Jan. 11, 2024 CSAF presents Mackay Trophy to 53rd Wing pilot for most meritorious flight of 2022 Awarded for the “most meritorious flight of the year” by an Air Force individual, group, or organization, the Mackay Trophy is one of the longest-standing aviation awards in the nation having first been given to 2nd Lt. Henry H. ‘Hap’ Arnold in 1912.
Aug. 13, 2015 Yesterday’s Air Force: Eddie Rickenbacker Eddie Rickenbacker, a race car driver, World War I ace, aviation pioneer and Medal of Honor recipient was one of the Air Force’s early legends.