Aug. 20, 2017 Marking 75 Years of 12th Air Force: Post-Cold War thru Today This the final part of a three piece series article on the history of 12th Air Force in celebration of its 75th Anniversary.
Aug. 16, 2017 Marking 75 Years of 12 Air Force: The World War II Years This is a the first piece of a three piece series article on the history of 12th Air Force in celebration of its 75th Anniversary.
July 27, 2017 The Great Escape: setting the record straight A memorial ceremony took place to commemorate the “Great Escape” of World War II near Ramstein AB, Germany on July 1, 2017. The memorial honored Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Roger Bushell and French Air Force 2nd Lt. Bernard Scheidhauer, the two escapees executed near Ramstein in March 1944.
July 18, 2017 Historian preserves 20th FW history Throughout its more than 75 year history, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, has experienced many changes in its mission.
May 28, 2017 Ramstein celebrates Memorial Day at Lorraine American Cemetery Military and civilian officials commemorated fallen service members in a solemn Memorial Day ceremony here today.
May 8, 2017 Tender Warrior Chief Master Sergeant Kristen Miller, becomes first female Munitions System Specialist Superintendent in the Air National Guard.
April 26, 2017 Holocaust survivor recalls flight from Nazis HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. -- Fred Manasse fled Nazi Germany across five European countries and over the Pyrenees Mountains as a child and shared his experiences during Holocaust Remembrance Day here Monday.Manasse spoke at the Chapel Annex, relating his Jewish family’s persecution and the murder
Jan. 12, 2017 Step up: Don’t be afraid to be a Mitchell, Doolittle, or Arnold The U.S. Air Force is sitting at a nexus in which the world is becoming increasingly dangerous and complex, and our nation is asking us to do things that keep us busier now than ever before, yet we have fewer people now than at any point in our history—just over a third of what we had in the 1950s!
Aug. 16, 2016 One man, three wars, four services Few Americans can say they served in three major wars, fewer still can say they were a member of four different branches of the U.S. military. However, Ret. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Robert Earl "Sam" Puckett has achieved both. His journey began in 1943, as a 17-year-old Arkansan who enlisted in
Oct. 27, 2014 17th SOS pays tribute to MC-130P retirement From providing helicopter air-to-air refueling to conducting long-range support of Special Operations Forces, the MC-130P Combat Shadow has provided a critical service to the U.S. military for nearly 50 years.The 17th Special Operations Squadron highlighted the beginning of the MC-130P Combat Shadow