B-25 Mitchell: The Army provided North American B-25 Mitchell Medium Bombers for the raid. Named for Army aviation pioneer and advocate General William “Billy” Mitchell, the B-25 carried an aircrew of five, a pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier and an engineer/gunner. (WWII Signal Corps Collection). (Photo Credit: USAMHI) Strategic Bombing Matured Quickly During WWII OCT. 22, …
Gun Battle at Ban Karai Pass Mike Scruggs’ Column for the Times Examiner Fire in the Night Sky Late in evening of February 22, 1967, at the Royal Thai/U.S. Air Commando air base at Nakhon Phanom (NKP), Thailand, fire trucks, ambulances, and other emergency, service, and Air Police vehicles rolled into place on the taxiways …
Three 1st armored Brigade Combat Team (Raiders) soldiers were killed this week when A Bradley vehicle rolled over into the water. Three others were injured. The three have been identified as Sfc. Bryan Andrew Jenkins,, Cpl. Thomas Cole Walker, 22 of Ohio, and Pfc. Antonio Gilbert Garcia. (Photos various FB) U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command …
