How Hitler’s fear-inducing ‘flying bomb’ ushered in drone warfare
The V-1 "flying bomb" could accurately be described in today’s nomenclature as an unmanned aerial vehicle — moreover, as the first suicide drone.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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US Navy test-fires unarmed Trident nuclear-capable missiles
The U.S. Navy carried out four scheduled unarmed missile tests of the Trident II D5LE off the coast of Florida last week.
By Riley Ceder
Maryland loses last A-10s, becomes the only Air Guard without planes
The divestment of the Maryland National Guard's fleet of A-10s left it as the only Air Guard in the country without a flying mission.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Who is John Frum? Inside the ‘cargo cult’ that worships American GIs
The theology is simple enough: The practice of the cult centers on the worship of cargo. American cargo.
This Korean War hero was awarded the Medal of Honor after 72 years
During action in the hotly embattled area called the Iron Triangle, Pvt. Charles R. Johnson is credited with saving the lives of at least 10 soldiers
By Jon Guttman