President Richard M. Nixon dedicates the new U.S. Air Force Museum building at Wright- Patterson Air Force Base, in Dayton, Ohio. A drive to raise private funds for the new museum building began in 1960. Now called the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, it is the world’s largest and oldest military aviation museum.
‘Angry Kitten’ EW Pod Tested on Search-and-Rescue HC-130
April 17, 2026
The Air Force recently tested its “Angry Kitten” electronic warfare pod on an HC-130J during Exercise Bamboo Shield, showing the pod can turn the rescue platform into a command-and-control node and protect it from enemy radars.The tests follow what could be the pod’s first use in combat after it was…
