South Korea conducted the final live-fire drills with its F-4 Phantoms and AGM-142 Popeye missiles amid the largest U.S.-South Korea air exercise of the year.
The 555th “Triple Nickel” Tactical Fighter Squadron out of Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base scored 39 MiG kills during the Vietnam War—and six of those kills were credited to one pilot. Retired Col. Charles “Chuck” DeBellevue flew nearly 100 combat missions in 1972, becoming ...
Former Air Force Association Chairman of the Board retired Brig. Gen. Scott P. Van Cleef died July 18 at the age of 71. During Van Cleef's 29 years in the Air Force, he served as an F-5E Aggressor pilot and as a wing commander in ...