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Air Force Col. (ret.) Joseph Kittinger, who set parachute record, dies

Kittinger, a Vietnam War fighter pilot and former POW, parachuted from 19 miles high, a record that stood for more than 50 years.

7 weeks ago

Last of Mexico’s World War II veterans dies at age 98

The sergeant served with 300 other Mexican soldiers alongside U.S. Army Air Forces in the Philippines.

9 weeks ago

A damaged plane sits at the Dallas Executive Airport in Dallas after two historic military planes collided and crashed on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022.

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Six killed after vintage military aircraft collide at Dallas air show

Six people were killed after a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and a P-63 Kingcobra fighter plane crashed during a Dallas air show Saturday, officials said.

Historic military planes collide at Dallas air show

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided and crashed, authorities say.

3 months ago

Military identifies remains of WWII B-17 crew member taken prisoner

Tech. Sgt. William F. Teaff was assigned to the 351st Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force, when his plane was shot down in March 1944.

7 months ago

23 things veterans may carry for life

Tinnitus, knee pain, an old pair of combat boots.

9 months ago

New Hindenburg documentary sheds light on the decades-old disaster

It's been 84 years since airship Hindenburg crashed in Lakehurst, New Jersey.

21 months ago

Thousands of name errors possible in new Korean War remembrance wall, advocates fear

Data errors mean that there could be hundreds of mistakes included on the planned Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in the nation's capital.

22 months ago

National Vietnam Veterans Day celebrations adapt for second year in pandemic

Vietnam Veterans Day is March 29.

23 months ago

31 presidents who served in the military

A list of all the U.S. Presidents that served in the military.

24 months ago

The long road to an independent Air Force

The Air Force celebrates its 73rd birthday today. But its creation was controversial for decades.

2 years ago

Hitler released his failed plan to invade England 80 years ago today

Operation Sea Lion was an amphibious invasion intended to result in the German defeat of England.

3 years ago

A brief history of the Korean War

The "Forgotten War" in Korea broke out 70 years ago along the 38th parallel. It hasn't officially ended.

3 years ago

The quest to recover one Vietnam-era Air Force pilot lost in Lake Huron crash

On June 13, 1966, U.S. Air Force Maj. William J. Vinopal climbed into his Convair F-106A Delta Dart, a single-seat, flight interceptor aircraft, for a routine training mission over the lake. It would turn out to be his last flight. Now, over 50 years later, a group of veterans is on a mission to locate the wreckage and recover Vinopal’s remains.

3 years ago

How one organization is working to correct cases of Jewish WWII soldiers mistakenly buried under Latin Cross headstones

“It is very important for us for a soldier who lived and died as an American be acknowledged for posterity as an American. It is also equally important for us that a soldier who lived and died as a Jew, be recognized as a Jew.”

3 years ago

These Air Corps pilots’ actions at Pearl Harbor made them among the first heroes of World War II

Two heroic American aviators led a spirited defense against the Japanese at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

3 years ago

Air Force and Army veteran duo aims to restore WWII submarine

Air Force veteran Mark Gatton got the idea to save the USS Ling and bring it to Louisville, Ky., when he learned that the sub was going to be scrapped in New Jersey.

3 years ago

The GI Bill should’ve been race neutral, politicos made sure it wasn’t

While white veterans got into college with relative ease, black service members faced limited options and outright denial in their pursuit for educational advancement.

3 years ago

Restored F-117 Nighthawk coming to Reagan Library

A restored F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter, one of the most iconic aircraft in Air Force history, will soon be on permanent display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California.

3 years ago

Frozen in time, US Embassy a monument to Iran hostage crisis

What initially began as a sit-in devolved into 444 days of captivity for 52 Americans seized in the embassy.

3 years ago

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Kittinger, a Vietnam War fighter pilot and former POW, parachuted from 19 miles high, a record that stood for more than 50 years.

The sergeant served with 300 other Mexican soldiers alongside U.S. Army Air Forces in the Philippines.

Six people were killed after a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber and a P-63 Kingcobra fighter plane crashed during a Dallas air show Saturday, officials said.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collided and crashed, authorities say.

Tech. Sgt. William F. Teaff was assigned to the 351st Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force, when his plane was shot down in March 1944.

Tinnitus, knee pain, an old pair of combat boots.

It's been 84 years since airship Hindenburg crashed in Lakehurst, New Jersey.

Data errors mean that there could be hundreds of mistakes included on the planned Wall of Remembrance at the Korean War Veterans Memorial in the nation's capital.

Vietnam Veterans Day is March 29.

A list of all the U.S. Presidents that served in the military.

The Air Force celebrates its 73rd birthday today. But its creation was controversial for decades.

Operation Sea Lion was an amphibious invasion intended to result in the German defeat of England.

The "Forgotten War" in Korea broke out 70 years ago along the 38th parallel. It hasn't officially ended.

“It is very important for us for a soldier who lived and died as an American be acknowledged for posterity as an American. It is also equally important for us that a soldier who lived and died as a Jew, be recognized as a Jew.”

Two heroic American aviators led a spirited defense against the Japanese at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

Air Force veteran Mark Gatton got the idea to save the USS Ling and bring it to Louisville, Ky., when he learned that the sub was going to be scrapped in New Jersey.

While white veterans got into college with relative ease, black service members faced limited options and outright denial in their pursuit for educational advancement.

A restored F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter, one of the most iconic aircraft in Air Force history, will soon be on permanent display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California.

What initially began as a sit-in devolved into 444 days of captivity for 52 Americans seized in the embassy.