Retired Lt. Col. Bob Pardo, a decorated Air Force fighter pilot and Vietnam veteran, died Dec. 5, 2023, in College Station, Texas. He was 89. In his memory, Air & Space Forces Magazine is republishing this October 1996 article recounting the story of “Pardo’s Push,” which has become Air Force legend.
The Air Force is preparing for the eventuality that military operations--and probably combat--will occ
The Air Force, the Navy, and the Marine Corps have all placed their bets on this aircraft.
For four months, the 4417th Air Expeditionary Force (Provisional) made a home at a desert airfield outside of Doha, Qatar.
These snapshots from the albums of Air Force Association members recall faces and places from the long conflict in Southeast Asia.
The European Allies want to play a larger role, but they won't be able to do it without US assistance.
The number of retirees is up, and their average age is down. Congress keeps finding ways to cut the co
Variations in the airfoil trace the history of flight.
The Chairman’s View “I don’t think that Saddam Hussein is any better off than he was when he started [attacking the Kurds in northern Iraq]. I submit to you, Saddam Hussein is worse off today than when he started all...
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