Today, 75 years ago: August 15, 1944. U.S. paratroopers from the 517th PIR patrol a road after landing in Southern France during Operation Dragoon. Operation Dragoon (initially Operation Anvil) was the code name for the Allied invasion of Southern France on 15 August 1944. The operation was initially planned to be executed in conjunction with Operation […]
This week marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of Provence, on August 15, 1944 – just two months after the famous Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6. The invasion involved 400,000 troops from the US, France (including from former colonies), Britain, and Canada. The assault was launched at 7.15 p.m. on […]
The Apollo 11 mission patch. Image credit: NASA https://www.nasa.gov/feature/the-making-of-the-apollo-11-mission-patch […]
Fifty years after Neil Armstrong said, “One small leap for man, one giant leap for mankind,” during the historic Apollo 11 moon landing, one American Soldier will take the next “giant leap” into space. Col. Andrew Morgan, astronaut and Army emergency physician, is counting down to his launch for a nine-month mission aboard the International […]
A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Group flies in a formation in support of the 75th anniversary commemoration of D-Day over France, June 5, 2019. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Emerson Nuñez […]
Army leaders and members of Congress cut a cake in honor of the US Army’s 244th Birthday at the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., June 12, 2019. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dana Clarke […]
Canada and the United States not only share the longest unfortified border in the world, but military relations between the countries are longstanding, well-entrenched and extensive as well. The closeness of the partnership also provides both countries with greater security than could be achieved individually. During the Second World War the two countries even formed […]
Among the 39 female agents who served in the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during WWII, these three deserve special mention. In a recent article for “Business Insider”, author Sarah Rose provides an extract from her new book, “D-Day Girls: THE SPIES WHO ARMED THE RESISTANCE, SABOTAGED THE NAZIS, AND HELPED WIN WORLD WAR II.” https://www.businessinsider.com/3-wwii-female-spies-who-made-d-day-a-victory-2019-5 […]
Wear-testing is underway at the present time, and final design details are still being worked out prior to its the full roll-out next summer. However, the US Army made sure that prototypes of the new Army Green Service Uniform were issued to VIPs in time for the D-Day 75th Anniversary events. All of the current […]
At the age of 20, this woman parachuted into France nine days before the Allied advance and helped sabotage German war efforts. Her code name was Agent Blanche, she was one of 3,000 secret warrior women of Britain’s Special Operations Executive. […]