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“A Look Back,” is a new product by the Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command History Office that provides a photographic essay of a particular topic.
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A look back at...the First Around the World Flight

Douglas World Cruiser at one of the refueling/servicing sites along the Fourth Division Route along the path between India, Persia, Mesopotamia, Syria, and Turkey. (NASM Courtesy Photo)
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A look back at...the First Around the World Flight

Workers construct the World Cruisers at the Douglas Company factory in Santa Monica, California. (Photo courtesy of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force)
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A look back at...the First Around the World Flight

The Douglas World Cruisers at a refueling site at Allahabad, India. (Photo courtesy of the National Museum of the United States Air Force)
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A look back at...the First Around the World Flight

The New Orleans hoisted on the beach to dry out at Reykjavik, Iceland. (Photo courtesy of the National Museum of the United States Air Force)
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A look back at...the First Around the World Flight

World Fliers in front of the Chicago at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio. (Photo courtesy of the National Museum of the United States Air Force)
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A look back at...the First Around the World Flight

World Flight Crews (Left to Right): Lt. Jack Harding, Lt. Erik Nelson, Lt. Leigh Wade, Ma.j Frederick Martin, First Lt. Leslie Arnold, Lt. Lowell Smith, and Lt. Le Clair Schulze. They are wearing black armbands in honor of former U.S. president Woodrow Wilson, who had recently passed away. (Photo courtesy of the National Museum of the United States Air Force)
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SM-62

Northrup SM-62
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XF-103 mockup

Republic XF-103 metal mockup showing placement of the GAR-1 missiles
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AFMC history program recognized for excellence

The technology introduced during Operation Southern Focus and the subsequent invasion of Iraq helped set the stage for future innovation and inventions across the United States Air Force footprint, said Air Force Materiel Command Historian Yancy Mailes during a ‘brown-bag lunch talk’ at AFMC headquarters. The AFMC History Office was named the recipient of the Air Force History and Museums Program’s Excellence in History Program Award, Major Command level, for 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Estella Holmes/released)
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X-15 Rollout

The sleek lines of the North American Aviation X-15 are prevalent in this view taken during the rollout on October 15, 1958. (Photo courtesy of North American Aviation)
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X-20 Dyna-Sar

Mock up of the X-20 Dyna-Soar
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XB-36 with Track Landing Gear

Consolidated XB-36 with track landing gear
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Gen. Samuel Phillips

Gen. Samuel Phillips provided expert guidance to NASA teams during the early days of space exploration. Phillips received numerous awards, throughout his illustrious career including the Distinguished Flying Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, the Legion of Merit, the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal and the Distinguished Service Medal from NASA. Phillips passed away on January 31, 1990 at the age of 68 and was buried with honors at the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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Cubans Bound for U.S.

The history of the Cuban exodus began in 1959 with the overthrow of the Batista government. Individuals fled the new regime, led by Fidel Castro, in search of economic opportunities and political freedom. Housing and job shortages caused by the downturn in the economy further increased internal tensions on the island. On April 20, 1980, the Castro regime announced that Cubans who wanted to emigrate to the U.S. could board boats at the port of Mariel west of Havana. The first of the refugees reached Florida the next day.
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Tents being constructed by the 3202d Civil Engineering Squadron.

As waves of refugees poured into Eglin Air Force Base during the mass Cuban exodus, units and personnel from Eglin provided humanitarian support to the refugees. Eglin chaplains greeted the refugees, provided religious services, and organized a clothing collection drive at the request of General Chapman that collected over 60 tons of clothing. The 3202d Civil Engineering Squadron constructed and assembled 413 tents, to include 370 sleeping tents in just 10 days.
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Capt. Roland R. Obenland

Capt. Roland R. Obenland was killed in action during a close-air support mission in Vietnam, May 18, 1968. A memorial award established in his name honors an outstanding engineering officer in the Air Force Materiel Command annually. (Air Force courtesy photo/released)
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Science at War: Early Guided Missiles

GB-1 dropped from a B-17.
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History office plays key role in OCP emblem-to-patch conversion

Air Force heraldry was displayed for attendees at a recent History Office Lunch-and-Learn Lecture on Emblems and Patches at AFMC headquarters. Since early recorded history, warring tribes often carried banners or flags marked with emblems to represent factions and motivate their warriors to fight for the cause; it is to this historical tradition that we can trace the evolution of military emblems and patches. Air Force heraldry in the form of emblems and patches give Airmen a connection to the past and the motivation to live up to the proud lineage from which they come. (Air Force photo by Marisa Alia-Novobilski/released)
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History office plays key role in OCP emblem-to-patch conversion

Jack Waid, a historian at Air Force Materiel Command Headquarters, explains the significance of heraldic symbols during a Lunch-and-Learn Lecture on Emblems and Patches at AFMC headquarters. Since early recorded history, warring tribes often carried banners or flags marked with emblems to represent factions and motivate their warriors to fight for the cause; it is to this historical tradition that we can trace the evolution of military emblems and patches, said Waid. (Air Force photo by Marisa Alia-Novobilski/released)
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