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Biden National Defense Strategy tackles China, Russia, nuke deterrence
The administration’s first National Defense Strategy highlights Beijing’s growing military strength.
Alex Vraciu: The Navy’s most indestructible ace
Meet “Grumman’s best customer.”
By Barrett Tillman, Aviation History
The GI Bill should’ve been race neutral, politicos made sure it wasn’t
While white veterans got into college with relative ease, black service members faced limited options and outright denial in their pursuit for educational advancement.
By Joseph Thompson, Mississippi State University
How Dorie Miller’s bravery helped fight Navy racism
The first American hero of World War II helped clear the way for others by doing what he was not allowed to do.
By Thomas W. Cutrer and T. Michael Parrish, World War II Magazine
Frozen in time, US Embassy a monument to Iran hostage crisis
What initially began as a sit-in devolved into 444 days of captivity for 52 Americans seized in the embassy.
Aircraft carrier: Ship of fear
The author believes one well-placed cruise missile or even a World War II torpedo could take out a modern aircraft carrier, but 90 years of success suggest these uniquely American weapons are here to stay.
By Geoffrey Norman, Military History Magazine
WWII’s Sullivan brothers remembered at Mayport
All five brothers died when a Japanese torpedo struck their ship, the light cruiser Juneau, on Nov. 13, 1942.
By Matt Soergel, The Florida Times-Union
The Navy’s Ex Ex and a legacy of military naturalists
On Aug. 18, 1838, the Exploring Expedition led by Navy Lt. Charles Wilkes embarked on a world cruise of scientific discovery. He fit well into a class of armed scientists, military naturalists who rose to prominence in the 18th and 19th centuries.
By Richard Conniff, HistoryNet
Target: Makin Island
On Aug. 17, 1942, daring Marine Raiders stormed Makin Island. But far worse fighting faced soldiers, sailors and Coast Guardsmen when American forces returned in late 1943.
By William B. Allmon, World War II Magazine
The Operation Dragoon drama of Douglas Fairbanks
Famed for his heroics on screen, a Hollywood idol topped himself at war as leader of a band of seaborne deception specialists
By David Sears, World War II Magazine