Biden awards Presidential Medal of Freedom to Air Force legend
Retired Brig. Gen. Wilma L. Vaught received the Presidential Medal of Freedom at the White House July 7.
Joint Base Andrews conducts dignified transfer of honorable Czech Gen. Moravec remains
Joint Base Andrews leadership hosted the dignified transfer of Czech Republic Brigadier Gen. František Moravec, April 25, 2022.
DAF recognizes Holocaust Days of Remembrance by connecting the past to future operations
The Department of the Air Force hosted a discussion April 19, featuring U.S. Army Chaplain (Col.) Laurence Bazer and retired U.S. Navy Chaplain (Capt.) Irving Elson on the theme of “Past Reflections for an Inclusive Future.”
AFSOC, FWB Chamber of Commerce host final Doolittle Raiders ceremony, aerial review
The Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Air Force Special Operations Command, hosted the final Doolittle Raiders Goblet Ceremony in Niceville, Fla., April 18.
Renowned test pilot Brig. Gen. Bob Cardenas passes away at 102
Famed test pilot, retired Brig. Gen. Robert “Bob” Cardenas has died in San Diego, California. He was 102.
Last of Doolittle Raiders memorialized
Remembered as a man who faithfully served his country and was a devoted father and a man of faith, Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” Cole, the last of the Doolittle Raiders, was honored and posthumously promoted to the rank of colonel during a Sept. 7 ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Golf Course ballroom.
The AFMS in the Persian Gulf War, the need for critical care
January 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of Desert Storm, and it also marks a turning point in Air Force Medical Service’s Critical Care Transport Teams.
78th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid
April 18 marks the 78th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid, in which Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle, U.S. Army Air Forces, and Vice Adm. William F. Halsey Jr., U.S. Navy, led a joint bombing operation on the Japanese mainland aimed to inflict both material and psychological damage upon the enemy following the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
Last of the legendary World War II Flying Tigers dies
Frank Losonsky, who joined the First American Volunteer Group in May 1941, passed away from natural causes at the age of 99.
Royal Air Force Museum American Foundation honors Berlin Airlift veterans
The Royal Air Force Museum American Foundation celebrated the 70th anniversary of the end of Berlin Airlift at their annual “Spirit of the Battle of Britain” banquet last month to honor these veterans for their contributions to the alliance between the United States and the United Kingdom.
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