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John Luckadoo, last B-17 pilot of the Bloody Hundredth, dies at 103

"Lucky" was just a wide-eyed 21-year-old lieutenant when he manned the B-17 controls and took to the sky for his first bombing mission over Nazi Germany.

By J.D. Simkins and Claire Barrett

3 months ago

100-year-old WWII veteran soars once again in P-51 Mustang

Joe Peterburs, who flew escort missions for bombers over Germany in World War II, was flying high with his granddaughter as his wingman.

By Dave Kindy

4 months ago

Special ops leaders eye alarming levels of adversary collaboration

China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are all finding ways to antagonize U.S. efforts.

12 months ago

Air Force awards Boeing $2.4 billion contract for KC-46 tankers

The Navy also awarded Boeing a nearly $1.7 billion contract for more P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.

By Stephen Losey

13 months ago

China says it tailed a US military plane through the Taiwan Strait

The U.S. aircraft was a P-8A Poseidon patrol and reconnaissance plane, according to the People’s Liberation Army’s Eastern Theater Command.

15 months ago

Aid on its way to US-led Gaza pier, but delivery is unclear

The first aid ship bound for the floating pier has departed even though the U.S. military has not yet installed the pier off the Gaza coastline.

19 months ago