Hundreds, mostly Vietnam-era veterans and their families, traveled to Linden for the ceremony which honored their service during the war while specially memorializing one local Airman who made the ultimate sacrifice 50 years ago.
Vietnam War
It took two years, but Maj. Matthew J. “Eraser” Riley, an F-35 pilot, finally received the Anthony C. Shine Award recognizing his combat prowess as a member of the 34th Fighter Squadron, 388th Fighter Wing, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Delayed as a result of ...
The Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2022 will be formally recognized at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference from Sept. 19 to 21 in National Harbor, Md. Air & Space Forces Magazine has highlighted one each weekday through today, when we ...
“World’s Greatest Air Force” is not a lifetime title like “Supreme Court Justice.”
Under cover of secrecy, the “training” mission turned to “advice in combat” and then into “combat training sorties.”
From pilot training to fighter combat, Benjamin O. Davis was the mainspring of the Tuskegee Airmen.
When Steven Bennett made his decision, he was well aware that no pilot had ever ditched an OV-10 and survived.
Capt. Stephen R. Phillis received the Silver Star posthumously for his actions in Desert Storm. On Feb. 15, 1991, he was flying one of two A-10s tasked with attacking a massive formation of Iraqi armor in the Kuwait desert, when his wingman was shot down. ...
Pitsenbarger chose to remain under enemy fire to care for and help defend the wounded.
Howard C. “Scrappy” Johnson, a Collier Trophy winner and founder of the Red River Valley Pilots Association—also known as the “River Rats”—died Dec. 9, 2020, at age 100. Johnson flew hundreds of combat missions in Korea and Vietnam. He also served in World War II.
The air, space, and cyber domains will take precedence over land and sea in future conflicts.
History shows the Air Force needs a new approach to forward basing.
