Air Force (Page 7)

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Why America’s first purpose-built nightfighter was named for a spider

By Harold C. Hutchison

Even the Warthog is giving pilots hypoxia

By Harold C. Hutchison

How Vietnam-era gun cameras showed another side of the war

By Harold C. Hutchison

Everything you need to know about the AC-130 Gunship

By Airman Magazine

That time the Air Force went inverted over a Russian bomber

By The Aviationist

8 Christmas gift ideas for the Air Force

By Harold C. Hutchison

How the US Air Force tricked CSAF McPeak into staying in the military

By Tim Kirkpatrick

The F-22 conducted its first ever airstrike in Afghanistan

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is why the Air Force pilot shortage is only getting worse

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is how the voice of Bugs Bunny trained WW2 aerial gunners

By Harold C. Hutchison

How the B-2’s stealth technology beats ground radar

By Tim Kirkpatrick

What we know about the next version of the legendary SR-71 Blackbird

By Harold C. Hutchison

This is how JTACs stay sharp

By Harold C. Hutchison

Here is how aerial gunners were trained to fight their way past the Luftwaffe

By Harold C. Hutchison

The US military’s actual plan for a moon base

The first openly-gay service member fought the Air Force to a standstill

By Blake Stilwell

A tornado just took out this nuclear apocalypse-proof Air Force jet

The complete hater’s guide to the F-16 Fighting Falcon

By Harold C. Hutchison

Why Johnny Cash was the first Westerner to learn Stalin was dead

How this Vietnam War pilot survived captivity and torture

By Tim Kirkpatrick

How America literally chops the heads off of nuclear bombers

By Harold C. Hutchison

This Air Force prototype had a long life as a comic book fighter

By Harold C. Hutchison

This Air Force jet landed itself after the pilot ejected

By Tim Kirkpatrick

4 reasons the Aardvark and Switchblade could still kick ass today

By Harold C. Hutchison

This Air Force EOD tech spent 20 hours clearing IEDs under fire

By Harold C. Hutchison

This girl invited the PJ who saved her during Katrina to a high school dance

By Harold C. Hutchison

This Air Force fighter ace was the inspiration for ‘Mustache March’

By Blake Stilwell

The difference between Trump’s old airplane and Air Force One

By Tim Kirkpatrick

The Air Force is using drones as terminal air controllers to fight ISIS

By Christian Lowe

Meet the World War I legend ‘Black Swallow of Death’

By Harold C. Hutchison

Watch this test pilot pull 83 G-Forces and live

By Orvelin Valle

This is what it takes to become a Combat Controller

The original ‘Air Force One’ is being restored to its 1950s condition

By Airman Magazine

Here’s what makes a Combat Controller so deadly

6 tips to live the best life ever from USAF vet Bob Ross

This video shows why carpet bombing is absolutely devastating

By Blake Stilwell

USAF engineers fixed ISIS damage to vital airfield in prep for Mosul fight

The real story about how the Air Force’s MC-130J got its name

By Joseph Trevithick

The Nazis built a flying wing way before America came up with the B-2 ‘Spirit’

By Orvelin Valle

These Air Force Academy uniforms bring the ‘BRRRRRT’ to college football

By Blake Stilwell

This is how British pilots made beer runs for troops in Normandy

By James Elphick

Russia sold its enemy the metal for the greatest spy plane ever

By Blake Stilwell

This WWII bombing mission resulted in 5 Medals of Honor

By James Elphick

This US Air Force pilot ejected while flying supersonic (and survived)

By Orvelin Valle

Watch Buzz Aldrin punch a moon landing denier in the face

By Blake Stilwell

How will the US Air Force replace the iconic UH-1 Huey helicopter?

By Blake Stilwell

14 reasons Chuck Yeager may be the greatest military pilot of all time

By Blake Stilwell

This C-130 crashed testing a system designed for the (second) mission to rescue the Iranian hostages

Watch the Air Force launch a Minuteman missile

This Air Force general could be the first female chief of staff

By Blake Stilwell

This is how close America came to having nuclear powered rockets

10 legendary heroes of the US Air Force

By Blake Stilwell

The Air Force had giant robots in the 1960s

NORAD tracking Santa on Christmas Eve started with a misprinted phone number

By Blake Stilwell

Enlisted pilots will fly for the first time since World War II

By Blake Stilwell

This airman enlisted to be an accountant and instead became the first female ICBM maintainer

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s why the Air Force’s B-52 has only gotten better with age

By Orvelin Valle

How the Russians captured an American jet in the Korean War

The US Air Force really did try to suppress an amazing A-10 video

By Blake Stilwell

Air Force Pararescue Jumper reunites with girl he saved after Hurricane Katrina

By Blake Stilwell

The A-10 ‘sparks panic’ in ISIS fighters, so why does the Air Force want to kill it?

By Blake Stilwell

This is what the Air Force thought nuclear war would look like in 1960

The awesome A-10 video the Air Force doesn’t want you to see

By Blake Stilwell

These artists create awesome vintage-style military posters

By Blake Stilwell