The end of World War II triggered a fierce technological race that rapidly transformed aviation from propeller-driven aircraft into high-speed jet fighters. Engineers, captured technology, and Cold ...

Across sleepy and remote islands in the Pacific, U.S. military engineers are working around the clock to revive strategically important airstrips that American troops first built under fire over 70 ...

The United States has reached a milestone in enhancing its combat capabilities amid China's missile threat to its Western Pacific military bases, as a World War II-era airfield on a remote island held ...

During World War II, British women were factory workers, codebreakers, spies and air raid wardens. How did such roles contribute to the Allies’ victory?

When the Korean War began in 1950, the United States entered a new era of air combat it barely understood. Pilots trained for the piston-engine battles of World War II suddenly faced jet fighters that ...

Lt. Col. Ernest Turner, commander of the 371st Bombardment Squadron, left, presents Sgt. Thomas Stevens with the Air Medal for completion of 27 combat missions in the Korean War. (Courtesy Thomas ...