The B-52 Stratofortress has been flying for the U.S. Air Force for decades, and a new upgrade program ensures it'll be a ...

Continuous upgrades, new engines, and modern radar are keeping the B-52 Stratofortress on track to become the first jet ...

Though Nixon initiated Operation Linebacker II, a bombing campaign against North Vietnam coinciding with the Christmas holiday, he suspended bombing operations on Christmas Day for humanitarian ...

A special exhibition in Hanoi vividly recreates the fierce struggle by Vietnam’s armed forces and people to defend the ...

Merlyn Dethlefsen was dubbed “taciturn, a born-again Christian, and not at all the typical fighter pilot," yet his exploits ...

In lieu of flowers, Steve would support donations to the Shriners Hospital (Steve was a Mason), or St. Jude’s Hospital for ...

Steve Edward Gaines died at home surrounded by family on the evening of December 23, 2025, aged 79 years. Steve died from the ...

Across the United States military, some of the most decisive combat missions are still flown by aircraft that first took to ...

Christmas is traditionally intended to be a time of peace and celebration—but most recent wars have continued unabated during the holiday season.

Today in History for Jan. 15: In AD 345, Paul of Thebes, traditionally considered the first Christian hermit and an inspiration for Antony of Egypt and later Christian monasticism, died. In 1535, ...

The upgrades to the B-52's engines and numerous other systems are so dramatic the Air Force plans to redesignate the Cold War ...

The B-52 Stratofortress carries eight engines for one simple reason: the technology of the 1940s, when it was designed, wasn't capable of powering it with anything less. Engineers didn't have much ...