Military / Defense

Operation Pinball/the USAAF’s Secret Aerial Gunnery Program of WWII

Background The following book is found within the Air Force Historical Research Agency's holdings. The company that bought out the…

April 27, 2021

Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA) Document Collection

Background The Air Force Historical Research Agency is the repository for Air Force historical documents. The Agency's collection, begun in…

April 5, 2021

1968 Thule Air Base B-52 Crash with 4 Hydrogen Bombs On Board

Background On 21 January 1968, an aircraft accident involving a United States Air Force (USAF) B-52 bomber occurred near Thule…

March 31, 2021

U.S. Air Force Watercraft Inventory

Background The United States military has numerous types of watercraft, operated by the Navy, including Naval Special Warfare Command and…

March 29, 2021

Aircraft in Air Defense, 1946-1960 by Richard McMullen (ADC Historical Study No. 12)

Background Here are the notes, as listed on the microfilm for this record, as written by the Air Force Historical…

March 29, 2021

The GAM-63 RASCAL Missile

Background The GAM-63 RASCAL is a supersonic Air-to-surface missile that was developed by the Bell Aircraft Company. The RASCAL was…

March 29, 2021

The Strategic Air Command (SAC) Histories

Background The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was both a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force and a…

March 26, 2021

Continental Air Command (ConAC) Histories

Background Continental Air Command (ConAC) (1948–1968) was a Major Command of the United States Air Force (USAF) responsible primarily for…

March 16, 2021

Counterterrorism Detention and Interrogation Activities, 07 May 2004

Background This report is from the CIA's Office of Inspector General. There have been different releases of it throughout the…

March 10, 2021

Iran’s Tactical Ballistic Missile Strike on Al-Asad Airbase, Iraq – January 8, 2020

Official DOD description: "Unclassified footage of tactical ballistic missile (TBM) strikes on Al Asad airbase 08 Jan. 2020." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUbz0oDBesA  …

March 2, 2021