The U.S. Space Force was established Dec. 20, 2019 when President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act into…
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall outlined his increasingly urgent roadmap March 3, 2022, for successfully bringing about the…
In the past few years, the service has seen unprecedented change —from the end of combat operations in Afghanistan after…
The Air Force modernized its tactical air forces in the late 1970s with the introduction of the F-15, A-10, and…
The U.S. Air Force was heavily deployed during the Vietnam War. The first bombing raids against North Vietnam occurred in…
During the Korean War, which began in June 1950, the Far East Air Forces were among the first units to…
In practice, the Army Air Forces became virtually independent of the Army during World War II, but its leaders wanted…
President Franklin D. Roosevelt took the lead, calling for a vastly enlarged air force based on long-range strategic bombing. Organizationally…
With the stroke of a pen, President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 on Sept. 18,…
In 1971, Army Spec. 5 Dennis M. Fujii spent five grueling days fending off enemy fighters after his medevac helicopter…
LANCASTER, Calif. — At a time of national distrust, discord and division, there was no doubt or confusion as to…
LANCASTER, Calif. — An honor guard of Young Marines marched into American Legion Post 311, in crisp camouflage uniforms and…
In the last issue, we shone a light on the unsung Air Force heroes called the Missileers. We looked at…
