For more than half a century, the U.S. Army's standard infantry rifle has undergone a remarkable transformation, from the battle rifles of World War II to the compact, modular carbines carried by ...

The Vietnam War forced militaries to rethink doctrine around guerrilla warfare and jungle operations. Air mobility through helicopters like the UH-1 Huey created modern air assault doctrine and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This week marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, a brutal and devastating conflict that ended when the South ...

Depending on who you ask, it was either a reliable and accurate firearm or it was an antiquated design that was heavy and hard to control. It was the M14, the last... Here’s What You Need to Remember: ...

DA NANG, Vietnam -- The Vietnam War ended on April 30, 1975, when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces. But millions of people still face daily battles with its chemical ...

Cold War firearms shaped modern infantry tactics by pushing combat decision-making down to the squad level. The AK-47 and M16 standardized assault rifle doctrine worldwide by prioritizing reliability ...

Vietnam War Army veteran Harry Metzler pays respects to men he served with in the 1st Infantry Division at the Vietnam ...

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam — Hamburger Hill, Hue, the Ia Drang Valley, Khe Sanh: Some remember the Vietnam War battles from the headlines of the 1960s and 1970s, others from movies and history books.

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, a brutal and devastating conflict that ended when the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon fell to Communist forces from the northern ...