During the Cold War the U.S. considered putting nuclear weapons on balloons and letting them float into enemy territory for a ...

Soldiers suspended in the air in moon boots and sniping unsuspecting targets on the ground might sound like a battle tactic from a future war, but such a concept for an Army hovercraft actually traces ...

In the 1950s the Navy and Army worked on small VTOL machines to make troops go airborne. They worked, just not well enough.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — There are many career paths within the different branches of the military, and many of them don't involve shooting or even holding a gun. In this week's Stories of Service, we ...

MARIETTA, Ga. – In June 1950, with summer approaching, Soldiers and Airmen of the Georgia National Guard were preparing for annual training. The 128th Fighter Squadron of the Georgia Air National ...

WASHINGTON -- Despite acquisition difficulties caused by an inter-service rivalry with the U.S. Air Force and the technological immaturity of the U.S. helicopter industrial sector, Army Aviation's ...

Korean War veteran Army Cpl. Walter Smead, a member of Battery A, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Infantry Division who was killed during the 1950 Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, arrives in a ...