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

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Video by Maj. Allie Scott

1AD and Fort Bliss Remembrance Sunday 2020

1st Armored Division

Nov. 8, 2020 | 21:41

Remembrance Sunday is held in the United Kingdom as a day to commemorate the contribution of British, Commonwealth and allied military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts. While it started after WW1, it has evolved into a service that remembers all conflicts. It is held at 11am on the second Sunday in November (the Sunday nearest to 11 November, Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War in 1918). Personnel assigned and attached to 1AD and Fort Bliss came together on Sunday, November 8 to commemorate this special event. (U.S. Army video by Lt. Col. Allie Payne)

Speakers in Order of Appearance:
Introduction: U.K. Army Brigadier Andy Cox, MBE, Deputy Commanding General-Maneuver, 1AD
Invocation: U.S. Army Chaplain (Maj.) Michael White, 1AD Artillery (DIVARTY) Brigade
"In Flanders Fields": U.K. Army Lt. Col. Kevin Taaffe, Joint Modernization Command
AUS Army Warrant Officer Andrew Killan, U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Center of Excellence (NCOLCOE)
NZ Army Warrant Officer Mus Boyckett, U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Center of Excellence (NCOLCOE)
"We shall keep the faith": U.S. Army Col. Toby Magsis, Commander, Joint Modernization Command
Act of Remembrance: Warrant Officer Steven Parker, Student, U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer Leadership Center of Excellence (NCOLCOE)
Bugler: U.S. Army Staff Sgt. William Bone IV, 1AD Band

Wreath Layers:
MG Sean Bernabe, Commanding General, 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss
Brig. Cox
WO1 Killan
WO1 Boyckett
Command Sgt. Maj. VanZoogel, Netherlands
Command Sgt. Maj. Roggema, Netherlands
Command Sgt. Maj. Fossland, Norway
Col. Magsig
WO1 Parker