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A total of 1,382 F9Fs were built - and they made history. The Navy retired the plane in 1958, and the Argentine Navy followed suit in 1969.

Brig. Gen. Gary Charlton II will be responsible for managing resources to support the operations of the Air National Guard’s 90 wings located across the country.

As many as 120 F-35s could be “undelivered” in 2024 as a result of delays with the stealth fighter's Technology Refresh 3 upgrade, according to Lockheed Martin Chief Financial Officer Jay Malave.

A total of 2,259 F-100s were built between 1953 and 1959. The active-duty USAF and the U.S. Air National Guard (ANG) retired the aircraft in 1971 and 1979 respectively but they remained in service with the Royal Danish Air Force and Turkish Air Force as late as 1982.

Pilots for the German Wehrmacht sometimes broke off engagement when they spied P-51 Mustangs flown by Tuskegee Airmen escorting U.S. bombers during World War II. The 332nd Fighter Group’s 99th Fighter Squadron, best known as “Red Tails,” boasted a fearsome reputation for blasting Reich fighter planes and bombers out of the sky, said Aubrey Matthews, the historian for the Travis Air Force Base Lee A. Archer Jr. Chapter of the famed Black fighter pilot group. “They wanted t...

Before flying the Viper operationally, pilots have to get through the nine-month B-Course which provides them with the Initial Qualification Training on the F-16.

On Jan. 20, 1974, the YF-16 No.1 flew for the first time, although it wasn’t planned. Here is what happened over the next 50 years.

While pushing the limit during an exercise, a pilot and ground crew hustled to load and shoot 28 air-to-air missiles from a single F-22 during a weapons test in September of 2022. 

As they battle the Arizona Coyotes at the Saddledome on Tuesday, the Calgary Flames will also celebrate Canadas Armed Forces with the 18th annual Canadian Armed Forces Appreciation Night.

"It was a case of one lone American against what seemed to be the entire Luftwaffe."