TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific

Combat Ships Mutiny

A look at how technological advances over the centuries have transformed maritime warfare.

Combat Ships Stealth

Vessels that operate in secret, unseen by their enemies, from secret missions that helped win World War II to modern stealth ships using strange shapes and technology to avoid spying ears and eyes.

Combat Ships Smugglers and Pirates

A look at how maritime task forces and the Coast Guard are keeping commercial vessels and US shores safe from pirates and drug smugglers.

D-Day

A retelling of the D-Day invasion and its critical naval operation involving an armada of diverse and ingenious vessels.

Combat Ships Heroes of Guadalcanal

A comprehensive look at the naval battle of Guadalcanal in November 1942 and the heroic efforts of U.S. sailors who held off powerful Imperial Navy.

Combat Ships Amphibious Assaults

The evolution of amphibious assault vehicles, including the restoration of Britain's last surviving LCT 7074 landing craft, designed to carry six Churchill tanks.

Combat Ships World Wars

A look at how the role of battleships changed over the course of the First and Second World Wars.

Combat Ships Torpedo Boats

From tests in the River Thames, to the German's deadly U-boat attacks in World War II, this episode explores the silent threat of submarines.

Combat Ships The Battle of Leyte Gulf

It is considered the largest sea battle in history: the Battle of Leyte Gulf in WWII was three days of ingenious strategy and white-knuckle combat between warships, aircraft and kamikazes.

Combat Ships Secrets of the Sea

Stories of espionage at sea, including deadly U-boat cat-and-mouse games during WWI, the sinking of the Lusitania, a gun-smuggling private yacht that made history, and liners turned troopships.

Air Warriors A-10 Warthog

The history of the mean and ugly jet aircraft, the A-10 Warthog.

Air Warriors P-51 Mustang

The fighter plane that helped turn the tide of World War II; the P-51 Mustang.

Air Warriors AC-130

The massive AC-130 provides unparalleled close air support to U.S. and allied ground troops.

Air Warriors P47

An inside look at the P47 Thunderbolt and the critical role it played in both the European and Pacific Theaters of World War II.

Air Warriors Osprey

The Marine Corps' V-22 Osprey.

Air Warriors F-15

The F-15 Eagle's conquests in Iraq, Yugoslavia and even space.

Air Warriors P-38 Lightning

Innovative engineering allows the P-38 Lightning to fly faster and climb higher than any other WWII warplane; a twin-propeller fighter with heavy armaments packed into its nose, the P-38 becomes one of America's premiere combat planes during the war.

Air Warriors Apache

The AH-64 Apache, one of the most heavily fortified and well-armed helicopters ever built.

Air Warriors F-18

Exploring the history of the F-18 and how the U.S. Navy's dual-role aircraft has dominated both the air and the battlefields for over three decades.

Air Warriors Harrier

The inside story of the Harrier, the world's most famous short takeoff and vertical landing fighter jet.

Air Warriors AH-1 Cobra

During the Vietnam War, the United States needed a helicopter that could defend itself; the AH-1 Cobra, the world's first pure attack helicopter.

Air Warriors Prowler-Growler

Electronic warfare aircraft; the EA-6B Prowler; the EA-18G Growler.

Air Warriors B-52

The history of the longest serving bomber in the U.S. military: the B-52 Stratofortress.

Air Warriors Chinook

The 50-year evolution of the Army's top transport helicopter, the CH-47 Chinook.