The open-cockpit biplane, known as the “Yellow Peril,” was originally used to train military pilots in the 1930s and 1940s.

A crew had just watched their bombs drop over Kyushu, Japan when flak hit their aircraft and an engine caught fire.

Aug. 12, 1944, was Norbert’s 35th and what would be his final mission just three days before the invasion of Southern France.

The Battle of Takur Ghar began three days into Operation Anaconda—an attempt by thousands of U.S. and allied troops to ...

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the Army and Navy. Here are some of Connecticut's veterans from those branches.

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II fighter jets conduct a training sortie with a KC-130J air tanker somewhere above the ...

Former U.S. Navy Blue Angel and Marco Island resident Lt. Cmdr. Curtis Watson took Tom Cruise flying in 1985 to help the young actor with character development for his role as Maverick in "Top Gun," ...

Colorado USMC veteran Jim Blane, almost 101 years old, sat down with CPR News to detail his experience in one of the most ...

These phrases are picked up by the troops, and they make their way into the vernacular and sometimes pop culture too.

It was early October. There was an overcast sky and a cool autumn breeze. Inspiration was in the air when a sea of pink ...

At Situm, a village on the outskirts of Lae in Papua New Guinea, about a thousand people gathered at the local sports oval waiting to see something ...

Students gathered Friday evening as the Jefferson Literary and Debating Society hosted Dexter Ingram, former State Department official and counterterrorism operative involved in the operations against ...