Skyraider Returns: Why The US Has Resurrected The Vietnam-Era Combat Plane Name
Michael Conley, head of the Air Force Special Operations Command, announced in March 2025 that the newly developed OA-1K ...
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Skyraider II: US Air Force’s retro Vietnam-era warbird makes a modern comeback
The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command has launched a new Vietnam war-styled light combat aircraft. The aircraft, ...
Agent Orange cleanup and other efforts critical to ties with Vietnam jeopardized by USAID cuts
A multi-year cleanup at a former U.S. air base in Vietnam was abruptly halted when the Trump administration cut funding, ...
The US Air Force's Top 10 Military Aircraft By Fleet Size
ROLLING THUNDER's op-tempo was so high that it required 114 aircraft, 196 (4-man) aircrews, flying 130 sorties per day, seven ...
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Vietnam completes acquisition of L-39 Skyfox trainers
The Czech manufacturer, Aero Vodochody, has said that it has completed delivery of Vietnam's order of 12 L-39 Skyfox trainer ...
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Air Force aircraft readiness plunges to new low, alarming chief
Those analysts said aircraft availability rates are a truer ... C-5 Galaxy and KC-135 Stratotanker — that were around during the Vietnam War. Air Force officials commonly refer to such planes ...
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Major Buang-Ly’s Great Escape
As South Vietnam collapsed under the onslaught ... The United States was actively evacuating by fixed-wing aircraft from Tan Son Nhut Air Base, which was shut down on Apr. 29 due to the shelling ...