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66 percent of Pacific air force assets destroyed in hours

A burned U.S. B -17C after the Empire of Japan attacked Wheeler Air Field Dec. 7, 1941. The attack well known for crippling the U.S. Pacific Naval Fleet also left approximately 700 U.S Airmen killed or wounded and 66 percent of the Air Force strength in Hawaii decimated. The Japanese lost only 29 pilots from more than 350 planes launched from aircraft carriers north of Hawaii. (Courtesy Photo/Tai Sing Loo, Pearl Harbor's main cameraman 1918 to 1948)
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Posted: 12/5/2012


Wheeler, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941

Resourceful aircrews remove parts from a P-40 destroyed in the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Wheeler Air Base for us on other repairable aircraft.
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Wheeler, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941

Wrecked planes on Wheeler Air Field flight line, with Hangar 2 in background and (on the right) tent quarters where many enlisted men were killed Dec. 7, 1941.
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Wheeler, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941

This hastily constructed gun emplacement in front of Hangar 5, Hickam Air Field, was manned shortly after the raid Dec. 7, 1941 by Pvt. 1st Class Raymond Perry (left, with binoculars) and Cpl. Howard Marquardt of South Dakota. A burned-out aircraft engine, sand bags, table, and debris from the attack made up the construction material for this bunker.
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Posted: 12/5/2012


Wheeler, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941

Members of the Hawaiian Air Force's Headquarters Squadron, 17th Tow Target Squadron and 23d Materiel Squadron watch Japanese high-Ievel horizontal bombers heading toward Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. (John W. Wilson)
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Wheeler, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941

A report entitled “7 December 1941: The Air Force Story” compiled by the Pacific Air Forces Office of History obtained this photo of Wheeler Air Field taken by a Japanese Empire pilot to record the battle damage to the U.S. Air Forces Dec. 7, 1941.
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Hickam Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941

Airmen with other personnel man a gun emplacement set up in a bomb crater between Hangars 11-13 and 15-17, Hickam Field, Dec. 7, 1941.
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Hickam Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941

The first bombs to strike Hickam Field Dec. 7, 1941 were dropped on Hawaiian Air Depot buildings and the hangar line, causing thick clouds of smoke to billow upward. (Courtesy photo, John W. Wilson)
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Posted: 12/5/2012


Old Glory Dec. 7, 1941

Old Glory waves over Hickam Field, bearing silent witness to the brutality of the Japanese attack Dec. 7, 1941. This same flag later flew above the United Nations charter meeting in San Francisco, over the Big Three conference at Potsdam, and above the White House Aug. 14, 1945 when the Japanese accepted terms of surrender. It was part of a historical display at the Air Force Academy until returned for permanent display at Hickam Air Force Base in 1980. (Air Force Photo)
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Posted: 12/5/2012


Korean War Armistice

(U.S. Air Force graphic/Corey Parrish)
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Posted: 7/24/2012


UK's 'Friendly Invasion' 70 years on

Tech. Sgt. Robert Leidenfrost was a bombardier with the 560th Squadron under the 388th Bombardment Group during World War II. The 388th BG memorial, which was re-dedicated at Coney Weston, England, July 14, 2012, is dedicated to the Airmen who lost their lives while serving in the 388th BG at Knettishall Airfield. (Photo courtesy of Olivia Leydenfrost)
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Posted: 7/23/2012


UK's 'Friendly Invasion' 70 years on

The last active B-17 Flying Fortress in Europe performs a fly-over above the former Knettishall Airfield, England, July 14, 2012. The fly-over was part of the 388th Bombardment Group memorial re-dedication at Coney Weston, England. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Megan P. Lyon)
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Posted: 7/23/2012


Former U-2 pilot posthumously awarded Silver Star

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presents the Silver Star, posthumously awarded to Capt. Francis Gary Powers, to the captain’s grandchildren, Francis Gary “Trey” Powers III and Lindsey Barry, on June 15, 2012, in the Pentagon. Captain Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, and received the decoration for the heroism he displayed while held prisoner by the Soviets. He was released in 1962 but subsequently died in a 1977 helicopter crash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christina Brownlow)
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Posted: 6/15/2012


Former U-2 pilot posthumously awarded Silver Star

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz celebrates with Gary Powers Jr. and Dee Powers, children of Capt. Francis Gary Powers, after Schwartz presented the captain’s posthumous Silver Star to the family on June 15, 2012, in the Pentagon. Captain Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, and received the decoration for the heroism he displayed while held prisoner by the Soviets. He was released in 1962 but subsequently died in a 1977 helicopter crash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
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Posted: 6/15/2012


Former U-2 pilot posthumously awarded Silver Star

(From right) Suzie Schwartz, wife of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, and family members of Capt. Francis Gary Powers stand for the National Anthem during the posthumous presentation of the captain’s Silver Star on June 15, 2012, in the Pentagon. Captain Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, and received the decoration for the heroism he displayed while held prisoner by the Soviets. He was released in 1962 but subsequently died in a 1977 helicopter crash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
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Posted: 6/15/2012


Former U-2 pilot posthumously awarded Silver Star

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and his wife Suzie congratulate family members of Capt. Francis Gary Powers following his posthumous presentation of the Silver Star on June 15, 2012, in the Pentagon. Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, and received the decoration for the heroism he displayed while held prisoner by the Soviets. He was released in 1962 but subsequently died in a 1977 helicopter crash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
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Posted: 6/15/2012


Former U-2 pilot posthumously awarded Silver Star

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presents the Silver Star, posthumously awarded to Capt. Francis Gary Powers, to the captain’s grandchildren, Francis Gary “Trey” Powers III and Lindsey Barry, on June 15, 2012, in the Pentagon. Captain Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union on May 1, 1960, and received the decoration for the heroism he displayed while held prisoner by the Soviets. He was released in 1962 but subsequently died in a 1977 helicopter crash. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott M. Ash)
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Posted: 6/15/2012


Doolittle Raid 70th anniversary

Surviving Doolittle Raider Major Thomas C. Griffin, navigator of the #9 plane, greets attendees of a banquet to honor the Raiders during their 70th reunion at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, April 19, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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Posted: 4/23/2012


Doolittle Raid 70th anniversary

Cadet Chad Aukerman, Squadron Commander of Cadet Sq. 11 at Air Force Academy, performs the honor of goblet detail during the Doolittle Tokyo Raiders 70th Reunion, April 19 at a banquet for the historic reunion at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Two cadets are selected by the senior staff of the History Department of the Academy to perform the detail during Raider reunions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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Posted: 4/23/2012


Doolittle Raid 70th anniversary

Lt. Col. Richard E. Cole co-pilot of Gen. Jimmy Doolittle's B-25 plane #1, signs autographs during a meet and greet with the raiders for their 70th reunion, April 19 at the Hope Hotel, Fairborn, Ohio. At 96, Cole is the oldest of the remaining five Raiders and says the attention they receive still surprises him. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
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Posted: 4/23/2012


Former POW shares reintegration tips with reservists and their families

Then-Capt. Lee Ellis arrives at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., in 1973, after spending more than five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. Ellis shared his tips for reintegration with Air Force reservists and their family members at a Yellow Ribbon event in San Diego on Feb. 25, 2012. (Courtesy photo)
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Posted: 3/1/2012


Retired Chief Master Sgt. Francis Collier

Retired Chief Master Sgt. Francis Collier receives a commemorative graphic and challenge coin from Chief Master Sgt. Corliss Johnson, the vice president of the National Capital Region Chiefs Group, while his wife, Lillian, looks on during a ceremony Oct. 29, 2011, at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va. Collier was one of 625 Airmen promoted to the new grade chief master sergeant as a result of the Career Compensation Act of 1958. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Tiffany Trojca)
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Posted: 11/30/2011


Retired Chief Master Sgt. Francis Collier

Chief Master Sgt. Francis Collier (left) receives a handshake from Lt. Gen. Robert W. Burns, the 5th Air Force commander, upon his promotion to the “new grade” of chief master sergeant Dec. 1, 1959. Collier was one of 625 Airmen promoted to the new super grade of chief master sergeant as a result of the Career Compensation Act of 1958. (Courtesy photo)
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Posted: 11/30/2011


There when needed

Navajo Indian Code Talkers Henry Bake and George Kirk from December 1943. (Courtesy of the National Archives)
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Posted: 11/17/2011


40th Tuskegee National Convention

Pearlie Harvey, right, congratulates her husband, Ret. Lt. Col. James Harvey, left, at the Gala Dinner for the Tuskegee Airmen 40th National Convention, August 6, 2011, at the Gaylord National Hotel, Md. Colonel Harvey received the Noel F. Parrish Award, the Tuskegee Airmen Inc., highest of honor. This award recognizes outstanding endeavors to enhance access to knowledge, skills, and opportunities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erik Cardenas)
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Posted: 8/9/2011


Roy LaGrone art

Tuskegee Airmen Byron Morris (left) and Raymond Hart attend the Roy LaGrone art exhibit unveiled in the AF Art Gallery Feb. 15, 2011, at the Pentagon. Mr. LaGrone was a Tuskegee Airman before pursuing a career in art. (U.S. Air Force photo/Andy Morataya)
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Posted: 2/16/2011


Roy LaGrone art

Examples of the artwork unveiled at the Roy LaGrone art exhibit at the AF Art Gallery Feb 15, 2011, in the Pentagon. Mr. LaGrone was a Tuskegee Airman before pursuing a career in art. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tiffany Trojca)
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Posted: 2/16/2011


Roy LaGrone art

Examples of the artwork unveiled at the Roy LaGrone art exhibit at the AF Art Gallery Feb 15, 2011, in the Pentagon. Mr. LaGrone was a Tuskegee Airman before pursuing a career in art. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Tiffany Trojca)
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Posted: 2/16/2011


1st Lt. Jack W. Mathis

First Lt. Jack W. Mathis was the lead bombardier in a B-17 Flying Fortress squadron on a bombing run over Vegesack, Germany, March 18, 1943. Lieutenant Mathis was mortally wounded from antiaircraft fire, but dragged himself to his bomb sight to complete the mission. He died at his post. Due to his heroic actions, he was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 1/23/2011


Project Score

On Dec. 18, 1958, the Air Force placed in orbit the first artificial communications satellite, a Project Score relay vehicle integral with the four-ton Atlas launcher. The next day, the satellite broadcast a taped recording of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Christmas message--the first time a human voice had been heard from space. (U.S. Army illustration)
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Posted: 12/30/2010


Staff Sgt. Archibald Mathies

Staff Sgt. Archibald Mathies was one of four enlisted people to receive the nation's highest military honor during World War II.After a bombing mission, he attempted to land a disabled aircraft with the navigator to save a badly wounded pilot who could not bail out; they all died on the third unsuccessful try. His unselfish actions and ultimate sacrifice earned him the Medal of Honor posthumously. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 12/30/2010


Gen. Laurence Kuter

Gen. Laurence Kuter was an instrumental strategist in the formation of two major commands for the newly independent Air Force, Military Air Transport Service and Pacific Air Forces. He also became the commander. General Kuter was the youngest general officer in the Army in 1942, and he never served in the active rank of colonel. His was the first "jump" promotion of an officer since the Civil War when William T. Sherman was promoted (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 12/29/2010


Capt. Darrell R. Lindsey

Capt. Darrell R. Lindsey saved the lives of an entire bomber crew and gave his life to do so over the Seine River in France during World War II. His actions earned him the nation's highest military honor, the Medal of Honor. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 12/29/2010


2nd Lt. William Lawley Jr.

On the first day day of "Big Week," when the Army Air Forces wrenched control of the sky from the German Luftwaffe during World War II, then-1st Lt. William Lawley showed extraordinary bravery and courage in bringing home a crippled aircraft with a barely functioning crew. It was Feb. 20, 1944 and the mission was to bomb a factory in Leipzig, Germany. For his actions, he was awarded the nation's highest military honor, the Medal of Honor. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 12/14/2010


Navaho X-10

On Dec. 7, 1954, the U.S. Air Force made first successful recovery of the Navaho X-10 vehicle using a fully automated approach and landing system at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The X-10 was a supersonic research test vehicle designed to obtain advanced aerodynamic design data to be used in the development of the North American SM-64 Navaho ground-to-ground missile system. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration)
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Posted: 12/13/2010


2nd Lt. David Kingsley

On his 20th combat mission, 2nd Lt. David R. Kingsley made a life-or-death decision. He gave up his parachute, to another crewmember. This cost Lieutenant Kingsley his life, and for his actions, he was awarded the nation's highest military honor, the Medal of Honor. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 12/13/2010


Col. Neel Kearby

Col. Neel Kearby's ambition was to become a fighter pilot; not just a pilot, but the one with the most kills, the "ace of aces." On one of his missions in the Pacific Theater, he showed his daring and superior flying skill by shooting down six enemy aircraft against insurmountable odds. For this mission, he was awarded the nation's highest military honor, the Medal of Honor. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 12/3/2010


Gen. Leon W. Johnson

During Operation Tidal Wave, the most highly decorated military mission in U.S. history, Gen. Leon W. Johnson was the leader of a group B-24 Liberators that took off on an 18-hour, 2,400 mile round trip mission to destroy the largest Nazi-held oil refinery at Ploesti, 30 miles north of Bucharest, Romania. Five Airmen, including General Johnson, earned the Medal of Honor that day in 1943. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 12/3/2010


Maj. John L. Jerstad

During Operation Tidal Wave, the most highly decorated military mission in U.S. history, 179 B-24s took off on an 18-hour, 2,400 mile round trip mission to destroy the largest of the Nazi-held oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. Despite his aircraft in flames, Maj. John L. Jerstad completed the mission and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 12/1/2010


Col. John R. Kane

During Operation Tidal Wave, the most highly decorated military mission in U.S. history, Col. John R. Kane flew one of the 179 B-24 Liberators that took off on an 18-hour, 2,400 mile round trip mission to destroy the Nazi-held oil refinery at Ploesti, Romania. Five Airmen, including Colonel Kane, earned the Medal of Honor that day in 1943. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 12/1/2010


1st Lt. James Fleming

On Nov. 28, 1968, then 1st Lt. James P. Fleming exposed his UH-1F helicopter to intense hostile fire while rescuing a special forces reconnaissance patrol. Lieutenant Fleming balanced on the edge of vulnerability over the jungles of Southeast Asia, thereby receiving a Medal of Honor for his gallantry. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 11/26/2010


2nd Lt. Lloyd H. Hughes

On Aug. 1, 1943, Operation Tidal Wave took off for the oilfields of Ploesti, Romania, to make a dent in the German war machine. Second Lt. Lloyd "Pete" Hughes was in the last of the formation and despite the consequences, completed the mission. He was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 11/26/2010


AGM-88 HARM firing

The AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile, or HARM, was successfully fired from a manned aircraft for the first time in 1976. The missile is an air-to-surface tactical missile designed to seek and destroy enemy radar-equipped air defense systems.
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Posted: 11/24/2010


Lt. Col. James H. Howard

James H. Howard, as a major and fighter pilot in the U.S. Army Air Forces, he earned the Medal of Honor in aerial combat in World War II. He defiantly took on overwhelming odds to defend bombers on a mission to Oschersleben, Germany, Jan. 5, 1944. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 11/18/2010


Lt. Col. Pierpont M. Hamilton

Lt. Col. Pierpont M. Hamilton volunteered for a perilous mission to go through enemy lines to convince the Vichy French to stop their hostilities and unite with the Allies with Col. Demas Craw. His actions saved untold American lives in the campaign to overtake French Morrocco, earning him the Medal of Honor along with Colonel Craw. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 11/18/2010


First Lt. Donald J. Gott

First Lt. Donald J. Gott was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously May 16, 1945, for his heroic exploits during a bombing raid over a German industrial area November 1944. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 11/16/2010


Japanese Balloon Bombs

On Nov. 3, 1944, the Japanese launched operational balloon bombs as a means of direct reprisal against the U.S. mainland as a result of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo. The balloons, made of paper or rubberized silk, carried anti-personnel and incendiary bombs. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 11/16/2010


First Lt. Raymond L. Knight

First Lt. Raymond L. Knight was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously Sept. 24, 1945, for his heroic exploits during bombing raids over German airfields April 1945. His Medal of Honor was the last one given to a U.S. Army Air Forces Airman in World War II. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 11/12/2010

    

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