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🌎 Our regional partners make all the difference!
✈️In the final part of the Panama series in From the Stacks, we explore the post-World War II training environment and integration with USAF partners through the 1970s. Taking a look how the USAF tested its bombing and air-to-air tactics, this post demonstrates how critical the USAF partnership with Panama is to pathfinding defensive and offensive capabilities as well as deterring threats to the homeland.
✈️As today's V-E celebration and remembrances continues, we also reflect on the remarkable humanitarian mission that concluded 80 years ago. Known as Operation CHOWHOUND, B-17 bombers soared through the skies not for combat but for the delivery of life-saving food to the starving Dutch population in a defining moment of compassion. 🤝
Since its activation July 1, 1964, the 5th Combat Communications Group, based out of Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, has crafted a legacy of innovation and adaptability.
For many with family who served in a previous war or conflict, they might never know what happened to their relatives. But sometimes, connection to those lost comes from unexpected places or people. This was the case in December 2024 for Lt. Col. Jonathan Askins, 445th Airlift Wing chief of safety,
U.S. Space Force Col. Nick Hague returned to Earth following a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station, March 18, 2025.
Robert Young has spent his career dedicated to preserving the history of those who served their country. His 38 years of service in the U.S. Air Force (29 years at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center) have been shaped by a passion for history, a commitment to honoring sacrifices, and a
The Air Force Historical Research Agency serves as an institutional memory of the Department of the Air Force, preserving history through a vast collection of documents, personal records and historical papers since its establishment in 1943. The agency plays a crucial role in maintaining the stories
When Meaghan M. Kacmarcik was 10 years old, she was stricken with a rare genetic eye disease that impaired her vision, but she has not let it stand in the way of success and her passion for history.
Former U.S. Ambassador Stuart Symington visited the Air Force Historical Research Agency to take a look at some of his grandfather’s old documents and memorabilia while here as a guest of the Air Force chief of staff.
Through vivid interactive maps, immersive storytelling and the power of visuals Coffman’s project, History turned Digital, takes historical archives, and turns it into a web format offering a fresh approach to learning history. He aims to make the 325th Fighter Wing’s history more accessible and
Department of the Air Force (DAF) heraldry connects us to our long and storied past. Organizations need enduring symbols in the form of emblems to promote esprit de corps, morale, and a sense of heritage. Some people use the terms “emblem” and “patch” interchangeably; however, the two products are
“Space Starts Here,” by Rick Herter, Space Systems Command’s first official painting, includes a quote from American rocket pioneer Dr. Robert H. Goddard: “It is difficult to say what is impossible, because the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.”
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