The Air Force has bestowed its Heritage Award on the Berlin Airlift exhibit created by the Enlisted Heritage Hall at Maxwell-Gunter AFB, Ala. EHH curator Bill Chivalette, says that research and planning for the exhibit began in 1995, but the actual display had to wait until completion of EHH’s new wing. The Hall dedicated both the wing and the Berlin Airlift exhibit in June 2005. (Read our January and September 2005 pictorials for more on the Hall.)
The U.S. strike on Iran's nuclear development facilities saw the first use of the GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a weapon specifically designed for such a mission more than 20 years ago. The Air Force B-2s were the only platform with the stealth and carrying capacity needed to haul the huge…