The Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas is considered one of the premier tactical and leadership schools in the world. Although it began life …
Observers in Washington believe the U.S. Air Force will make a source selection in its Light Air Support (LAS) aircraft program later this summer after the original deadline passed in …
Today, Canada’s lawmakers and defense leaders plan to procure the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) as the future of Ottawa’s fighter force. The JSF, of course, has its roots south …
We are reminded ceaselessly of how crucial breakthroughs like bronze weapons, longbows, the stirrup, gunpowder, rifles, the airplane, the submarine, the machine gun, and many other technologies changed the face …
In the highly likely event you’ve never heard of the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Information Technology Schedule 70, you’re not alone. IT Schedule 70 is the federal government’s primary contractual …
“I am absolutely convinced that Lindbergh is a Nazi.”
– President Franklin D. Roosevelt
On May 20, 1927, Capt. Charles Lindbergh (U.S. Army Air Corps Reserve) became the first aviator …
A World War II B-17G Flying Fortress bomber named Liberty Belle was destroyed by fire on June 13 after an emergency landing in a cornfield southwest of Chicago at Oswego, …
“It may sound corny, but what’s wrong with wanting to fight for your country? Why are people reluctant to use the word patriotism?”
– Jimmy Stewart
When America entered World …
Back at the dawn of the Space Age in 1958, the limited “throw-weight” of U.S. boosters used to loft payloads into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) meant that the first …
Charles F. Bolden’s career as a naval aviator began at the United States Naval Academy, where he graduated in 1968 and accepted a commission as second lieutenant in the Marine …
