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Doolittle: He and His Raiders Gave America Hope During the Dark Days After Pearl Harbor

When We Needed a Morale Boost the Most, Doolittle’s Raiders Delivered The situation in America was looking very bleak during early 1942. Germany’s war machine was running at full p...

B-25 Mitchell Bomber Roars Over Alton: A First-Time Memorial Day Tribute That Gave Everyone Chills

There’s something unforgettable about the sound of a World War II bomber cutting through the sky on Memorial Day. This year, residents and parade-goers in Alton, Illinois, got to e...

Air Force Pilots Receive Distinguished Flying Cross for Midnight Hammer Heroics

Six F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots assigned to the 55th Fighter Squadron received the Distinguished Flying Cross for their heroic actions in combat operations during a ceremony at Sha...

Six F-16 pilots awarded Distinguished Flying Crosses for Operation Midnight Hammer

The fighter jets from the 55th Fighter Squadron engaged in “high-risk flights into heavily defended airspace” during last year’s attack on Iranian nuclear sites. The post Six F-16...

Leaders Praise Troops Who Rescued Downed Airmen in Iran

In a Pentagon press briefing, Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that he and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth visited many of the warfighters involv...

Double amputee paratrooper to jump into Normandy for 82nd anniversary of D-Day

Fourteen years after losing both his legs to an IED, Jon Harmon will step out of a C-47 and jump into same spot the 82nd Airborne fought on D‑Day.

Trump, Hegseth, Caine Laud Successful Rescue of Downed Airmen in Iran

During a White House press conference, President Donald J. Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, lauded the mili...

100-year-old B-17 turret gunner knighted by France

Phillip “Bruce” Cook flew 35 missions as a ball turret gunner in a B-17 Flying Fortress, tasked with fighting for air supremacy over occupied Europe.

NY Army Guard Soldiers honor WWII missing POW

ALBANY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-- Soldiers assigned to the New York Army National Guard's Honor Guard convey a coffin containing the remains of a World War II Army Air Forces pilot fr...

‘They persevered': Exhibit in Stafford County honors Tuskegee Airmen and WASPs

On Memorial Day, we remember those who died while serving our country. But this weekend in Stafford County, the spotlight is shining on two very specific groups who were initially...

Army Paratroopers Integrate Drones, Night Operations in Historic Company Live Fire

More than 700 paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, executed a historic company live-fire exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richards...

Inside the daring mission to rescue a U.S. airman downed in Iran

The U.S. sent over 150 aircraft to beat Iranian forces in the race to find the missing F-15E weapons systems officer.

Evacuating the ‘Dudes’: How US pulled off a high-risk rescue of F-15 pilots in Iran

A daring two-day US Air Force mission unfolded over Iran after an F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down. Hundreds of personnel and nearly 176 aircraft executed a complex combat search a...

B-2s flew 36-hour mission to target Iranian Revolutionary Guard meeting

B-2 bombers dropped bunker-buster bombs on an underground compound where commanders from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had gathered.

How the Amazing Rescue of Two American Airmen Unfolded

101st ABN DIV (AA) First to Employ Aevex Atlas Technology at JRTC

FORT POLK, La.– The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) became the first Division to use an Aevex Atlas Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) at the Joint Readiness Training Center (JRT...

Flying Legends of Victory Brings B-17, B-25, and CAF Warbirds to Atlanta This Weekend

This weekend in north Georgia is all about warbirds. The Flying Legends of Victory Tour stop at PDK offers Atlanta-area aviation fans a rare opportunity to see World War II bombers...

81 years after Iwo, these Marines reunited on Memorial Day — and instantly started trash talking

The two Marines, part of the elite unit that was famously tasked with capturing Mount Suribachi, served as Honorary Grand Marshals on Monday in D.C.

Air Force Rescue units awarded rare Presidential Unit Citation

“This will go down in Air Force history as one of the greatest accomplishments of the Air Force rescue community.” The post Air Force Rescue units awarded rare Presidential Unit Ci...

What we know about the commando raid to recover the F-15 crew member in Iran

Special operations teams raced against Iran to locate the missing airman, setting up a temporary airstrip to extract U.S. forces. The post What we know about the commando raid to r...

Give Them Wings, Teach Them to Fly: The Making of a Phoenix Raven

Airmen must push through a demanding 28-day qualification course to become one of the Phoenix Ravens, a force tasked with safeguarding aircraft, personnel and critical assets in au...

What to know about the daring rescue of two U.S. aviators shot down in Iran

The U.S. pulled off a daring rescue of two aviators whose fighter jet was shot down by Iran, plucking the pilot from behind enemy lines before setting off a complicated extraction...

How U.S. Forces Rescued a Downed Airman in Iran

Witness a breathtaking account of a daring U.S. airman rescue from enemy territory, a feat deemed impossible by many and executed with unparalleled precision and bravery.

Alaska Airlines flies World War II, Vietnam War and Korean War veterans to Washington, D.C. in first Honor Flight of 202...

Alaska recently flew 25 U.S. veterans — men and women who served across decades and around the world — on the first Honor Flight of 2026. It is a continuation of a 13-year partners...