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Bataan Death March: Airman honors POW grandfather
Starvation, torture and a 70-mile march to concentration camps or dying in the process were the only options Philippine soldier, the late Ricardo Plana, faced after the U.S. surrendered the Bataan Peninsula to the Japanese during World War II. Now, 75 years later, his grandson, Staff Sgt. Max Biser, of the 23rd Security Forces Squadron, traveled to the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, to complete the 26.2-mile Bataan Memorial Death March, March 19, 2017.
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3/24
2017
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Bataan Death March veteran legacy marches on through ISR Airmen
The year is 1942, and Pfc. Francis Michael Bania of the 10th Signal Service Detachment, and 75,000 other U.S. and Filipino servicemen, marched for several days, about 65 miles, to prison camps in the Philippines. During his grueling journey, Bania had no idea that many years later an Airman would create a bond with his legacy, honoring him in the 75th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
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3/17
2017
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Red Tail legacy comes full circle
Airmen assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing take great pride in the heritage created for them by the Tuskegee Airmen. Today a key piece of the wing’s history has once again returned to its flightline.
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2/18
2017
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Pioneer of tactical airlift visits MacDill AFB
He began his visit with a speech at U.S. Special Operations Command.
“I was a part of the 492nd Bombardment Group, also known as the ‘Carpetbaggers,’ during World War II,” Cole said. “We started as an anti-submarine squadron, but instead began working with the Office of Special Services to drop supplies to French guerrilla fighters.”
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1/26
2017
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75 years later, memories of Pearl Harbor attacks still vivid
The Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 75th Anniversary Commemoration took place at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, as several survivors were in attendance.
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12/08
2016
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Yesterday's Air Force: Gen. Henry ‘Hap’ Arnold
This episode of Yesterday's Air Force looks at the career of Gen.Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, the only man to ever hold both grades of general of the Army and general of the Air Force.
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12/02
2016
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Candy Bomber rededicates Frankfurt’s Berlin Airlift Memorial
Dozens of German and American citizens indulged their collective sweet tooth for freedom with thanksgiving and reflection during the reopening ceremony of the Berlin Airlift Memorial at Frankfurt International Airport, Germany, Nov. 21.
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11/28
2016
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Around the Air Force: Nov. 25
On this look around the Air Force, NASA launches a new weather satellite, Airmen train with Marines during Vigilant Ace 17-1, and Serbian support during World War II is commemorated.
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11/25
2016
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US commemorates Serbian support during WWII
The U.S. State Department, U.S. Air Force, Royal Air Force, Serbian Armed Forces and local government officials attended a commemoration event in Pranjani, Serbia, Nov. 18, which honored the villagers who welcomed the downed Airmen with open arms.
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11/21
2016
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AF unveils latest ‘Veterans in Blue’ exhibit
The seventh volume of “Veterans in Blue” is now available online. The exhibit captures 28 stories of heroism and service by Air Force veterans. Each veteran’s portrait is also displayed at the Pentagon.
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11/10
2016
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