The Black airmen flew P-47 Thunderbolts and P-51 Mustangs over Europe with red-painted tails and were a favorite escort unit for Twelfth and Fifteenth Air Force bomber crews based in Italy.

Bill Patten Jr. joined the Army Air Corps in WWII and became a B-17 bomber pilot and flew 36 missions out of Italy into Germany with the 15th Air Force. After the war, he joined Butler ...

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Colin F. N. Irving, age 100, passed away January 10, 2025, in Alamogordo, New Mexico. He passed peacefully at home, surrounded by family. He was born October 26, 1924, in Brookline, Massachusetts to ...

On Jan. 15, 1945, his B-24 was shot down, and he and his crew bailed out over Hungary. It was only his second mission. During the interview, Jerry laughed as he described his predicament.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin announced that service leaders will be conducting more formations for uniform inspections and will review policies and standards that look at ”waivers ...

Dec. 6, 2024. Credit: U.S. Air Force Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — Outgoing Air Force Secretary ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force restored the use of training material referring to the storied Tuskegee Airmen after a temporary delay to edit its courses to meet the Trump administration’s ...

Skynex systems are designed to counter threats from missiles, artillery and mortars, as well as drones and loitering munitions. Italy has ordered a Skynex air defence system, consisting of a sensor ...

AFTER 80 YEARS, SERGEANT PRESSEL WAS FINALLY AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART HE’D EARNED WHILE SERVING IN WORLD WAR TWO AS THE COMMANDER OF 15TH AIR FORCE. IS MY TREMENDOUS HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY FOR ...

The Israeli Air Force has long been regarded as the Middle East's premier aerial fleet, supplied in large part with US-made aircraft and munitions. But in the past year it has gone further ...