Capt. Paul D. Howman (pilot) and 1st Lt. Lawrence W. Kullman (Weapon Systems Officer), flying in a McDonnell Douglas F-4D, record the last U.S. Air Force victory in the Vietnam War as they shoot down a MiG-21 near Hanoi. It was the duo’s only aerial victory and the second-to-last U.S. victory of the entire conflict—a U.S. Navy F-4B, crewed by Lt. Victor Kovaleski and Lt. Jim Wise, downed another MiG on Jan. 12.
House Panel Proposes Eliminating SDA, Space RCO
May 27, 2026
House lawmakers this week included language in their version of the fiscal 2027 defense policy bill that would dissolve two Space Force rapid acquisition organizations, absorbing their programs and potentially replicating their authorities in the service’s new portfolio-based acquisition system.