1+ hour, 20+ min ago (627+ words) The single biggest loss of life for the French Navy in WW2 wasn't inflicted by the Germans or Japanese. It was inflicted by the British by direct order of Winston Churchill. On the 3 July 1940 the British Royal Navy carried out "Operation Catapult" the deliberate, cold blooded bombardment of the French fleet anchored at Mers el K'bir and Oran, Algeria. Despite repeated written assurances from Admiral Darlan and the French government that their ships would never fall into German or Italian hands, (assurances given personally and in writing only days earlier) Churchill issued an ultimatum that the French fleet either sail to British ports and surrender the fleet, scuttle the ships, or be destroyed. When the French commander, Admiral Gensoul, refused to hand over his sovereign navy to a foreign power, the British, without hesitation opened fire with devastating consequences. In barely…...

8+ hour, 32+ min ago (1814+ words) A respected World War I Wyoming National Guard commander trained Wyoming troops to fight on the battlefields in France. But a transition from infantry to artillery proved challenging. And when the guns went silent, he never came home. A southern boy from Georgia came West'seeking the promise Wyoming and the West had to offer. In 1903 it was raising sheep, later it would be practicing law, and finally it would be leading the state's men in uniform overseas to France and engaging in the'Great War'to end all wars. There his life would be taken under circumstances initially covered up by the U.S. Army and five months later laid out in headlines. At home, Joseph W. Cavender would be honored and remembered for his skills preparing state men for the world campaign and not for the way he died. As'Veterans Day earlier this month…...

9+ hour, 52+ min ago (107+ words) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) returned to its homeport of Pearl Harbor following nine months underway in the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Nov. 29[USS Wayne E. Meyer Returns to Pearl Harbor] USS Wayne E. Meyer Returns to Pearl Harbor PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, UNITED STATES Carrier Strike Group 11 /search/unit/CSG11 /rss/unit/4762 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii " Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) returned to its homeport of Pearl Harbor following nine months underway in the U.S. 3rd, 5th and 7th Fleet areas of operations, Nov. 29....

14+ hour, 43+ min ago (1770+ words) The U-505 submarine served 12 patrols and sank eight enemy boats before the US Navy captured it. The U-boat is now on display at Chicago's Griffin Museum of Science and Industry. Visitors can walk through its control room and bunks that held space for its crew of 59 men. When the German submarine U-505 was captured by US forces in 1944, the mission was top secret. Now, eight decades later, the vessel " the only intact German submarine that was captured by US forces during World War II and salvaged " is open to the public at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Built on the docks of Hamburg, the 252-foot-long U-boat was commissioned in August 1941, and, after prepping for combat, was ready for its first mission from January 1942. The submarine served 12 patrols and sank eight enemy ships until, on June 4, 1944, it met a…...

18+ hour, 38+ min ago (1806+ words) When the German submarine U-505 was captured by US forces in 1944, the mission was top secret. Now, eight decades later, the vessel " the only intact German submarine that was captured by US forces during World War II and salvaged " is open to the public at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Built on the docks of Hamburg, the 252-foot-long U-boat was commissioned in August 1941, and, after prepping for combat, was ready for its first mission from January 1942. The submarine served 12 patrols and sank eight enemy ships until, on June 4, 1944, it met a similar fate when it was captured by the US Navy. After World War II ended, the submarine was taken to Portsmouth Navy Yard in New Hampshire, where it was used for target practice and eventually restored, repainted, and transported across the Great Lakes to its permanent…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago (881+ words) The USS Edsall sank in 1942 after being destroyed by the Japanese military who called it 'the dancing mouse' for its ability to avoid attacks. [U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy has thanked the Royal Australian Navy for their efforts in locating the final resting place of the destroyer USS Edsall (DD 219). Ambassador Kennedy and Chief of the Royal Australian Navy, Vice Admiral Mark Hammond AO, RAN, announced the discovery of USS Edsall on Remembrance Day. The following statement can be attributed to U.S. Ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy: ?On this solemn day of remembrance, we honor those we have lost and those who have served our countries. I am here with Vice Admiral Hammond, Chief of Navy, to share an important discovery, and thank the Royal Australian Navy. ?The United States has no closer or more trusted ally than Australia. We have…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago (143+ words) November 27th marks Marine Corps Day. So today we once again congratulate all the soldiers in black berets and striped shirts on this memorable date. From the very beginning of the Air Defense Forces, Marines on all fronts have proven that few landing ships can withstand the weight of the steel "balls" (sorry, but that's how it is) of the "black devils" of the Russian Navy. Today, Marines fight in the Air Defense Forces, sparing neither themselves nor the enemy. Our fellow countrymen from the 155th and 40th Guards Brigades are currently pushing back the enemy in one of the most challenging areas. To all Marines on this day, we wish them good health, always ready to carry out combat missions of any complexity, military success, victories in battle and in life, and a safe return home! Where You Are, There Is Victory!...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago (40+ words) German non-nuclear submarine S185 (U35) of project 212A passes through the locks of the Kiel Canal, 11/26/2025 German non-nuclear submarine S185 (U35) of project 212A passes through the locks of the Kiel Canal, 11/26/2025...

2+ day ago (660+ words) Dario Leone is an aviation, defense and military writer. He is the Founder and Editor of "The Aviation Geek Club" one of the world's most read military aviation blogs. His writing has appeared in The National Interest and other news media. He has reported from Europe and flown Super Puma and Cougar helicopters with the Swiss Air Force. Most Americans accept that the December 7, 1941, attack on the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor propelled the nation to war, and rightfully so: More than 2,400 Americans died and another 1,200 were wounded from that Japanese onslaught, while more than 300 planes and eighteen ships were either destroyed, sunk, or damaged. Yet this incident was only one component of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "date which will live in infamy" speech delivered the following day. Alongside Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt referenced nearly simultaneous Japanese attacks across the Pacific…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago (1827+ words) The top speed of the fastest operational fighter was less than 360 mph when the war started. By 1945, this had increased by an astonishing 300mph. Knowing that "speed was life, some designers packed ever larger piston engines into ever-elongating airframes, while others embraced exotic new propulsion systems like the jet and the rocket. Air combat grew faster, higher and more destructive with ever-swifter fighters. Here are 10 of the Fastest Warplanes of the Second World War: Everyones been going on for years and years about how incredibly fantastic the Mustang was, but this tends to distract from what actually made it such a remarkable aircraft. Its worth remembering that it wasnt supposed to have existed at all, and came about solely because North American Aviation didnt particularly want to build Curtiss-designed P-40s for the British. Even then, the Mustang would have been a competent…...