The designer working with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund on a new underground facility planned for near the Vietnam Wall made public his designs for the new exhibit on May 22. Retired Army Gen. Barry McCaffrey, chairman of the fund’s advisory board, said in a statement that the new facility is “the logical next evolution of the Vietnam Memorial experience.” Designer Ralph Appelbaum displayed renderings of his vision for the main exhibits, including faces of service members, artifacts, and timeline.
Over the past few months, the Air Force has seen something of a surge in “elephant walks”—large numbers of aircraft lining the runway to showcase airpower and practice generating massive amounts of force in a short timeframe. But the latest one, at Osan Air Base, South Korea, was particularly impressive, featuring much…