The biggest airlift campaign in history wasn’t always pretty. But it worked. It was like picking up the population of a mid-size American city—Atlanta, Kansas City, Sacramento—and moving it halfway around the world. More than a half million people, vehicles,...
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How a rogue planning cell engineered the most decisive air war in modern history.
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Creator, Innovator, and Advocate for an Independent Air Force.
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Bernard Schriever was an effective organizer and manager, but also an adept leader who inspired loyalty among his subordinates.
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LeMay earned his commission through ROTC at Ohio State in 1928 and over the next decade became one of the best navigators and pilots in the Air Corps.
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).
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Historic USAF and major command leaders through the years.
The turning point in the history of the Cuban Missile Crisis.