With the stroke of a pen, President Harry S. Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 on Sept. 18,…
In 1917, upon the United States’ entry into World War I, the first major U.S. aviation combat force was created…
For more than a century, the U.S. Air Force has defended this country in the air, space and cyberspace through…
FORT HUACHUCA — After the invention of the radio in the 1890s, the first widespread use of the technology for…
In practice, the Army Air Forces became virtually independent of the Army during World War II, but its leaders wanted…
FORT HUACHUCA — Students of the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence’s Military Intelligence Captains Career Course used the opening…
The U.S. Air Force was heavily deployed during the Vietnam War. The first bombing raids against North Vietnam occurred in…
“History makes you smarter, heritage makes you prouder.” – Gen. Robin Rand, Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command COLUMBUS AIR…
The Air Force modernized its tactical air forces in the late 1970s with the introduction of the F-15, A-10, and…
Following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in late 1990, President George H.W. Bush assembled a coalition to force the Iraqis out…
On Sept. 11, 2001, the world changed. Following the attacks, in 2001, the U.S. Air Force was deployed against the…
Today, the U.S. Air Force is the largest, most capable and most technologically advanced air force in the world, with…
Air Force photograph by Airman 1st Class Frankie D. Moore A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 48th Rescue Squadron…
