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A 96-hour battle of 4 ambushes, 17 airstrikes & the safety of an 150 person team earns this #Airman a #SilverStar… https://t.co/pj8wR06lYX

The F-104 Starfighter was not a one trick pony! In fact it was the first aircraf...

Pathways to Blue provides #ROTC cadets practice via flying operations and an orientation flight.… https://t.co/OXRNDzpBuu

RT @whitemanspirit: Stoked for the flyover today at the @Royals game! Around 90 minutes and counting... #flyover #KCRoyals https://t.co/Xhw…

Operation Homefront recognizes 2017 #AirForce Military Child of the Year! https://t.co/4v54cWNOoS https://t.co/eAF732VBtc

RT @USAFHealth: Eliminating sexual assault in @usairforce requires #Airmen to be engaged all year, not just April. #NotJustApril https://t.…

Watch out @MiamiDolphins, we don't have the same rules other @NFL teams do, we can offer @BMaxx41 a spot as F35 pilot! #Tampering

Here's to the greatest sibling rivalry the world has ever known. #NationalSiblingsDay @USMC @USArmy @USNavy @USCG https://t.co/1oFxO3kKJ1

RT @AirMobilityCmd: The 724th Air Mobility Squadron at Aviano AB, Italy, executed 500+ missions and moved 6.5K tons in 2016. Read more: htt…

Remember that pin art set you played with at the toy store? This #Airmen used it to help invent a new antenna.… https://t.co/AdwVesdKpW

RT @AirmanMagazine: Maintainers from @JBLEnews ensure any structural damages on the F-22 Raptor are detected – keeping the jet stealthy and…

Aircraft mechanics from the 177th Fighter Wing push back an F-16 after a sortie ...

RT @GenDaveGoldfein: Our #Airmen & @usairforce are always there! The #USAF is involved in some way in every mission the joint force perform…

On this day in #AirForce #History https://t.co/IP9sEJoPqe

#AirForce #Firefighters turn up the heat. For more training photos click the link. @NellisAFB… https://t.co/4V0PS4w8D9

How would you like to see this outside your window? #AirForce #USAF https://t.co/GmUSHLhgvo

Today, on the 75th anniversary of the Bataan Death March, we remember those men who were forced to march. https://t.co/4FWwrNiaQj

During the Bataan Death March, more than 76,000 American and Filipino prisoners ...

On this day in #AirForce #History https://t.co/3klnYos0ZE

Lab techs fuel fighter wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan. #AirForce #USAF https://t.co/YutLhkgkQJ https://t.co/iIQv4GeoHR

Which one is your favorite this week? #AirForce #WeekInPhotos

Do you like seeing the amazing photos and videos your #Airmen are creating every...

The sound of an AC-130 Gunship has had our enemies looking to the skies in fear ...

You have probably seen us post this before, but today is #TBT and can you really...

We are glad to hear the pilot is safe.

One of our #pilots just reached another milestone. #Airpower! We have been #Bre...

"Hope for peace, plan for war." With eight known countries in possession of nuc...

You might think you’re cool, but are you Astronaut, Rocket Scientist, American H...

BASEBALL IS BACK!! There has already been a #Walkoff, a pitcher hit two homerun...

Today we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air ...

April is #MonthOfTheMilitaryChild, and we want to thank each child of a military...

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	SR-71 pilots, crew relive absolute speed record In 1976, it was a different time. The Cold War with the Soviet Union was in full swing and Americans were standing in line to buy gas. That year was also the country’s bicentennial birthday. To celebrate, officials decided to attempt to break some records with an aircraft known as the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird.	0	8/09 2016