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The Air Force plans to turn decades-old Tinian airfield into a modern base as it builds out infrastructure in the Pacific to counter China.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Stein (left), 502nd Operations Support Squadron commander, prepares to present U.S. Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Gerald Teldon, retired, with the Air Medal for his honorable ...
Pilot and Air Force officer Lt. Col. Matt Ziemann rates eight World War II dogfight scenes in movies for realism. He discusses the accuracy of real World War II-era dogfights portrayed in ...
Remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Irvin C. Ellingson, who died in a Tokyo military prison fire in 1945, have been ...
WASHINGTON — Navy veteran Peter L. Smith was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal for his actions in combat during World War II. “I am humbled by the opportunity ...
Following the family’s return from India, Merton was promoted to major in 1937 and was part of the British Expeditionary ...
POOLER, Ga. (WTOC) - The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force needs your help to honor the heroes who gave their lives during World War II. The museum is hosting it’s fifth annual “Flags for ...
A trio of historic World War II aircraft are scheduled to arrive at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Tuesday morning, weather and conditions permitting. The Commemorative Air Force ...
Washington – The Air Force has removed training courses with videos of its storied Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs – the female World War II pilots who played a ...
Veterans, family members and friends gathered in Tucson for a reunion, honoring the so-called “Forgotten 15th” who played a decisive role in defeating Nazi Germany during World War II.
A P-51 Mustang flies over Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., during a 2015 event. (A1C Philip Bryant/Air Force) For the Allied forces, the skies over Europe from 1942 to 1943 brought ...
Champagne was also recognized for receiving the Prisoner of War Medal, and several other awards including the World War II Victory Medal and US Army Air Force Navigator Wings.