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EC-135 Looking Glass

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. -- Staff Sgt. Edward Torres marshals in an EC-135 aircraft at Offutt AFB, Nebraska (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Leo Thorsness

Leo Thorsness earned the Medal of Honor for one of the epic solo battles of the Vietnam War, but didn't know Congress had awarded it to him until years later. The award wasn't announced publicly; as Thorsness was a prisoner of war.
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Capt. Hilliard A. Wilbanks

1960's -- Hilliard A. Wilbanks was born in July 1933 and raised in the small, rural community of Cornelia, Ga.
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Lieutenant Colonel Gerald O. Young

1960's -- Gerald O. Young entered the Air Force at Colorado Springs, Colo. His 60th mission would result in his earning a Medal of Honor.
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Eugene M. Zuckert

1960's -- Eugene M. Zuckert was the seventh secretary of the Air Force from Jan. 23, 1961 to Sept. 30, 1965.
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Harold E. Talbott

Harold E. Talbott became the third secretary of the Air Force on Feb. 4, 1953.
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Harold E. Talbott

1950's -- General Nathan F. Twining, left, is congratulated by Secretary of the Air Force Harold E. Talbott, right, after being sworn as Air Force Chief of Staff. Looking on are, left to right: General Thomas D. White, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff; Colonel K. E. Thiebaud, Air Adjutant General and General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, retiring Chief of Staff. General Twining was sworn in during ceremonies at the Pentagon following the retiring ceremonies for General Vandenberg at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C., July 1, 1953.
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Colonel (Dr.) John Paul Stapp

1950's -- Dr. John Paul Stapp was not only the "fastest human on earth;" he was the quickest to stop. In 1954, America's original Rocketman attained a then-world record land speed of 632 mph, going from a standstill to a speed faster than a .45 bullet in five seconds on an especially-designed rocket sled, and then screeched to a dead stop in 1.4 seconds, sustaining more than 40g's of thrust, all in the interest of safety.
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Colonel (Dr.) John Paul Stapp

1950's -- Dr. John Paul Stapp was not only the "fastest human on earth;" he was the quickest to stop. In 1954, America's original Rocketman attained a then-world record land speed of 632 mph, going from a standstill to a speed faster than a .45 bullet in five seconds on an especially-designed rocket sled, and then screeched to a dead stop in 1.4 seconds, sustaining more than 40g's of thrust, all in the interest of safety.
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Colonel (Dr.) John Paul Stapp

1950's -- Dr. John Paul Stapp was not only the "fastest human on earth;" he was the quickest to stop. In 1954, America's original Rocketman attained a then-world record land speed of 632 mph, going from a standstill to a speed faster than a .45 bullet in five seconds on an especially-designed rocket sled, and then screeched to a dead stop in 1.4 seconds, sustaining more than 40g's of thrust, all in the interest of safety.
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Colonel (Dr.) John Paul Stapp

1950's -- Colonel (Dr.) John Paul Stapp at The New Mexico Museum of Space History. He was a frequent and most welcomed visitor to the Center. Stapp was not only the "fastest human on earth;" he was the quickest to stop. In 1954, America's original Rocketman attained a then-world record land speed of 632 mph, going from a standstill to a speed faster than a .45 bullet in five seconds on an especially-designed rocket sled, and then screeched to a dead stop in 1.4 seconds, sustaining more than 40g's of thrust, all in the interest of safety.
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Colonel (Dr.) John Paul Stapp

1950's -- Colonel (Dr.) John Paul Stapp
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Colonel (Dr.) John Paul Stapp

1950's -- Retired Col. (Dr.) John Paul Stapp sits on the track, where in 1954 he rode a rocket sled at 632 mph, providing important research data for aviation and automobile safety.
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General George S. Brown

1970's -- George S. Brown became the first Air Force chief of staff since Gen. Nathan Twining to hold the position of chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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General George S. Brown

1970's -- Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller and General George S. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, attend an evening meeting of the National Security Council to discuss the evacuation of Saigon. April 28, 1975. George S. Brown became the first Air Force chief of staff since Gen. Nathan Twining to hold the position of chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Colonel Guion S. Bluford Jr.

1970's -- Guion S. Bluford Jr. prepares for his NASA mission at the Space Center in Houston, Texas.
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Colonel Guion S. Bluford Jr.

1970's -- Guion S. Bluford Jr. was the first African-American to be chosen as an NASA astronaut.
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Colonel Guion S. Bluford Jr.

1970's -- Guion S. Bluford Jr. has the distinction of being the first African-American to be chosen as an NASA astronaut.
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Colonel Guion S. Bluford Jr.

1970's -- Guion S. Bluford Jr. has the distinction of being the first African-American to be chosen as an NASA astronaut.
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P-51D Mustang

The P-51 Mustang provided high-altitude escort to B-17s and B-24s. They scored heavily over German interceptors and by war's end, P-51s had destroyed 4,950 enemy aircraft in the air, more than any other fighter.
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