Korean War double ace retired Col. Ralph S. Parr dies in New Braunfels, Tex., at age 88. He received a Distinguished Service Cross in the Korean War and an Air Force Cross in the Vietnam War.
After a long period in which munitions were almost an afterthought and sacrificed to pay for other priorities, the Air Force needs to focus on them in order to have the right “package” of capabilities for future conflicts, Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. said June 7.