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VALOR: We received a press release from Rochester, N.Y., that we had to share. It was titled “Stolen Purple Heart Reunited with Family of WWII Hero.” How could we pass

After Tuskegee, Alabama, some of America's first Black pilots trained at Selfridge Air National Guard Base before becoming World War II heroes.

More than a decade ago, this U.S. Air Force veteran was performing maintenance on F-16 fighter jets in Afghanistan.

Two international customers so far have signed on to buy Northrop’s Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite, and the company hopes more could be in the works.

KUTX Black History Month profile on longtime Austinite and legendary producer for SST who worked on iconic and seminal hardcore punk records.

Nothing predicts happiness in life better than a good marriage – not even a hefty bank account or a great career. So says University of Virginia sociologist and author Dr. Brad Wilcox. And with American happiness at an all-time low, Wilcox is making the case that marriage can even help save civilization.

JoAnne Bass recalled getting a phone call on her birthday, one that would change not just her life and career but also history.

The 355th Wing was the first Air Force unit to get operational A-10s, but now the wing's Warthogs are on their way out.

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, has begun retiring its aging fleet of A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft.

For nearly five decades, the Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II has operated out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona, but its aging fleet of ground attack aircraft has begun to make their final flights. The first A-10 arrived at the base in March 1976, and the entire force of Thunderbolt IIs is on track to be retired by the end of the decade.