Author Richard Reeves wrote the new book, Daring Young Men, in the hopes of showcasing the “country I thought I grew up in,” and the America he knew as a boy. As an antidote to anti-American perceptions across the world today, his book heralds the American-led Berlin Airlift. Through personal stories of the airmen who served, Reeves highlights the exceptional contributions by those airmen, many of who just two weeks earlier were working as lawyers, businessmen, and airline pilots, who came together to help save the people of Berlin from cold and starvation. As Americans, “we lead by example, not by force,” Reeves said, “and if we have the chance to do the right thing, we do it. Those of you who have been stationed in Germany, I am sure know, we’re thought of quite differently there than almost any place in the world.”
Meink: Air Force Has Five More E-7s Under Contract
April 30, 2026
The Air Force has contracts in place for five additional E-7A Wedgetail airborne battle management aircraft, Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers April 30. Meink also said the Department of the Air Force wants to work with Congress to find ways to continue to fund the E-7 next year and beyond,…