April 23, 2015 Jumping into history Prior to the launch of the Allied invasion of Normandy, the remarks made by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Allied Commander, to this day, still carry weight for one of the Soldiers he was addressing.
April 20, 2015 Doolittle Raiders share Congressional Gold Medal with the world On April 18, 1942, 80 men inspired a nation by flying 16 B-25 bombers off the deck of the USS Hornet and dropping ordnance on Tokyo. Now, 73 years later, Congress honored these men with the Congressional Gold Medal, presented to the Raiders in Washington D.C., April 15.
April 15, 2015 Academy grad laid to rest 45 years after losing life in Vietnam The funeral for an U.S. Air Force Academy graduate killed in the Vietnam War was held April 14 at the Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado, nearly 45 years after he gave his life serving his country.
April 15, 2015 Air attaché in Berlin honors B-17 crash victims Col. David Pedersen, the air attaché to Germany, represented the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Embassy in Berlin March 22 on the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Peace Memorial Monument, which commemorates the crash of a B-17 Flying Fortress in the German town of Großräschen.
March 25, 2015 AF holds Medal of Honor recognition event In observance of National Medal of Honor Day, Air Force senior leaders hosted a Q-and-A session with two of the Air Force's living Medal of Honor recipients, retired Col. Joe M. Jackson and retired Col. Leo K. Thorsness at the Pentagon, March 24.
March 10, 2015 Blake paved way for thousands of Air Force women At the first available opportunity to return to her roots, Staff Sgt. Esther Blake transferred from the Army to the Air Force on July 8, 1948, minutes after the start of the first duty day for the WAF, along with 11 other women at Fort McPherson, near Atlanta. She remained on active duty with the
March 2, 2015 WWII pilot reunited with P-47 Sitting in a wheelchair with images of airplanes on his shirt and a U.S. Army Air Corp hat on his head, 92-year-old retired Air National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Hertel was reunited with the P-47 Thunderbolt during the Heritage Flight Training and Certification Course here Feb. 28.
Feb. 19, 2015 Museum volunteer shares story of service It was January 1945, and 21-year-old Lt. Donald Clark found himself piloting a C-47A Skytrain over the Western Front as the Battle of the Bulge was coming to an end. The aircraft was on its way to resupply Lt. Gen. George Patton's 3rd U.S. Army, and its tanks, with fuel and ammunition, as they began
Dec. 21, 2014 Eagle flies home: Airman receives a native name Capt. Myles Morales, the 336th Recruiting Squadron support flight commander, traveled approximately 1,700 miles to Standing Rock Reservation in South Dakota, to receive one of the most distinguished decorations in his Native American culture: a name.
Nov. 17, 2014 Moody AFB celebrates history of Flying Tigers Veteran and active aviators celebrated their unit’s storied history with past and present members of the Flying Tigers during a reunion here Nov. 13 to 15.
Nov. 13, 2014 Roll Call: Giants among us The Air Force’s senior enlisted Airman released the latest installment of Roll Call, urging Airmen to continue to honor veterans, past and present, beyond the holiday.
Nov. 5, 2014 Airman discovers grandfather's World War II story An Airman here recently discovered that his grandfather was among a small group of Americans who joined the Canadian military to thwart the tyranny of Nazi Germany prior to America entering World War II.
Oct. 23, 2014 Great-granddaughter learns about Seymour Johnson: the man and the base The great-granddaughter of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base's namesake visited the base Oct. 17, and received a family history lesson she was not expecting.
Sept. 29, 2014 ISR agency remembers, honors its legacy Four of the most influential leaders of the Air Force intelligence community were forever enshrined into the heritage of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency, during a ceremony here Sept. 27.
Sept. 17, 2014 67 plus years of airpower "We didn't become the world's greatest Air Force by accident," said Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody. "We got here through 67 years of American Airmen breaking new terrain and lifting us to a higher level. We should celebrate that innovation this year...
Aug. 23, 2014 C-130 celebrates 60 years, still going strong In 1954, the song "Rock Around the Clock" was playing on the radio, Oprah Winfrey was born and the first issue of Sports Illustrated appeared on newsstands. The same year, on August 23, the YC-130 Hercules made its maiden flight...
July 29, 2014 New museum to inspire Airmen Two Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland museums, the Airman Heritage Museum and the Security Forces Museum, will consolidate into the Enlisted Heritage and Character Development Center by October 2014 and will serve as a stepping stone for a larger $50 million, privately-funded museum set to open in
May 30, 2014 Allied air forces paved way for D-Day The mention of "D-Day" conjures iconic images of men storming a beach riddled with barbed wire, smoke and craters created by German mortar batteries; of men advancing toward machine gun nests and acts of heroism as they made their way inland to secure a foothold in mainland Europe.
Nov. 8, 2013 Veterans in Blue Volume IV out now For decades, Airmen have answered the call to serve and protect the nation’s interests, people and cherished freedoms that underpin it all, risking their lives for others, and thus, becoming heroes in the eyes of those they protected.
Aug. 19, 2013 Through Airmen's Eyes: Lieutenant follows father's path to silver wings Second Lt. Jon Koritz graduated from undergraduate pilot training Aug. 16, joining a long list of military aviators, including his late father, Maj. Tom Koritz.