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
Sept. 2, 2011 Air Force Historical Research Agency Aids Service Member Recovery Efforts When a World War II P-38 was found in New Guinea, no one knew who had been on board, their unit or the date of the crash. A box of records in the stacks of Air Force Historical Research Agency, or HRA, may provide the answers.Following the motto "until they are home," the Joint POW/MIA
May 6, 2011 Toward Independence: TheEmergence of the U. S. Air Force 1945-1947 From the Wright Brothers' first flight, a long, convoluted road led to the creation of the modern independent United Sttes Air Force. Despite frustrating bureaucratic delays and political maneuvering, the ultimate goal was clear. Two world wars had devastated whole continents and threatened
Sept. 8, 2006 Aerospace historians preserve Air Force legacy In March 1942 President Franklin Roosevelt wanted an accurate and objective account of the United States wartime experiences. In July 1943, General Henry "Hap" Arnold, Army Air Forces commander, established the historical division under Assistant Chief of Air Staff for Intelligence to achieve this