Military / Defense

The Lunex Project, Air Force Lunar Landing Project, 1958-1961

Background The Lunex Project was a US Air Force 1958 plan for a crewed lunar landing prior to the Apollo…

January 31, 2020

USS Liberty Attack, June 8, 1967

Background The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship, USS Liberty, by Israeli…

January 27, 2020

Operation Iraqi Freedom, DOD Official Photograph Collection, January 2004 – July 2004

Background The imagery here was published by the Department of Defense on CD-ROM back in 2004 by the Defense Visual…

January 23, 2020

Retrograde of Sensitive Equipment and Materiel, Afghanistan, Army Audit Report, A-2015-0007-IEX, 6 November 2014

Background This audit was internally generated and endorsed by the Deputy Commanding General for Support, U.S. Forces–Afghanistan. The audit focused…

January 23, 2020

Insectothopter, CIA’s UAV from the 1970s

Background The Insectothopter was a miniature unmanned aerial vehicle developed by the United States Central Intelligence Agency's research and development…

January 14, 2020

Beyond the Paths of Heaven: The Emergence of Space Power Thought, September 1999

Background Abstract: "Major issues have plagued the US military space community for years. Foremost among these issues is the relationship…

December 30, 2019

Defense and Intelligence Abbreviations and Acronyms, Joint Military Intelligence College

Background This comprehensive list of intelligence abbreviations and acronyms includes those used presently, as well as those in use for…

December 23, 2019

NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Research Aircraft Cleared for Final Assembly

NASA’s first large scale, piloted X-plane in more than three decades is cleared for final assembly and integration of its…

December 16, 2019

Resignation Letter of Richard Spencer, Secretary of the Navy

Background Richard Vaughn Spencer (born January 18, 1954) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 76th United…

November 25, 2019

Subterranean Operations, Army Techniques Publication No. 3-21.51, November 2019

Background ATP 3-21.51 provides doctrinal guidance and direction for all brigade combat teams (BCTs) and their subordinate elements conducting subterranean…

November 21, 2019