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Experimental civilian plane crashes at Virginia military base

Authorities said they are investigating the crash of an experimental MX Aircraft MXS near Hampton, Virginia.

33 hours ago

Sink ships, get Scotch: An officer’s spirited revenge for Pearl Harbor

Wilfred "Jasper" Holmes, a U.S. Naval officer, personally sent expensive scotch to any U.S. skipper who sank a ship of the Kido Butai.

By Claire Barrett

3 weeks ago

In WWII, the ‘Tokyo Express’ was tough to beat. One man changed that.

Cmdr. Frederick Moosbrugger’s claim to fame was a near-perfect destroyer duel at the Battle of Vella Gulf.

By Jon Guttman

4 weeks ago

Joe Harris, believed to be oldest surviving WWII paratrooper, has died

Sgt. Joe Harris, a member of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black parachute infantry battalion, has died at 108.

4 weeks ago

WWII podcast sets sights on stories that offer lessons for future wars

What happens when a Navy captain and a historian walk into a bar? They come out with a hit podcast about the Pacific War.

By Claire Barrett

5 weeks ago

Shipyards, military clinics exempted from Pentagon hiring freeze

Advocates praised defense leaders for excluding shipyard workers and other key readiness jobs from a department-wide hiring freeze.

By Leo Shane III

5 weeks ago

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