8 Things You May Not Know About 'Patton' -- the Movie, Not The General Even upon the release of the film, the controversial legacy of Patton proved to be alive and well.
7 Crazy Facts About the Vietnam War Film 'Apocalypse Now' Director Francis Ford Coppola suffered from seizures, had a nervous breakdown and allegedly threatened to kill himself three...
How You Can Read About Director Oliver Stone's Combat Experiences in Vietnam In October 2020, Stone released a memoir, "Chasing the Light: Writing, Directing, and Surviving Platoon, Midnight Express...
E-2D Hawkeye, Navy’s Airborne Early Warning Place, Gets Spotlight in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ With its giant flying saucer-like rotating radar dome, the Hawkeye is an odd-looking and ungainly plane.
'Top Gun: Maverick' Is Now the Biggest Military Movie Since 'American Sniper' "Top Gun: Maverick" is officially a phenomenon, one of those rare military films that becomes a mainstream cultural event.
WWII Thriller 'Wolf Hound' Features Real Aerial Footage The movie is based on the German special operations unit KG 200, which shot down, repaired and flew Allied aircraft as Trojan...
A Nashville Singer and a World War II D-Day Veteran Co-Wrote a Song About Normandy Singer Karen Waldrup teamed up with 101st Airborne veteran Jim "Pee Wee" Martin to sing about his experiences on D-Day.
This 'Top Gun: Maverick' Trailer Is a Powerful Love Letter to Naval Aviation Being an actor who signs on to do a movie with Tom Cruise usually means there are going to be some stunts involved.
This World War II Vet Is Turning 100, and She'd Like a Birthday Card from You World War II veteran Charlotte Schwid will be celebrating her 100th birthday on May 22 at the Eagle River VFW Post 9785 in...
D-Day by the Numbers: Pulling Off the Biggest Amphibious Invasion in History The Allied invasion of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, was the largest amphibious invasion in history.
Military Moves Ships, Aircraft to Middle East as Senator Seeks to Stop US Action Against Iran The U.S. military has moved additional ships and tanker aircraft into the Middle East and hurried a carrier to the region...
‘They’re Taking Shirly’: An Army Sergeant Thought His Family Was Safe. Then, ICE Deported His Wife. For tens of thousands of U.S. service members with undocumented family members, there’s no guaranteed protection from...
Air Force's Bunker-Buster Bomb Could Take Out Iran Nuclear Facility, But Israel Hints at Other Options The Israeli campaign to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons will be considered a failure if the centrifuges deep...
The Army Parade Was Marked by Quiet Crowds, Trump-Linked Sponsors. But Soldiers Kept Politics at Bay. Despite the mixed feelings, the Army birthday parade was also an overdue opportunity to engage with the public and highlight...
Supreme Court Rules Unanimously Against Time Limits on Combat-Related Disability Pay Attorneys for a class-action suit representing 9,000 veterans argued that a legal interpretation limiting retroactive Combat...