April 30, 1975 The Fall of Saigon

The Air American helicopter is the classic image of the Fall of Saigon. We prefer the Silver Lining, Major Bung Ly and family.
B-29 Work In Progress for Rising Sun 4

Work is underway to complete the Rising Sun, War in the East, series.
YAP Flight School. Lesson 7. Carrier Quals

Carrier Qualification lessons on the CVA-16 Lexington. I have been stuffing too many traps so it was time to go back to flight school.

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April 30, 1975 The Fall of Saigon

Apr 30, 2015

The Air American helicopter is the classic image of the Fall of Saigon. We prefer the Silver Lining, Major Bung Ly and family.

B-29 Work In Progress for Rising Sun 4

Apr 15, 2015

Work is underway to complete the Rising Sun, War in the East, series.

YAP Flight School. Lesson 7. Carrier Quals

Feb 27, 2015

Carrier Qualification lessons on the CVA-16 Lexington. I have been stuffing too many traps so it was time to go back to flight school.

New Campaign Carrier Pak

Feb 24, 2015

Cleared Deck Nimitz with 3 Grumman aircraft.

Heavies of Strait of Hormuz

Jan 29, 2015

Strait of Hormuz Heavies

Pentagon to remove Patriot missile defense systems from the Middle East

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis decided to pull four Patriot missile systems from Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain “in a realignment of forces and capabilities as the military steps up its focus on threats from China and Russia.”
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Three imprisoned in Lebanon as Israeli spies

Military tribunal says men were paid to start revolt against Hezbollah
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Rouhani slams Trump as an "authoritarian" with "Nazi disposition"

In his speech, Rouhani argued that the most "pressing" issue facing the Middle East was Israel's occupation of "Palestine" and characterized the state as a "racist" "apartheid" regime.
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Intel minister vows harsh response if Iran attacks

Regarding Iran’s involvement in Syria, Katz said that “if the Iranian undermining does not stop, Israel will be forced to continue doing everything possible to defend itself.”
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Saudia Arabia denies Iran's allegation that it supported parade attack

"Saudi Arabia rejects and condemns the false accusations that Iranian officials have made about Saudi Arabia supporting the events that took place in Iran last Saturday," SPA quoted a foreign ministry official as saying.
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USS Makin Island Group Enters Battle

USS Makin Island to Relieve USS Bataan

Iran is a big country. It has a history as long as history itself. The first empire. The first civilization. Today, most of its people live in cosmopolitan cities. Many still live in villages or work along the shore of the Persian Gulf. Iran sits atop huge oil reserves. Currently, they are unable to sell(…)

A-10’s are rumored to be currently operating in the area of the Persian Gulf. Possibly, they are at their old base at Jubail in Saudi Arabia or Minhab Airbase in the Emirates. The Warthog is targeted for retirement by the Air Force…again. The main complaint is that it cannot survive against modern defenses. But ISIL(…)

Ground warfare equipment in the Persian Gulf.