DANANG, Vietnam — On the day his side lost the Vietnam War, Hung Ba Le fled his homeland at the age of 5 in a fishing trawler crammed with 400 refugees. Thirty-four years later, he made an unlikely homecoming — as the commander of a U.S. Navy destroyer. Full Article at Military Times

In another two decades, it could become the region's dominant air force, Cheung said. "In terms of hardware," he said, China's air force "is making strides but still has long way to go." Full Article at The Bellingham Herald

By Jason Dean and Stephen Miller Known in China as the "Father of Chinese Aerospace" or simply the "Rocket King," Qian Xuesen helped launch his native country's missile program after his burgeoning scientific career in the U.S. was truncated by... Full Article at Wall Street Journal