A KC-10 Extender refuels an F-35A from the 461st Flight Test Squadron while a B-2 stealth bomber and three F-16s wait their turn during a recent training mission. The planes were on various test missions when they all flocked to the KC-10 to refuel in midair via the tanker’s boom. Photo by Christian Turner/Air Force.
Billy Mitchell: Lessons a Hundred Years Hence
Dec. 16, 2025
Exactly 100 years ago, on Dec. 17, 1925, Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell was convicted by court-martial for violating an order that required approval before he could engage with the media. Mitchell’s provocative thoughts and unorthodox methods sought attention for a cause that he saw as uniquely American.
