Col. Thomas C. Cook, believed to be the Air Force’s last World War II combat veteran still serving, retires. He saw action as a B-24 navigator in Europe and transferred to Reserve status in 1948. He returned to Active duty in 1976.
Air Force Tests New Sentinel Reentry Vehicle
Oct. 13, 2026
The Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center tested its new intercontinental ballistic missile reentry vehicle Oct. 9, launching the in-development vehicle atop a Minotaur I rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif.
