Eaker was an outstanding pilot. He had a degree in journalism, and he used that expertise to write and promote the cause of airpower.
WWI
Tragedy Over France: The 1918 Meuse-Argonne offensive was the biggest U.S. armed campaign ever to that point. Among 26,277 American dead was 1st Lt. John Buckley of Longmont, Colo., who met a truly tragic end.
Fliers of Tucson.
Frank Luke shot down 18 enemy aircraft in his 18-day run in World War I.
Three Legends
Will recent cyber attacks and severe weather effects on the energy grid be enough to wake up the Air Force—and the general public?
Hugh Merle Elmendorf, after whom USAF named an Alaskan air base.
The World War I Centennial Commission officially raised the flag at the new National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C., with a unique salute to the early days of air power. During the April 16 ceremony, two F-22s from the 94th Fighter Squadron at ...
Iron Man
History shows the Air Force needs a new approach to forward basing.
