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By Walt Napier, 514th Air Mobility Wing / Published July 01, 2021 JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. (AFNS) -- With the recent events in 2020, it is important to look back over the events that have been pivotal in breaking down racial barriers. This discussion will investigate the numerous examples of Black military service, with Black Americans fighting in every United States conflict from the American War for Independence to present day. It will also explore how the mili...

If you’re unfamiliar with the term rephotography, it involves the process of reshooting old photos, as accurately as possible, from their same vantage point and scope in the present day. This can prove complicated to achieve, especially when it comes to older photographs, as places can change dramatically over time, which can make it exceedingly challenging to find the exact spot where someone captured an image many decades, or even a century or more earlier. Social media has produced a lot ...

At 2300 hours on June 5, 1944, Col. Don Blakeslee briefed the 4th Fighter Group pilots on the D-Day operations the next day. Blakeslee emphasized it was going to be

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Rob Sweet spent 19 days as an Iraqi prisoner of war. As a squadron commander, Sweet later mentored countless Airmen — especially young fighter pilots, — teaching them what it means to be a leader and how to make good decisions under pressure.

Air Forces Last POW Retires After More Than 30 Years of Service Lt. Col. Rob Sweet stares at his prisoner of war memorabilia in his home office January 28, 2019, in Valdosta, Ga. Sweet was shot down and captured on Feb. 15, 1991, for 19 days during Operation Desert Storm. (US Air Force/Senior Airman Taylor Davis) 9 Jun 2021 Air Force Lt. Col. Rob Sweet says he knew what to expect after he was shot down in his A-10 Warthog near Basra, Iraq, in the minutes before he was captured by enemy forces. ...

Memorial Day is the day dedicated to remembering and those who gave their lives in service to our country. As such, the men and women of the 142nd Wing pause to honor those of the unit who died in service to the nation.,

Remembering the 248 Wilmington men we lost during World War II Wilbur D. Jones Jr. © WILMINGTON STAR-NEWS/USA TODAY NETWORK Gravesite of Capt. John Richard “Dick” Garrabrant, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Division, killed in action in Normandy on June 10, 1944. Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France. (Georgia is listed because he entered the Army from there.) Marine Corsair fighter pilot First Lt. Bobby Goldberg, flying with VMF-511 on the USS Block Island, d...

He joined the Army Air Corps after being elected Texas Longhorn co-captain for 1941, and was shot down over Germany three years later.

Despite some serious mechanical woes, the fighter proved its mettle.

Air University is hosting the annual Gathering of Eagles event on campus 24-26 May, 2021. Offered as an elective course as part of the Air Command and Staff College experience, GOE provides students the chance to meet with aviation and military legends and,