He learned independence, initiative, creativity, and leadership. These traits would make him a remarkable officer. It was those same traits that would get him in trouble.
military history
The U.S. crushed Iraq and could defeat similar adversaries today. But that doesn’t mean the Pentagon learned from the experience.
To the Army, its newest branch was both a trial and a source of strength.
On the eve of the end of one war, a World War II bombardier relived a little of the final day of his own conflict leading up to its anniversary Sept. 2. Jack Klotz, 96, who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces from 1943 ...
Barnstormers, wing walkers, and air racers lit the spark to enchantment with aviation.
Under cover of secrecy, the “training” mission turned to “advice in combat” and then into “combat training sorties.”
The British and the Americans disagreed on almost everything about the Combined Bomber Offensive.
The first chief of the air arm was a pilot—but not an airplane pilot.
Three Legends
For 32 years, Mason Mathews Patrick (West Point, 1886) was a brilliant though somewhat obscure member of the Army Corps of Engineers.
Etchberger’s actions made it possible for his companions to get off the mountain top alive.
AFA honors WWII Bombardier, Lt. Armand Sedgeley; Texas CAP siblings earn Spaatz Award.
