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You need to see this incredible B-1B Bomber crash landing

The US has a crazy way of killing tanks without killing the crew

This is why ‘MiG Alley’ was one of the deadliest places on Earth

By Harold C. Hutchison

5 videos that show how the F-22 Raptor is an awesome dogfighting machine

9 celebrities who were military flyboys first

6 of the most badass US military test pilots of all time

Air Force Pararescue teams: Unsung heroes of Special Operations

By Jessica Evans

8 Members of the Alabama Air National Guard fought at the Bay of Pigs invasion

Here are 17 amazing facts about the legendary Chuck Yeager

The ‘Idiot’s Loop’ was a mid-air backflip done by nuclear bombers

That time the Air Force used bears as ejection seat dummies

That time the Air Force bombarded Oklahoma City with sonic booms

By Miguel Ortiz

Why the Air Force upgrades its B-52 fleet instead of building new ones

The terror Iraqi units faced when the Air Force hunted them in sandstorms

WATCH: That time North Dakota almost experienced its own Chernobyl

By Jessica Evans

A guide to surviving Air Force Basic Military Training

By Jessica Evans

The most expensive plane crash in history cost the Air Force $1.4 billion

5 ‘failed’ prototype planes that went on to serve for years

By Harold C. Hutchison

A drunk NCO somehow stole a B-25 bomber with no flight experience

Watch this F-16 pilot dodge six Iraqi surface-to-air missiles in Desert Storm

The most dangerous club for World War II Civil Air Patrol pilots

By Blake Stilwell

50 years apart, these women are making aviation history

By Tessa Robinson

No one knows who shot down the legendary German pilot known as ‘The Red Baron’

17 basic things you didn’t know about the US Air Force

By Blake Stilwell

The Air Force was the first branch to adopt the M16 rifle

By Miguel Ortiz

The last dogfight between propeller airplanes happened in Central America

How Polish airmen saved the Allies in World War II

5 reasons the F-15 might be the best fighter of all time

By Blake Stilwell

This WWII aviator became a fighter ace because his legs were amputated

The complete hater’s guide to the US Air Force

By Blake Stilwell

This Air Force veteran fought for commercial airlines to hire Black pilots

By Miguel Ortiz

LBJ’s naked press conference and other historic events from the first Air Force One

By Blake Stilwell

Have you seen the Abandoned B29 Bomber Airfield in Herington?

By Jessica Evans

Here’s what training is like for the Air Force’s elite units

Bob Ross got these 5 qualities from the Air Force

By Eric Milzarski

‘Janet’ is the name of the Air Force’s secret passenger airline service

These 4 aircraft were the ancestors of the powerful SR-71 Blackbird

By Blake Stilwell

This is how the B-52 rained fire in Vietnam

By James Elphick

This is what makes Joint Terminal Attack Controllers so deadly

The Peacekeeper Rail Garrison’s forgotten mission

By Jessica Evans

Being assigned to a bomber crew in WWII was basically a death sentence

By Tim Kirkpatrick

The Hurricane is the overlooked hero of the Battle of Britain

By Miguel Ortiz

America’s last WWII triple ace was promoted to brigadier general

The X-15 was an experimental Air Force rocket plane for the edge of space

5 things to know about Operation Christmas Drop

By Miguel Ortiz

That time Uncle Sam brought the Vietnamese bombs for Christmas

By James Elphick

What it’s like to say ‘Cleared Hot’ in combat

Understanding US Air Force uniforms

By Jessica Evans

The first-ever mid-air refueling happened in 1923 between biplanes

Watch the F-22 take on multiple F-15s and dominate them

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is one of the greatest aviation power moves in military history

By Eric Milzarski

Why dive bombing is way more dangerous than you ever realized

The military is the reason for the Boeing 747’s iconic hump

By Miguel Ortiz

This airman was one of only two POWs to survive captivity in World War II and Vietnam

The 7 best transport planes in US military history

By Ward Carroll

The best and worst Air Force uniforms, ranked

By Blake Stilwell

How RAF pilots kept fighting the day they were shot down in World War II

This Air Force Superfortress completed the first nonstop flight around the world

By Miguel Ortiz

This is how American pilots used drop tanks as bombs during WWII

A single French airplane bombed Berlin before the fall of France

This Arizona aircraft boneyard is not always the last stop for old planes

Before ‘Ring of Fire,’ Johnny Cash served in the Air Force

By Bethaney Phillips

These WWII bombers were converted into gunships

By Miguel Ortiz

This is why Fidel Castro froze the body of an American airman

By Blake Stilwell