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.
Sept. 6, 2024 FLASHBACK: J-33/I-40 Turbo Supercharger Jet Engine During an early 1941 visit to England, then-Maj. Gen. Harold H. Arnold, acting deputy chief of staff for the Army Air Corps, became interested in the jet propulsion engine under development by the British.
Aug. 13, 2024 Flashback: Nine lives of a Phantom II The McDonnell YF-4E CCV made significant contributions to advance designs that have direct impact on the aircraft of today.
July 18, 2024 A Look Back… Muroc Bombing and Gunnery Range (East Camp) A historical look back at the Muroc Bombing and Gunnery range.
June 21, 2024 FLASHBACK: Dyna-Soar, Little Joe II: Paths to the Present Suborbital Flight Test Program The X-20 Dyna-Soar program is often remembered as one of the biggest lost opportunities in the history of manned space flight.
May 21, 2024 Flashback: The JB-2 and the Dawn of the Sled Track The origins of today’s modern-day sled track owe its existence to the early guided missile programs of World War II, chiefly the JB-2.
April 16, 2024 Award-winning history team turns pages into power The Headquarters, Air Force Materiel Command History and Heritage Directorate won the 2024 Department of the Air Force Excellence in Major Command History Program Management Award.
April 9, 2024 Flashback: Return of the in-betweener A look back at the evolution of the Air Force Warrant Officer program.
March 14, 2024 FLASHBACK: The Cookie Bomb The Cookie Bomb of 1999 not only demonstrated the agility of the Air Force Materiel Command’s Plan 70 (surge operations for AFMC depots), but more importantly, the innovation of Airmen.
Feb. 23, 2024 Flashback: Martin XB-51 with Two MX-771 Matador Missiles Designed at the end of the war, the Martin XB-51 medium bomber attempted to capture the role that eventually went to the B-57.