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Senators seek SECDEF support to add names of ‘Lost 74’ to Vietnam Memorial Wall

A bipartisan group of senators has submitted a letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to once again push to add the names of the “Lost 74” — the sailors killed aboard the Evans — to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.

By Dylan Gresik

5 years ago

Copter crash kills Taiwan’s top military officer, 7 others

As chief of the general staff, Gen. Shen Yi-ming was responsible for overseeing the self-governing island's defense against China, which threatens to use military force if necessary to annex what it considers part of its territory.

5 years ago

Op-ed: Time to add ‘Lost 74’ to Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

The destroyer Frank E. Evans was cut in two in a 1969 collision with the Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne during exercises in the South China Sea.

By Foster's Daily Democrat (New Hampshire)

6 years ago

Op-Ed: US must win the race to develop hypersonic missiles

After leading the development of this technology area for decades, the U.S. finds itself behind and investing heavily in the technology to try to keep up.

By Iain Boyd, University of Michigan

6 years ago

Why the US Navy has 10 ships, 130 aircraft and 9,000 personnel in the Mediterranean

Only twice before in the past two decades have two U.S. aircraft carriers operated together in the Mediterranean Sea at the same time.

By Mark D. Faram

6 years ago

Meet Russia’s 21st-century version of the Stoner 63

Kalashnikov’s RPK-16 aims to give Russian infantrymen a gun similar to the Stoner 63 — one that can be easily be transformed to suit the purposes of the mission ahead.

By Ian D'Costa

6 years ago