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In July 1972, the 512th MAW was deactivated at Carswell Air Base in Fort Worth, Texas and replaced by the 301 Tactical (TAC) Fighter Wing (FW). The unit then began the tough transition from huge C-124 Globemaster transports to then state of the art F-105 Thunderstick II (Thuds), which were replaced by newer F-4 Phantoms ten years later, and F-16 Fighting Falcons ten years after that. Over forty years have passed since that day in July 1972 when Lt Col Robert (Col Bob to most) Johnston landed our first Thud at Carswell and delivered it to the newly formed 301st TFW. A good number of us from ...

THE COSMIC COVER-UP EXPOSED They said the sky was falling—turns out, it really was. When a flaming satellite slammed into an Iowa cornfield in 1960, the U.S. Air Force activated a code-name so secret even generals whispered it only in vaults: Project Moon Dust. For the next thirty years—through the Berlin Crisis, Vietnam, and the Reagan-era Star Wars program—a hand-picked band of “sky-hunters” leap-frogged commercial jets and KGB patrols to snatch every shard of scorched spacecraft, mystery metal, and alleged other-worldly debris that tore through Earth’s atmosphere—often ...

A history of the Royal Navy’s FAA since 1945, featuring a survey of the aircraft flown, the conflicts fought, and the daily life of those in service. The RAF’s continuing role in the projection of air power in the defence of the United Kingdom and its overseas interests since the end of the Second World War is well known. However, the same cannot always be said about the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm (FAA).

USS Intrepid's Fighting Squadron 18 (VF-18) was one of the U.S. Navy's highest-scoring carrier units of World War II. Despite having only one combat veteran in its roster, its aviators were credited with shooting down more than 170 planes during their eighty-one-day tour of duty, earning the squadron the nickname "Two-a-Day 18" in newspapers nationwide. How did a novice unit with a comparatively short time in theater accomplish such a feat?

Des Powell left school with no qualifications and little in the way of formal education. At nineteen he signed up to join the Parachute Regiment. Famously, the Paras is home to the UK military's second-toughest training regime after the SAS. Des Powell knows all about both. In fact, Des knows SAS selection better than anyone because he's done it twice. In SAS: Trial by Fire he tells the story of those gruelling tests: how Para training turned him into a soldier but, more crucially, how the SAS process turned him into a member of the elite.

The story of a young man coming of age on the USS Bang SS-385, a U.S. Navy submarine. Originally written by the author for fellow shipmates and his family, the book includes a brief history of the USS Bang SS-385 and the many adventures and experiences of the author while serving on the USS Bang in the early 1960's. Written in an easily digestible short story format. Illustrated. 67,663 words. Review by Alex Sinclair, Rear Admiral, USN-Retired: “...a masterful job in relating your experiences while a crew member of USS Bang SS-385. Forty years certainly did not dim your memory in the ...