The SS Monte Carlo began life as a 1921 concrete oil tanker, was converted into a floating casino during the 1930s, and ran ...

The 761st Tank Battalion’s outstanding performance in the war’s last months bore witness to Ruben Rivers' exemplary courage.

On October 16, 1853, Sarah Beckwith Gifford was born in England. She would one day become one of the Valley’s most ...

In any conflict with China, aerial refueling will determine whether US fighters and bombers can operate from safe stand-off distances across the vast expanses of the Indo-Pacific.

The United Nations' food aid agency warns that severe funding cuts are impacting its operations in six countries. Nearly 14 million people could face emergency levels of hunger. The World ...

On October 14, 1938, the Curtiss P-40 made its first flight. Known as the Warhawk, Tomahawk, and Kittyhawk, this iconic ...

CHIP JACOBS, WRITER: It's hard for us to imagine what it was like that day in July 1943. It appeared quite suddenly. CHRISTOPHER WELLS, HISTORIAN: Thick, dark, silvery blue clouds descended over the ...

Ukraine says Russia is using oil tankers to launch drone attacks. NPR's A Martinez speaks with Johns Hopkins professor Sergey Radchenko about Russia's "shadow fleet." ...

When the Korean War began in 1950, the United States entered a new era of air combat it barely understood. Pilots trained for ...