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Portrait of Johnny Cruz Buckingham.

Meet the Air Force Pilot Using Guinness World Records as a Way to Give Back

By Allison Kirschbaum
An Air Force major pursues Guinness World Records to raise money for children’s
A Super Hornet takes off from a base.

F-22s Were Planned for the Super Bowl LX Flyover, Then Operational Taskings Took Over

By Mickey Addison
The F-22 Raptors were pulled from the Super Bowl LX flyover for real-world missi
Three fighter jets flyover the Super Bowl at Raymond James Stadium.

Super Bowl LX Flyover: A Historic Joint Force Tribute for America’s 250th

By Teal Yost
A historic joint-service flyover by the U.S. Air Force and Navy will headline Su
A nuclear test from Operation Plumbbob.

Operation Plumbbob and the Strange Idea of Using Nuclear Balloons

By Allison Kirschbaum
Operation Plumbbob proved balloons could carry nuclear devices for testing purpo
Bundles drop from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop 2024 above Ta, an Island in the Federated States of Micronesia.

Inside the Heartwarming Mission of Operation Christmas Drop

By Allison Kirschbaum
Operation Christmas Drop is the Air Force’s longest-running humanitarian mission
A variety of chocolate bars in a glass bowl.

Ration Bars & Candy Disks: How WWII Helped Make Hershey and Mars the Candy Kings

By Paul Mooney
While already major confectionery manufacturers by the 1930s, contracts with the
Chapman geared for a parachute jump.

Tech Sgt. John Chapman's Heroic Story: Alone at Dawn Film

By Natalie Oliverio
A photo of one of the speakers used by the Ghost Army’s sonic unit — the 3132 Signal Service Company.

Top 8 Unsolved Military Mysteries Baffling Historians

By Allison Kirschbaum
AK 47 cartridges from China, Pakistan and Russia.

Project Eldest Son: Sabotaging Viet Cong Ammunition

By Allison Kirschbaum
A close up picture of military dress uniforms.

U.S. Military Dress Uniforms by Branch: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines

By Allison Kirschbaum
Chuck Yeager checks the rocket installation on a Lockheed Starfighter at Edwards Air Force Base.

Chuck Yeager Breaks Sound Barrier: Historic 1947 Flight

By Paul Mooney
Special Tactics Training Squadron Airmen from the 24th Special Operations Wing fast rope from a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 4, 2016. U.S. Air Force / Senior Airman Trevor T. McBrid

U.S. Military Retrains for Great-Power Competition Challenges

By Natalie Oliverio
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