James Lewis Day was born in East St. Louis, Ill., in October 1925. He joined the Marine Corps in 1943,…
Benjamin “Lone Feather” Reifel was born in a log cabin in Parmelee, S.D., on the grounds of the Rosebud Indian…
Lawrence E. Dickson was born in May 1920, in South Carolina, and later moved to the Bronx, N.Y. He joined…
William E. Kepner is a decorated war Veteran who served on active duty spanning 45 years. He retired after a…
Born in May 1895 as a member of the Choctaw nation, Joseph Oklahombi was not officially recognized as a citizen of the…
Missiles, missile warning, missile defense, tactical missiles Dec. 13, 2001: President George W. Bush informed Russia that the United States…
Missiles, missile warning, missile defense, tactical missiles Jan. 11, 1981: Boeing delivered the first U.S. Air Force air-launched cruise missiles…
Missiles, missile warning, missile defense, tactical missiles July 23, 1971: Hughes Aircraft Company was awarded a $70 million contract to…
No one did more to harness science to air power objectives than Gen. Bernard A. Schriever. As commander of Air…
The early years of the newly-established independent Air Force brought a variety of technological breakthroughs, resulting in new capabilities and…
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…
