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Feb. 27, 2024
Accelerating the Legacy 2024

Airmen from across the nation convened for a two-day Black History Month aviation heritage event held in Charleston, Feb. 16-17.
July 27, 2023
CSAF, Tuskegee Airmen recognize 75 years of trailblazing

The event recognized the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and their impact of ensuring Airmen as well as other service members can serve to their full potential.
June 30, 2023
Three generations of breaking barriers: T-7A Red Hawk soars with US Air Force test pilot

Maj. Bryce Turner, a test pilot from the 416th Flight Test Squadron has become the first Air Force pilot to fly the T-7A Red Hawk during a test flight at the Boeing aircraft delivery center in St. Louis, Missouri.
March 3, 2023
Around the Air Force: Accelerating the Legacy, Expanding Cyber Resiliency, Poppy Seed Warning

In this week’s look around the Air Force, a special event inspires current and future Airmen, Cyber Focus Teams help bake-in protection for weapons systems, and poppy seed products can cause a false positive on drug testing.
Feb. 24, 2023
AF Week in Photos

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Feb. 21, 2023
‘Accelerating the Legacy 2023’ honors Tuskegee Airmen’s legacy through aviator development, student outreach

‘Accelerating the Legacy’ is an annual event hosted by Joint Base Charleston that honors the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen by developing today’s aviators and empowering the next generation of Airmen and aviators.
Feb. 10, 2023
Around the Air Force: Overseas Spouse Direct Hire, New ROTC Scholarship, Space Weather Impacts

This week’s look around the Air Force includes a pilot program to help spouses find employment while stationed overseas, a new ROTC scholarship aids cadets in their last two years of college, and an experiment improves the ability to predict space weather. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Kahdija Slaughter)
Jan. 30, 2023
New 2-year AFROTC scholarship available to all qualified cadets selected to commission

Air Force senior leaders introduced the Charles McGee Leadership award, enabling all eligible AFROTC cadets to qualify for a new $18K tuition/$10K housing scholarship.
Nov. 18, 2022
Around the Air Force: Strive 4th, KC-46A Tests Limited Crew, COVID-19 Booster Passes

In this week’s look around the Air Force, Project Tuskegee gives young people from underrepresented groups an introduction to Air Force careers, a Pegasus crew tests a high-end combat scenario, and there’s an added incentive to get a COVID-19 booster.
Nov. 8, 2022
Seymour Johnson AFB hosts Strive 4th: a Project Tuskegee, AIM initiative

The 4th Fighter Wing and Air Force Global Strike Command hosted Strive 4th: A Project Tuskegee and aviation inspiration mentorship initiative.
May 13, 2022
Around the Air Force: Brown and Blue Books, Red Hawk Rollout, Pegasus Milestone

This week’s look Around the Air Force highlights the release of the Brown and Blue books, the new T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft and a new KC-46A Pegasus milestone.
April 13, 2022
South Texas Reserve units participate in 2022 Flambeau Parade

Reserve Airmen with the 433rd Airlift Wing, 960th Cyberspace Wing, 340th Flying Training Group and 23rd Intelligence Squadron participated in San Antonio’s 74th annual Fiesta Flambeau Parade, the largest illuminated night parade in the United States.
Jan. 20, 2022
Tuskegee Airman, Air Force legend passes away at 102

Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee, a Tuskegee Airman and Air Force legend, passed away at his residence in Bethesda, Md., Jan. 16, 2022. He was 102 years old.
Jan. 13, 2022
‘Mission Accomplished’ – Tuskegee Airmen recognized for 1949 Top Gun victory

In 1949, the 332nd Fighter Group from Lockbourne AFB, Ohio, won the U.S. Air Force’s inaugural Fighter Gunnery Meet “Top Gun,” a worldwide gunnery competition where the best pilot teams came together to compete for the top spot.
Jan. 7, 2022
AF Year in Photos

This year's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This annual feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
April 24, 2021
Air Force Recruiting unveils Tuskegee Airmen paint scheme for Indy 500, NASCAR races

Air Force Recruiting Service and their partners at Richard Petty Motorsports and Ed Carpenter Racing, introduced their newest paint scheme April 20, which pays homage to the original trailblazers, the Tuskegee Airmen.
Feb. 21, 2021
Tuskegee Airman describes service, time as POW during virtual call with 332nd AEW

A pilot who fought Germans in WWII, was shot down, captured and survived to tell about it, met virtually with deployed Airmen at the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Feb. 17.
Nov. 18, 2020
A Tale of Two Air Forces: How the Tuskegee Airmen bridged the divide

The Tuskegee Airmen were not only pilots, they were support personnel as well – weather forecasters, communications professionals, aircraft mechanics, nurses, administrative people, and more. Even though the team was better known for flight, it takes many people to get a plane off the ground.
Nov. 13, 2020
Around the Air Force: SECAF on language & culture, a generational roundtable with Tuskegee Airmen

Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett’s message to Airmen about the impact language and cultural competence have on Air Force capabilities, and Air Force Cadets speak with two Tuskegee Airmen during a roundtable hosted by Air Force Chief of Staff
Nov. 11, 2020
Air Force releases “Red Tailed Angels” docuseries

“The Red Tailed Angels” documentary series showcases the hardships, struggles and ultimately the successes of the Tuskegee Airmen.
Oct. 27, 2020
CSAF, Tuskegee Airmen, cadets connect via virtual roundtable

The event was part of the American Veterans Center’s 23rd Annual Veterans Conference, which will premiere on Oct. 28.
Aug. 23, 2020
Dobbins ARB navigator helps Air Force’s diversity efforts

Growing up with his grandmother in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, Thomas didn’t know much about the Air Force, much less being a rated aviator.
May 24, 2020
Air Force Recruiting, NASCAR to honor fallen Tuskegee Airman Memorial Day weekend

Dickson’s name will be displayed above the windshield of driver Bubba Wallace’s No. 43 race car. The car will also be painted to resemble the iconic A-10 Thunderbolt II, right down to the tiger shark teeth on the grill.
Feb. 5, 2020
Tuskegee Airman receives promotion to brigadier general

On Feb. 4, retired Col. Charles E. McGee found himself in the Oval Office at the White House being promoted to brigadier general by President Donald Trump.
Nov. 1, 2019
Air Force Academy names airfield in honor of Tuskegee hero

His journey, marked by excellence and overcoming institutionalized racial barriers, was celebrated at the Air Force Academy, Nov. 1, during a ceremony to name its airfield in his honor.
Sept. 16, 2019
Acting SecAF Donovan highlights progress in achieving ‘Air Force We Need’ in speech at Air Space Cyber Conference

The Air Force, Donovan said, is making progress even as it copes with new threats and shifting geopolitics. The Air Force is “digging out of the readiness hole” while also embracing the creation of the Space Force as a new and separate branch of the U.S. military.
Sept. 16, 2019
Air Force announces newest Red Tail: ‘T-7A Red Hawk’

Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan made the announcement during his speech at the 2019 Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Sept. 16.
March 6, 2019
AFRL introduces new sharable supercomputing capability for classified research

Air Force Research Laboratory and Department of Defense High Performance Computing Modernization Program officials hosted a ribbon cutting and groundbreaking ceremony Feb. 26 to unveil the first-ever shared classified Department of Defense high performance computing capability at the AFRL DoD
March 7, 2018
Fairfield to the front lines: Honoring Air Force heritage

The aircraft was a C-5M Super Galaxy assigned to the 22nd Airlift Squadron, and its 11-person crew was all African-American. This historic mission was created to honor the heritage of the Tuskegee Airmen and to showcase the capability of Travis AFB to deliver cargo from the U.S. to the front lines
Feb. 18, 2017
Red Tail legacy comes full circle

Airmen assigned to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing take great pride in the heritage created for them by the Tuskegee Airmen. Today a key piece of the wing’s history has once again returned to its flightline.
Oct. 31, 2016
Tuskegee Airman engages with today's generation of Airmen

Before heading into Boston Oct. 27 to speak at an event co-hosted by the New England Tuskegee Airmen Chapter, retired Col. Charles E. McGee, a Tuskegee Airman, met with several Airmen here.
Oct. 14, 2016
James named honorary Tuskegee Airman

Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James was named an honorary Tuskegee Airman and was presented the Tuskegee Airman red jacket during the Air Force Memorial’s 10th anniversary ceremony in Arlington, Va., Oct. 14.
June 9, 2016
Tuskegee Airman laid to rest

The Air Force paid its final respects to former 2nd Lt. Malvin G. Whitfield, an Army Air Forces and Air Force veteran, at Arlington National Cemetery, June 8. Whitfield distinguished himself as the first U.S. military member to win Olympic gold medals while serving his country. Whitfield joined the
March 25, 2016
Tuskegee Airmen gather for 75th anniversary, induct CSAF as honorary member

Original members of the Tuskegee Airmen, their families and supporters gathered in downtown Montgomery March 22 to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Tuskegee Airmen Experience.
March 22, 2016
Tuskegee Airmen 75th anniversary: Documentary trailer

March 22 is the 75th anniversary of the activation of the U.S. Army Air Corps' 99th Pursuit Squadron, the Tuskegee Airmen. This trailer is part of a documentary that will be released on AF.mil this July.
March 1, 2016
Tuskegee Airman reflects on diversity

It was 1944 and the U.S. was in the midst of two battles -- a war on two sides of the world and the onslaught of cultural changes on the homefront. Meanwhile, a young African-American Soldier picked up trash on the white sandy beaches at Keesler Field, Mississippi. He had been briefed that although
Feb. 18, 2016
Tuskegee Airmen share life lessons

Three members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen visited with Airmen at the Pentagon during a meet and greet hosted by Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James Feb. 16. Retired Col. Charles McGee and former Cadets William Fauntroy Jr. and Walter Robinson Sr. shared stories and insights about their lives as
Feb. 1, 2016
Col. Richard Toliver: Pioneering combat pilot

Retired Col. Richard Toliver graduated from Tuskegee Institute University in January 1963 with a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering.
Aug. 28, 2015
Tuskegee Airman takes final flight at Academy

Franklin Macon joined the Army Air Corps in 1943 after the creation of the Tuskegee program allowed African-Americans to fill military pilot positions, which were previously occupied exclusively by whites. On Aug. 26 at the age of 92, Macon sat on the airfield at the U.S. Air Force Academy, waiting
May 8, 2015
Lackland’s Tuskegee Airmen exhibit opens to the public

A new Tuskegee Airmen exhibit officially opened to the public May 4 during a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Airman Heritage Museum.
Feb. 9, 2015
Annual event honors military’s African-American leaders

The Air Force hosted the 10th annual Stars and Stripes recognition dinner, an event that recognizes top-performing African-American military and civilian leaders in the armed forces.
Feb. 19, 2014
Road to the past: Portion of highway dedicated to Tuskegee Airmen

Although retired Lt. Col. James Warren established a distinguished flying career throughout three wars in the U.S. Army Air Force, he was once arrested for simply having the wrong skin color in the wrong establishment.
Feb. 11, 2014
Training at Tuskegee: Turning dreams into reality

Training young men to be the first African American pilots in the military was a history-making event for the handful of trainers and leaders at the Tuskegee Institute. Creating an airfield from the ground up, the "Tuskegee experiment" led the way for desegregation of the military less than a decade
Feb. 4, 2014
Black Airmen turn racism, bigotry into opportunity

On a hot July day in 1941 on a desolate field in Tuskegee, Ala.,, 13 young African-American Airmen began an experiment by senior Army leaders to teach them how to become pilots. That experiment turned into the ultimate opportunity for these young men to become a valued part of the military and would

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