Today’s post is in honor of Pfc. Scott A. Schroeder, who was one of several Marines killed on this day in 1991 during the Battle of Khafji (see below.) The …
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24 January: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris CarterToday’s post is in honor of the crew of FROSH 10, a B-52C that crashed into a mountain in Maine during a training mission on this day in 1963. The …
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21 February: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris Carter[Featured image: Marine Corps AV-8B “Harriers” preparing to take off from USS Nassau in 2006.] 1945: As Task Force 58’s carrier-based planes fly close air support for the Marines fighting …
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14 February: This Day in Military History
by Chris Carterby Chris Carter[Featured image: and F-15E “Strike Eagle” deploying flares over Afghanistan in 2008. (USAF photo)] 1778: The Continental sloop-of-war Ranger (the first of 10 so-named American warships) under the command of …