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.
The Air Force Research Laboratory has signaled to industry it wants to develop a low-cost hypersonic cruise missile to deliver a wide range of payloads at a range up to 500 nautical miles.