The Air Force’s first African American Airmen helped win World War II, then helped integrate the Armed Forces.
Tuskegee Airmen
From pilot training to fighter combat, Benjamin O. Davis was the mainspring of the Tuskegee Airmen.
Boeing rolled out its first production T-7A advanced trainer at ceremonies in St. Louis, Mo., touting the jet's digital design and calling it the start of a new era of Air Force pilot training. The ceremonies were cloaked with tributes to the Tuskegee Airmen, as ...
One of the last surviving members of the Tuskegee Airmen, retired Brig. Gen. Charles McGee, who flew 409 combat missions in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, died Jan. 16. He was 102.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. added two new books, a podcast, and a documentary to his leadership library aimed at encouraging Airmen to expand their thinking, avoid “hindsight bias,” learn about their heritage, and find ways to remove potential barriers ...
The Legacy Flight Academy; Megan Tucker earned the 2021 AFA National Teacher of the Year Award.
Two recruiting exhibits debut in 2021 that are meant to leave more of an impression on prospective Air Force recruits than a TV commercial. Meanwhile, having announced new diversity targets for recruitment in 2020, the Air Force unveiled Tuskegee Airmen-themed paint schemes for two race ...
President-elect Joe Biden called on Congress to “swiftly” confirm Lloyd J. Austin III as the next Defense Secretary, rebutting concerns that his plan to nominate the recently retired Army general chips away at civilian control of the military. Introducing Austin at a Dec. 9 event ...
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright will meet virtually with Airmen for two hours June 3 to discuss how the service will move forward to address racial inequality, as civil unrest continues to ...
President Donald Trump honored Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee during his State of the Union address on Feb. 4, hours after pinning stars on McGee's shoulders in the Oval Office. Throughout his career, McGee flew a record 409 combat missions, more than any other pilot in ...
Growing Aggressors; AFGSC second decade changes; Goodbye Line of the Air Force; JSTARS heads home; and more ...
Two US Air Force legends will be promoted, one posthumously, under the draft fiscal 2020 defense policy bill. The bill includes language honorarily promoting retired Lt. Col. Dick Cole, the last living Doolittle Raider who died earlier this year, to colonel. It also honorarily promotes ...
