For 75 years, American Airmen have excelled as they execute the Air Force mission to fly, fight, and win — delivering airpower anytime, anywhere in defense of our nation.

Airmen are called to “Innovate, Accelerate and Thrive” as the U.S. Air Force and Department of the Air Force approach their 75th anniversaries on Sept. 18, 2022. Airmen will always be there to provide America with the airpower it needs to defend the nation, deter or defeat our adversaries, reassure our partners and allies, and help diplomacy proceed from a position of strength.

Commentary: Lessons from our past – Claire Chennault on Agile Combat Employment

As the Air Force leans into Agile Combat Employment, lessons can be learned from Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers and how they operated in China during WWII.

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AF 75th Birthday INNOVATE

Innovation, fueled by Airmen, is our heritage. Airmen continue to push technological and cultural boundaries which make America the leader in airpower and spacepower. Innovation is an integral part of how we train and employ our squadrons, develop our capabilities, and continue to move toward an even more effective Air Force.

AF 75th Birthday Accelerate

From their inception 75 years ago, the U.S. Air Force and Department of the Air Force have excelled at keeping pace with rapid changes in technology and in the demands placed on the Air Force’s five core missions: air superiority; global strike; rapid global mobility; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; and command and control.

AF 75th Birthday Thrive

We are the world’s greatest Air Force because of those who have gone before us – particularly those who weren’t afraid to break barriers. Empowered Airmen are the competitive edge we have over our adversaries and the reason we are the world’s greatest Air Force.

Air Force 75th Anniversary Commemorative Poster: Air Force Firsts

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: The Doolittle Raid - 1940s Era

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. - 1950s Era

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: Flight of the Blackbird - 1960s era

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: Apollo 15 - 1970s era

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: B-52 Stratofortress - 1980s era

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: Stealth War - 1990s era

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: Dominate the Skies – 2000s era

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: First Unmanned Flight - 2010s era

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: Force of the Future - 2020s Era

Air Force Posters Frontiers of Blue — Air Force Posters Archive

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Video by Brannen Parrish

Promotion of Lt. Col. Curtis Loftin at Webbers

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District

Oct. 11, 2024 | 5:29

Tulsa District Deputy Commander, Lt. Col. Curtis Loftin, was promoted to lieutenant colonel had his rank pinned on by Col. Tim Hudson, Tulsa District Commander, from inside the lock at Webbers Falls Lock & Dam 16 during a dewatering to inspect and perform maintenance on the structure.

Loftin became the Tulsa District Deputy Commander in May 2024.

A Kansas City native, he completed his secondary education at the Barstow School. He holds an Associate of Arts from the New Mexico Military Institute in Roswell, New Mexico, a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice with a Minor in Business from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and a Master in Military Art and Science from the Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

He enlisted in the Army in 1995 and served as a Light Infantry Soldier with the 3rd Infantry Brigade, 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

After ending active service, Loftin began a career as a singer and songwriter, and toured internationally under the stage name Zico.

The song, "West Bound Train," remixed and used with his permission on this video, is from his 2007 album "Recovering Failure."

After several years touring, Loftin reenlisted in the Army, and received a commission as an Engineer Officer in 2008 from the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School at Fort Moore, Georgia.