Author: Rachel Monroe

The Convair B-36 Peacemaker is still one of the most impressive aircraft ever to fly. A Cold War era relic of ambition and engineering skill,

Had any plane ever deserved the title of best in the U.S. Navy, the Douglas A-3 Skywarrior, “The Whale” to those who knew it, would

If you’ve been around a military or law enforcement armory lately, chances are you’ve heard people talking about the Glock 47. This full-size 9mm semi-automatic

Few tactical jets have been as a fixture in the popular imagination of pilots and the general public as the F-14 Tomcat. Its distinctive shape,

Few military vehicles have achieved the legendary status of the AH-64 Apache. Since its initial flight in the 1980s, this helicopter hasn’t just endured—it has

Occasionally, something happens in the world of air-to-air combat that distills the nature of contemporary warfare into a few minutes. One such occasion occurred back

When defense experts initially laid eyes on the F-35 Lightning II’s low-profile, radar-dodging appearance, few could have envisioned how it might convert into one of

The USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was far more than a giant aircraft carrier to the thousands she called home. To them, she was a city

For more than five decades, U.S. Army air assaults have depended on the Black Hawk and Chinook, two helicopters that gained their niche in history

There is something deeply moving about the way a ship can represent the character of a place and its people. No ship is laden with