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Centennial of Naval Aviation: Carriers at War

By Dwight Jon Zimmerman

Centennial of Naval Aviation: Carriers at War

For almost seventy years, the pre-eminent symbol of a nation’s sea power has been the aircraft carrier. Today nine nations are members of the aircraft carrier fraternity (with China presumably about to become ...more »

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Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

By J.R. Wilson

The Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC) – formerly the Medical Research & Development Command, created in 1958 – was redesignated in the 1990s when the Army’s medical logistics function was added ...more »

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Sgt. Stubby: American War Dog

By Dwight Jon Zimmerman

The use of dogs in war has a history reaching back to ancient times. The most famous American war dog was a four-legged hero of World War I named Sgt. Stubby.

Sgt. Stubby was ...more »

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Have Cultural Barriers Blocked LTA Vehicles?

By J.R. Wilson

The military’s approach to airships since 1960 has a number of critics, from retired USAF Lt. Col. Ed Herlik, who worked on high altitude airships for the USAF Space Command, to former combat/test ...more »

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No More C-17s for the Air Force ?

By Robert F. Dorr

As government prepares for debate in the fall over the fiscal year 2011 defense budget, some observers believe that a Washington tradition – an annual budget slugfest over the Air Force’s hefty C-17 ...more »

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