 
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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