In a basement room in the Pentagon, near the famous purple water fountain that has been a building landmark for Air Staff members for generations, an Air Force major is …
Retired Lt. Col. Dale Zelko was a captain when he was assigned to the F-117 stealth program in Nevada in 1990. Zelko was the “Black Jet” pilot who was shot …
On the night of January 17-18, 1991, a veritable tidal wave came plunging down on Iraq and on Iraqi forces in Kuwait as 300 strike aircraft from the Western coalition …
According to the official history of the 1991 Persian Gulf War, F-4G Advanced Wild Weasels from the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing at George Air Force Base, Calif., and the 52nd …
When Iraq’s Saddam Hussein launched an abrupt invasion of Kuwait on Aug. 2, 1990, the United States had no forces nearby. Within six months, 525,000 American troops were on the …
Today, the 58th Fighter Squadron “Gorillas” at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., is awaiting delivery of its first F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter and is slated to become the …
By William H. Bartsch
(College Station: Texas A & M University Press)
Americans in uniform have no recent experience being soundly defeated, but in late 1941 and early 1942, a …
Clark Gable was a Hollywood star and among the most famous figures in the world when two events altered his life. First, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, …
The F-15 Eagle pilots of the Montana Air National Guard are taking on a new job thousands of miles from the expansive “Big Sky Country” where they live.
They’re defending …
During World War II in Europe, the German Tiger tank was a respected and feared fighting machine, but it was not always a match for the robust Republic P-47D Thunderbolt …
