Rickenbacker was a fearless and aggressive hunter. He would never admit defeat and rejected any attempts at sentimentality.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
In the fourth of our four-part series on former Chiefs of Staff, we profile Gen. Larry D. Welch (CSAF No. 12) and Gen. Michael J. Dugan (CSAF No. 13).
The post-World War II drawdown left the Air Force ill-prepared for conflict. The parallels with today are enlightening.
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In the summer of 1945, the Japanese had almost seven million troops remaining and were not nearly ready to quit.
Without U.S. air power, United Nations forces would have lost Korea in 1950.
