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60 years of Air Superiority60 years of Air Superiority
60 years of Air Superiority

An F-4G Wild Weasel fighter (foreground) and an F-16 Fighting Falcon are serviced on the flight line prior to departing for Saudi Arabia during Operation Desert Shield. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Fernando Serna)
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Posted: 4/15/2013

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60 years of Air Superiority

469th TFS pilots Capts. Bruce Holmes, (left to right) Will Koenitzer and William "Bart" Barthelmas. Barthelmas was killed in action on July 27, 1965, on the first Air Force airstrike against North Vietnamese surface-to-air missile sites. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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60 years of Air Superiority

F-16A, F-15C and F-15E flying during Desert Storm. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 4/15/2013

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60 years of Air Superiority

An F-35 Lightning II, from the 461th Flight Test Squadron, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., receives fuel from a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, from the 151st Air Fueling Wing, Utah Air National Guard, Feb. 22, 2012. The 151st Air Refueling Wing routinely supports air operations across the western United States. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 4/15/2013

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60 years of Air Superiority

An Air Force F-80 Shooting Star fighter-bomber involved in an air strike over Suan, North Korea, in the largest air strike of the Korean Conflict on May 8, 1952 (Courtesy of the National Archives and Records Administration)
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60 years of Air Superiority

A North Vietnamese Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 is hit by 20 mm shells from a U.S. Air Force Republic F-105D Thunderchief piloted by Major Ralph Kuster Jr. from the 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 388th Tactical Figther Wing, on 3 June 1967. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 4/15/2013

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60 years of Air Superiority

Air view of bombs dropped by U.S. Air Force, exploding on three parallel railroad bridges across Han River, southwest of Seoul, capital of the Republic of Korea. Bridges were bombed early in war to delay advance of invading North Korean troops. (DoD/National Air and Space Museum, #50-9025-306-PS)
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Posted: 4/15/2013

Retired Chief Master Sgt. Francis CollierRetired Chief Master Sgt. Francis Collier
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 CollierRetired Chief Master Sgt. Francis Collier
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

Maj. Charles LoringMaj. Charles Loring
Maj. Charles Loring

Maj. Charles J. Loring was hit repeatedly by ground fire during his dive while attacking enemy gun positions. Instead of withdrawing, Major Loring aimed his F-80 Shooting Star directly at the gun positions and crashed into them, destroying them upon impact. Major Loring received the Medal of Honor for his sacrifice. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Posted: 10/11/2010

Korean War ace passes awayKorean War ace passes away
Korean War ace passes away

Capt. Harold E. Fischer Jr. returning from a Korean War combat air patrol in 1952. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Posted: 5/13/2009

Heritage flight Heritage flight
Heritage flight

A P-51 Mustang performs aerial maneuvers for a crowd May 1 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The P-51 later flew in formation with an F-15 Eagle as part of a Heritage Flight. The P-51 was assigned to the Eglin AFB 33rd Fighter Wing from 1948 through 1950, and was a workhorse during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike Meares)
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Posted: 5/7/2009

    

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