President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Wilma Vaught at a White House ceremony. Vaught is only the eighth distinguished Airman to earn the honor. Over the course of a 28-year Air Force career, Vaught, 92, was "the ...
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One trailblazer will commemorate another as former Air Force test pilot, astronaut candidate, and sculptor Ed Dwight has been selected to create a statue of the Air Force’s first Black four-star general, the General Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr. Memorial Foundation announced Sept. 17.
Fliers of Tucson.
The U.S. crushed Iraq and could defeat similar adversaries today. But that doesn’t mean the Pentagon learned from the experience.
The ultimate goal was to take off from Earth, fly a mission through space, reenter the atmosphere, and land on a runway.
Horseman, Pass By
To the Army, its newest branch was both a trial and a source of strength.
Frank Luke shot down 18 enemy aircraft in his 18-day run in World War I.
