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Sheppard AFB Honors Tuskegee Airmen With Renamed Street On Base Almost every fan of military aviation or World War II historian has heard of the Tuskegee Airmen. They were the first African-American aviators in the United States military and led the way to the eventual integration of our armed forces. But I was today years old when I learned that some of the Tuskegee Airmen actually passed through Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls on their way to train at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in ...

‘Wings Over Pearl’ experience offers living history flights in a WWII fighter plane A restored WWII aircraft is taking flight in Hawaii to share the history of Pearl Harbor By Jim Mendoza | May 13, 2021 at 5:28 PM HST - Updated May 13 at 5:28 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Starting next week, get used to seeing a restored World War II aircraft flying over Oahu. It will be giving paying passengers a bird’s eye view of sites that were attacked on Dec. 7, 1941. The exper...

Posted on May 06, 2021 NEW YORK, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- An interactive, wine-tasting platform and a sustainable, independent winery have partnered to produce two new co-labeled wine blends, handmade in New Yorks Finger Lakes region. Vin Social, a fast-growing virtual hospitality company, subscription wine club and E-commerce platform joins Red Tail Ridge Winery, a women-owned, LEED Gold Certified winery known for small batch vintages, to introduce their first collaboration of limited-edit...

Red Tail Ridge Winery Founder Nancy Irelan and Sara Moll, Vin Social Founder and CEO. The two bottles -- Rebel with a Cause Red Blend and Cabernet Franc Estate Rosé -- offer distinct flavors that capture the essence of the terroir, an exciting, "We wanted to partner with a small, independent winery producing sustainable, interesting wines. Rebel with a Cause is a love for the underdog, an ode to women-owned businesses that are purpose-driven with intent on breaking the mold. The Cab Franc Est...

By Mark Nicklawske As the great pandemic bludgeoned the live entertainment industry it caused many musical heartbreakers - take Dave Simonett for example: The Trampled by Turtles frontman released his first album under his own name - the gorgeous Red Tail, - on March 12 of last year. Shortly afterwards, stage lights went dark forcing the songwriter to cancel a tour and lose the valuable promotion associated with it. Rather than take the next 12 month off, Simonett found a safe, socially-distan...

By Staff Sgt. Timmethy James, Air Force TV / Published April 30, 2021 FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights the multinational joint-force training exercise INIOCHOS 21, hosted by the Greek Hellenic Air Force, the MQ-9 Reaper’s suite of new upgrades and its evolving role, and the latest Tuskegee Airmen-inspired race cars honor the paint design of the famous Red Tail P-51 Mustangs flown by the first Black Airmen in World War II. (...

Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights the multinational joint-force training exercise INIOCHOS 21, hosted by the Greek Hellenic Air Force, the MQ-9 Reaper’s suite of new upgrades and its evolving role, and the latest Tuskegee Airmen-inspired race,

7 DANNELLY FIELD, Ala.—Airmen from the 187th Fighter Wing took part in a rapid deployment training exercise, March 2nd-4th, 2021, in Dothan, Ala. During the training event, airmen were forward deployed to a Dothan airfield where, upon arriving, they prepped the grounds to receive and re-launch six F-16 Fighting Falcons. “The Chief of Staff of the Air Force has emphasized that we need to get to know how our competitors think about war and adapt to their methodology,” said ...

Small and Emerging Dallas-based arts groups and individual artists are invited to apply for an Elevator Project grant. AT&T Performing Arts Center opened the online application period for the 2021/2022 season of Elevator Project, with submissions accepted through noon on March 12. The Center launched the Elevator Project in 2014 as a groundbreaking way to provide performance space on its campus in the Dallas Arts District for the city’s small and emerging arts organizations. The productions a...

Red Tail Academy trains underserved youth and minorities for aviation careers A local nonprofit is working to increase diversity in aviation. and last updated 2021-02-25 11:14:53-05 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The courage and valor of the first African American U.S. fighter pilots during World War II is impacting future generations of minority pilots in Kansas and Missouri. Known as the Red Tails, the Tuskegee Airmen faced bigotry and segregation from their own country; but they didnt let it stop ...