Today in military history: Kennedy announces blockade of Cuba
On Oct. 22, 1962, President John F. Kennedy announced a blockade of Cuba during the Missile Crisis. After the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba in 1961 and the…
Air Force One may soon get its first new paint job since the Kennedy years — here’s what it was like on JFK’s version of the presidential airliner
Navy leader promises to fix Ford aircraft carrier
The acting Navy secretary is reportedly under a lot of pressure from President Donald Trump to get the USS Gerald R. Ford to work, something his predecessor failed to do.
The aircraft carrier is over budget, behind schedule, and still experien…
How problems on Navy’s new supercarrier helped it build the next one
Days after the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford sailed out of a “challenging” post-shakedown work period that was extended three months because of maintenance problems, the dry dock holding the second Ford-class carrier,…
What it was really like to live through the Cold War in America
The Cold War was a terrifying time to be alive.
The war began in 1946 and ended in 1991 when the USSR collapsed. During this period, tensions between the United States and the USSR were extremely high. Proxy wars were fought around the world a…
A crew of pilots and former astronauts just broke this world record
An international flight crew has broken a world record after flying around the world in 46 hours, 39 minutes, and 38 seconds.
The crew, known collectively as “One More Orbit,” flew over the North and South poles from July 9 to July 11, 2019.…
Trump wants a more American paint job for Air Force One
Donald Trump reportedly wants to redesign his official presidential planes, because the current ones don’t look American enough.
The president thinks the current light-blue-and-white color scheme on the jets do not sufficiently represent the …