Aug. 19, 2025 History in Two: Boeing B-52 Stratofortress Performance Enhancement - 1950 The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress has been the backbone of U.S. Air Force Strategic deterrence since it became operational in 1955.
Aug. 7, 2025 Nation salutes Purple Heart veterans Purple Heart Day is a time to honor and remember service members who were wounded or killed by an instrument of war in the hands of an enemy or while prisoners of war.
July 15, 2025 FLASHBACK: A Tale of Two Trainers The search to find replacement primary undergraduate, and advanced pilot training aircraft for the U.S. Air Force has been a long and bumpy road that began in the 1970’s.
June 16, 2025 FLASHBACK: B-52 Stratofortress - First Operational Delivery June 29, 2025, marks the 70th anniversary of the first operational Strategic Air Command (SAC) B-52 Stratofortress delivery to the 93rd Bombardment Wing (Heavy) at Castle Air Force Base, Calif.
May 19, 2025 A LOOK BACK: Mae Wests and Electric Suits -- outfitting the Masters of the Air with aviator clothing and survival equipment A look back at efforts to outfit World War II aviators.
April 23, 2025 A look back: Guam Air Depot, as told through the Pictorial Study of the Guam Air Depot A pictorial study of the Guam Air Depot as told by the Historical Office of the Guam Depot in May 1945.
Feb. 18, 2025 FLASHBACK: Air-to-Air missile reliability problems during the air war over North Vietnam A historical look at the performance of air-to-air missiles during the Vietnam air war.
Jan. 21, 2025 FLASHBACK: Project Long Gone - 80 Hours Airborne in a B-47 Stratojet Spending hours flying cross-country in a commercial airliner can be feel like an eternity, but in November 1955, Capt. Shelton Anthony and his crew spent over three days airborne inside of a Boeing B-47 Stratojet.
Dec. 17, 2024 Flashback: Convair’s F-102 and F-106 – Aren’t they really the same airplane? A historical look at the Convair F-102 and F-106 aircraft.
Oct. 9, 2024 A Lookback...The Early Beginnings of Wright Field McCook Field, signed into existence October 13, 1917, and located in Dayton, OH, was the epicenter of United States aviation development and production during World War I.