship
Though he was peppered by shrapnel and severely burned after a kamikaze pilot slammed into his ship, Lt. Richard McCool Jr. went to work.
‘Take her down!’ WWII submarine skipper sacrificed with final order
Shot and clinging to the boat's bridge frame, submarine commander Howard W. Gilmore's gave his final order.
By Jon Guttman
If you liked the B-17s in Masters of the Air, you’ll enjoy these films
The Flying Fortress has a rather distinguished film career.
UK launches global MQ-9B drone users’ club for allies
The drone program is growing rapidly, as it initially included six nations and now comprises ten.
WWII sergeant whose plane was shot down over Germany returned home
U.S. Army Air Force Tech. Sgt. Donald V. Banta, 21, was laid to rest in southern California after being killed in action 80 years ago in Germany.
Remains of airman from World War II bombing mission identified
U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Ralph H. Bode was a 20-year-old tail gunner aboard a B-24H Liberator when it was shot down over Kassel, Germany, in 1944.
Padres catcher receives replica medal for grandpa’s WWII service
Kyle Higashioka’s grandfather served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a Japanese American Army unit awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2011.
By Patrick Stevens
After decades paying out-of-pocket, WWII veteran finally gets benefits
A 103-year-old WWII veteran who’s been paying his medical bills out-of-pocket is finally receiving his veterans benefits after 78 years.
US Army honors Japanese American unit that liberated Tuscany in WWII
The 442nd was key in liberating Italy’s Tuscan region from Nazi-Fascist forces, even while their families were interned at home as enemies of the state.
Navy clears Black sailors unjustly punished after 1944 deadly blast
Surviving Black sailors of the Port Chicago explosion had to pick up human remains and clear the blast site while white officers were granted leave.
By Tara Copp