Why Oklahoma has a World War II submarine in a former soybean field
The USS Batfish had a storied World War II history and battle record. Despite being active in the war for less than two years, it has the distinction of being…
That time the Air Force bombarded Oklahoma City with sonic booms
For people living near military airfields, the constant drone of jets and helicopters overhead often becomes a sort of white noise. Although the sounds are distinctive, people can grow accustomed…
An Oklahoma Congressman tried taking a rogue helicopter mission
If you believe it, do it — that’s seemingly the motto of Oklahoma Congressman, Mark Wayne Mullin, AKA Markwayne. He attempted — twice — to go into Afghanistan on a…
This WWII Army veteran just celebrated his 102nd birthday
The McCurtain County VA Clinic and members of the local community gathered in Idabel, Oklahoma to celebrate World War II veteran Sydney Hunnicutt’s 102nd birthday.
“We truly care about the veterans in our community and we just want to make a…
Oklahoma resident opens heart and home to guardsmen
Two weeks ago, a man named Bob and the soldiers of Headquarters Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment had never met. They would have never met. They would have continued being perfect strangers and never knowing of the other’…
Sailor killed at Pearl Harbor will be interred at Arlington
Navy Seaman 1st Class William Bruesewitz, killed at the Pearl Harbor attack, will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery Dec. 7, 2018, on the 77th …
Areas of Fort Sill on lockdown in response to an unknown, “serious incident”
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Reports of a “serious incident” are surfacing from Fort Sill, located north of Lawton, Oklahoma. Currently, several buildings are on lockdown and official channels ar…
The Army Air Corps once bombed Oklahoma
In 1943, although B-17s had been used regularly in daylight bombing raids over Europe, nighttime bombing was still a relatively new concept to the U.S. Army Air Corps. Tactics were being developed in a hurry to satisfy the increasing demands of the …