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Marine Corps: Semper Fidelis (Always Faithful)
Coast Guard: Semper Paratus (Always Ready)
Navy: Semper Fortis (Always Courageous)
Air Force: Aim High...Fly-Fight-Win
Army: This We'll Defend
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Artifact Friday: Sextant
For this week’s Artifact Friday, we’re spotlighting an amazing piece of history: the sextant.
Samantha Deigh
Feb 14, 20252 min read
Artifact Friday: The Buffalo Soldier Patch
This week, we’re highlighting the iconic Buffalo Soldier patch worn by the soldiers of the 92nd Infantry Division.
Kyla Cooper
Feb 7, 20252 min read
Artifact Friday: Disney's Military Patches
Throughout World War 2, Walt Disney used his artistic talent to create roughly 1,200 different patch designs to represent various units and military occupations.
directoraamm
Jan 31, 20251 min read
Stalag Luft III Mess Spoon
Upon the United States’ entry into World War 2, a monumental bombing campaign was launched against Nazi Germany.
John Townsend
Jan 3, 20252 min read
Pearl Harbor: The USS Arizona
The USS Arizona, laid down in 1914 and launched in 1915, was the greatest tragedy in the Bombing of Pearl Harbor.
John Townsend
Dec 7, 20242 min read
Artifact Friday: Shark Chaser
For a pilot in World War II, few things were as terrifying as getting shot down. For pilots in the Pacific theatre, that fear was compounded by the presence of sharks.
John Townsend
Nov 22, 20242 min read
Artifact Friday: Bust of LBJ
The 36th president of the United States was Lyndon Baines Johnson, more commonly referred to as LBJ.
John Townsend
Nov 8, 20243 min read
Artifact Friday: Aeronca L-3 Grasshopper
With the rapid innovations being made in flight during the early to mid-20th century, it’s no wonder that the US government was going to great lengths to constantly update and add to the arsenal of the US Army Air Corps, later the US Air Force.
John Townsend
Nov 1, 20242 min read
Artifact Friday: Boeing Stearman Model 75 (PT-17)
In the mid 1930’s, the world was heating up as nations postured for another war. Despite aiming for neutrality and isolationism, the United States government still took great strides to ensure the armed forces would be ready for war.
John Townsend
Oct 18, 20242 min read
Artifact Friday: Fan
Artifacts can be defined in many ways.
John Townsend
Oct 11, 20241 min read
Artifact Friday: S.E.5
Suspended in the corner of the White Hangar is one of the earliest fighter aircraft developed.
John Townsend
Oct 11, 20242 min read
Artifact Friday: Arkansas Airman Magazine
Arkansas has a long history of aviation since the first flight in the state in 1910. With that flight, a community and culture of aviators was born.
John Townsend
Oct 4, 20242 min read
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