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A previous flyover. Photograph by Dan Swartz. Perhaps you too were shocked by the booming sound of jets flying over DC around 11:10 AM Friday morning. The planes were participating in a flyover during a ceremony commemorating the opening of the National World War I Memorial in Pershing Park. The pilots performing the fly-by through northwest DC are members of the 94th Fighter Squadron, a unit recognized for their success during WWI. Joe Lowry, who serves as the House of Representatives’ dir...

National World War I memorial dedicated in D.C. By (0) A statue of Gen. John Pershing is seen at the groundbreaking for the WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C., on November 9, 2017. The memorial was dedicated on Friday. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo The National World War I Memorial was built and incorporated into the existing Pershing Park, named for Gen. John Pershing, overall commander of the American forces during World War I. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Phot...

That was the nickname for American infantrymen who served during what was called the Great War. Several speakers, many prerecorded, told the story of America’s involvement in World War I, the American men and women who served in it and the push to remember them with a national memorial in the nation’s capital. As President Joe Biden pointed out in his remarks, more than 4 million Americans served in World War I, both in the U.S. and overseas. Millions more supported the war effort at home, ...

Missing man flyover planned to honor F-16 pilot who died in Upper Peninsula crash Updated 2:22 PM; Today 2:15 PM An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Madison, Wis., performs maneuvers at Hardwood Range in Necedah, Wis., during the annual Northern Lightning exercise August 13, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Mary Greenwood)115th Fighter Wing/Public Affair Facebook Share MADISON, WI – A flyover will take place this weekend in honor of an F-16 pilot wh...

Weekend flyover planned to honor fallen F-16 pilot April 16, 2021 11:33 AM Jaymes Langrehr Updated: MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin National Guard is planning a flyover this weekend as part of a memorial service for an F-16 pilot who died in a plane crash in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan late last year. This weekend’s flyover salute will happen over Truax Field at 11:30 a.m. Saturday during a memorial service, with F-16s from the 115th Fighter Wing’s 176th Fighte...

By Airman 1st Class Jayden Ford, 19th Airlift Wing Public Affairs / Published April 14, 2021 A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing prepares for takeoff on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 1, 2021. The 41st Airlift Squadron recently completed a ten-day off station training event at JBPHH that tested a range of aircrew and maintenance capabilities in an unfamiliar environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jayden Ford...

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By Lt Col Terrence G. Popravak, Jr., USAF (Retired), 142nd Wing / History Office / Published April 15, 2021 Frank W. Wright’s fighter plane in RAF 209 Squadron during World War I was the famous Sopwith Camel. The British Sopwith F.1 Camel shot down more enemy aircraft than any other Allied World War I fighter. Best characterized by its unmatched maneuverability, the Camel was difficult to defeat in a dogfight. Tricky handling characteristics, however, made the Camel a dang...

12 As part of an effort to maximize Mobility Air Forces and Combat Air Forces integration as well as enhance agile combat employment capabilities in the Indo-Pacific theater, a contingent of Airmen from the 19th Airlift Wing participated in an off-station training exercise at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 29 – April 7. Led by the 41st Airlift Squadron, alongside Airmen from the 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 19th Operations Support Squadron, Airmen comp...

SCANG’s largest deployment since the summer of 2018 is part of expeditionary force rotation Credit: U.S. Air National Guard photo by Lt. Col. Jim St.Clair, 169th Fighter Wing Public Affairs U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon jets, assigned to the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing, prepare to depart McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, to support an Air Expeditionary Force deployment to Prince Sultan Air Base Saudi Arabia, April 12, 2021. The 169th Fighte...