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AIM-9 Sidewinder

A pilot from the 416th Flight Test Squadron successfully fires the newest variant of the AIM-9 Sidewinder for the first time from an F-16 Fighting Falcon on April 9, 2004. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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RQ-1 Predator

The RQ-Predator is a hunter/killer unmanned aircraft system. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Capt. Steve Ritchie

Capt. Steve Ritchie is pictured beside his aircraft in South Vietnam in 1972, following the mission where he became the first ace in the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Lunar Orbiter 1

The Lunar Orbiter 1 photographed potential landing sites for the Apollo missions and the site where Surveyor 1 had landed three months earlier. It also provided the first clear images of the lunar far side. (U.S. Air Force illustration, photo courtesy NASA)
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Capt. Ralph S. Parr

Capt. Ralph Parr describes the last aerial victory of the Korean War to Col. Thomas De Jarnette, 4th Wing group commander. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Col. Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin

Col. Buzz Aldrin was the second person to walk on the moon July 20, 1969. He was the lunar module pilot who followed in the footsteps of Neil Armstrong's historic "one small step for man." (NASA image, U.S. Air Force illustration)
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The Trinity test

The Trinity test was the dawn of the atomic age. (Image courtesy Los Alamos National Laboratories)
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Bombing Ploesti oil fields

A second wave of bombing Ploesti oil fields occurred April through August 1944. (U.S. Air Force illustration/history spotlight graphic)
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B-36 Peacemaker arrives

On June 26, 1948, the 7th Bombardment Group received the Air Force's first operational B-36 Peacemaker heavy bomber. The B-36 was the largest American bomber every produced as its 230 foot wingspan was almost 50 percent longer than that of the B-52 Stratofortress that replaced it. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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C-17 Globemaster III

On June 14, 1993, the 437th Airlift Wing at Charleston AFB, S.C., received its first operational C-17A Globemaster III. The C-17 Globemaster III is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the airlift force. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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E-8 Joint STARS

The E-8 Joint STARS evolved from Army and Air Force programs to develop, detect, locate and attack enemy armor at ranges beyond the forward area of troops. The first two developmental aircraft deployed in 1991 to Operation Desert Storm and also supported Operation Joint Endeavor in December 1995. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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D-Day Anniversary

On June 4, 1944, one of the largest Allied campaigns began on the beaches of Normandy. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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KC-135 Stratotanker refuelings

On May 31, 1967, an aircrew on a KC-135 Stratotanker carried out a series of emergency refuelings that saved six fuel-starved Navy fighters. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Lt. Col. James Jabara

On May 20, 1951, Lt. Col. James Jabara became the first jet ace by shooting down his fith MiG in combat. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind.

On May 12, 1968, Bunker Hill Air Force Base was renamed for Col. Virgil "Gus" Grissom, one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts. The Air Force Reserve became part of the Grissom community in 1971 when the 434th Special Operations Wing and its A-37 aircraft relocated to the base. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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C-141A Starlift arrives

The first C-141A Starlifter arrives in California April 1965. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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1st Lt. Edward S. Michael

1st Lt. Edward S. Michael, a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot, received the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty during a heavy bombing mission over Germany. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
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TIROS I

The world's first meteorological satellite launched April 1, 1960, from Cape Canaveral, Fla., atop a Thor missile. The satellite was the Television Infrared Observation Satellite, or TIROS I. (Photo illustration/Mike Carabajal)
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Women in Military Service for America Memorial

The Women in Military Service for America Memorial celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2007. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates spoke at the ceremony. (Photo illustration/Mike Carabajal, Defense Department photo/Cherie Thurlby)
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Chief Grace Peterson

Grace Peterson was the first woman to be selected as a chief master sergeant. (Photo illustration/Billy Smallwood)
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