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The Tuskegee airman defied racist stereotypes. Their belief in the nation’s promises and possibilities was stronger than the racism of their nation’s leaders.

Air Force Col. Eugene Derricotte was one of the path-breaking African American aviators. He was also a standout athlete, a pharmacist and a dental surgeon.

With this massive 800-page two-volume book, Paolo Pesaresi plugs one of the few remaining gaps in the ANR story by reconstructing the history of the II Gruppo Caccia (2nd Fighter Group), a subject he first through a chance meeting with an ANR veteran.

Hendersonville veterans story now in a new book about Netherlands cemetery called "The Faces of Margraten."

John Brownrigg of Sand Lake, who helped the 101st Airborne Division recapture Hue in1968, will be keynote speaker during a 50th anniversary event

A ceremony was held today at Lockheed Martin in Greenville, South Carolina.

The F-16 Block 70 is a novel variant combat aircraft that will be fit for purpose well into the future, and Bahrain will be the first to procure it.

"The purchase of these block 70 F-16s will essentially double the size of Bahrain's F-16 fleet and represents a significant upgrade in their force size," said senior Middle East and North Africa analyst at RANE Network Ryan Bohl.

Leading aerospace company Lockheed Martin has unveiled its new F-16 Block 70 jet which will soon be delivered to Royal Bahraini Air Force. The kingdom has a unique history with F-16 as it was the first in the GCC to operate the jet back in early 1990s.

Leading aerospace company Lockheed Martin has unveiled its new F-16 Block 70 jet which will soon be delivered to Royal Bahraini Air Force. The kingdom has a unique history with F-16 as it was the first in the GCC to operate the jet back in early 1990s.