The War Department designates a site near Shiloh Valley Township, Ill., to be the location of Scott Field. Named after Cpl. Frank S. Scott, it was and still is the only US Air Force base to be named for an enlisted man.
NASA Boss: Race to Moon Has National Security Stakes
Sept. 15, 2026
NASA is pushing hard to get astronauts back to the moon by 2028—and the urgency is driven in no small part by the national security implications of doing so before China does, Administrator Jared Isaacman said Sept. 15.
