Army Capt. Charles deForest Chandler and Army Lt. T.D. Milling and Lt. H.H. “Hap” Arnold become the first fliers to qualify as “Military Aviators.”
As the U.S. war with Iran intensifies, the Pentagon is rushing more warplanes to the region, deploying Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons and F-35 Lightning II fighters to the Middle East, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.