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Here are the bunker-buster bombs used on Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility
The GBU-57 A/B, weighing roughly 30,000 pounds, is a precision-guided bomb capable of penetrating about 200 feet below the surface before exploding.
WWII veteran Herman Wouk, a consummate writer until the end, dies at 103
He created the immortal fictional character Captain Queeg of “The Caine Munity.”
Turning our submarine tragedies into living memorials
Environmentalists and submarine veterans share a common cause.
By Mark D. Faram
‘Cold Blue’ brings death-defying world of World War II B-17 bomber crews to life
“The Cold Blue” will premiere in theaters via Fathom Events for one day only.
Op-Ed: the Merchant Marine, America’s fourth arm of defense
Throughout our nation’s history, the Navy and merchant marine served as complementary forces.
By Salvatore R. Mercogliano
World War II vet Bob Maxwell, the oldest Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 98
World War II veteran Bob Maxwell, the nation's oldest Medal of Honor recipient, has died in Oregon more than seven decades after grabbing a blanket and throwing himself on a German hand grenade in France to save his squad mates. He was 98.
Renewed push to award gold medal to World War II Ghost Army
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators are renewing an effort to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Ghost Army of World War II.
Museum ship to get WWII anti-aircraft cannon
The museum aims to have the gun lifted onto the ship ahead of its celebration of the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
One by one, D-Day memories fade as war’s witnesses die
One more funeral, one less witness to the world’s worst war.
By Angela Charlton, The Associated Press
V-E Day 1945: The celebration heard ’round the world
V-E Day, May 8, commemorates the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany to the Allied forces in 1945, ending World War II in Europe.
By Gerald D. Swick, Historynet