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Tim Wilkinson

1990's -- HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Master Sgt. Tim Wilkinson retired from the Air Force July 2001. He was assigned to the 720th Special Tactics Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla., as the superintendent of the personnel recovery. In 1993, he was awarded the Air Force Cross for actions in Somalia. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Tim Wilkinson

1990's -- Technical Sgt. Tim Wilkinson received the Air Force Cross for his heroic actions in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1993. His mission was supporting Task Force Ranger during an 15-hour firefight, the longest sustained firefight by U.S. forces since the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Medal of Honor

1960's -- Staff Sgt. William Pitsenbarger received the Medal of Honor posthumously for actions in the Vietnam War. (Courtesy photo)

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Medal of Honor

1960's -- Airman 1st Class William Pitsenbarger posthumously received the Medal of Honor and a promotion to staff sergeant for actions in the Vietnam War. (Courtesy photo)

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Medal of Honor

1990's -- Col. Joe M. Jackson, Medal of Honor recipient for actions in the Vietnam War, U.S. Air Force photo

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First CMSAF

1990's -- Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Paul W. Airey, U.S. Air Force Photo

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AF File Photo

1980's -- The C-20A/B, military versions of the Gulfstream III, were chosen in June 1983 as the replacement aircraft for the C-140B Jetstar. In 1992, Gulfstream delivered their latest model, the C-20H (Gulfstream IV) to Andrews AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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First Flight

EARLY YEARS -- KITTY HAWK, NC -- First flight, Dec. 17, 1903. Distance, 120 feet. Time, 12 seconds. Orville Wright at controls. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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P-38 Lightning

1940's -- P-38 Lightning (U.S. Air Force photo)

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B-25 takes off from an aircraft carrier

1940's -- B-25 about to take off from an aircraft carrier somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Bell X-1A in the belly of a B-29

1940's -- Bell X-1A resting in the belly of a B-29. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Chuck Yeager, 50th Anniversary of Mach One Flight

October 1997 -- Brigadier General Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager standing in front of his F-15 Eagle on the 50th Anniversary of his becoming the first man to break the speed of sound. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Capt. Yeager transfers to X-1

1940's -- Capt. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager transfers from a B-29 to the Bell X-1A. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Chuck Yeager, NF-104

1960's -- Chuck Yeager in the cockpit of an NF-104, December 4, 1963. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Capt. Yeager, Bell X-1A

Capt. Charles E. Yeager (shown standing in front of the Air Force's Bell-built X-1 supersonic research aircraft) became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound in level flight on Oct. 14, 1947. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Capt. Charles E. Yeager

Capt. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager in 1948. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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SECAF Symington, CSAF Vandenberg

1948 -- Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington prepares to cut the cake to celebrate the first anniversary of the Air Force as Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg looks on. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Staff Sgt. Samuel O. Turner

1970's -- On Dec. 18, 1972 near Hanoi, North Vietnam, Staff Sgt. Samuel O. Turner, a B-52 fire control operator (gunner), shot down a Mig-21. For his action the 30-year-old Atlanta, Ga. native was awarded the Silver Star. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Truman signs Air Force Day proclamation

1946 -- President Truman signs the Presidential Proclamation designating August 1, 1946 as Air Force Day. With him are Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, and Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker, Deputy Commander of the AAF. On Aug. 1, the Air force will celebrate the 39th Anniversary of its inception in 1907 as the Aeronautical Division in the Office of the Chief Signal Officer of the United States Army, when the Air Force comprised three men and no airplanes. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Billy Mitchell's court-martial

A scene taken from Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell's court-martial in 1925. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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