January 16 in U.S. military history
1917: British intelligence intercepts a coded telegram from the German government requesting an alliance with Mexico if the U.S. enters
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Operation DESERT STORM
August 23 in U.S. military history
1942: While Japanese reinforcements depart Truk to join the fighting on Guadalcanal, American P-40 Warhawks (featured image) with the 49th
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August 7 in U.S. military history
1782: General George Washington establishes the Badge of Military Merit, America’s first military decoration and perhaps the first-ever decoration awarded
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June 8 in U.S. military history
1966: During a test flight of the North American XB-70 Valkyrie (featured image), an experimental six-engine bomber capable of flying
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From W. Thomas Smith, Jr.’s This Week in American Military History Series: Jan. 17, 1991: Two-hundred-ten years to the day
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