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The ‘Chopper Popper’ scored the A-10’s first air-to-air kill against an Iraqi helicopter

The ‘Chopper Popper’ scored the A-10’s first air-to-air kill against an Iraqi helicopter

By Blake Stilwell

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The first head of the VA was so corrupt, President Harding tried to kill him

By Blake Stilwell

A-10 Pilot's Coloring Book

The A-10 training guide from the 1970s was a hilarious coloring book

By Blake Stilwell

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Air Force veteran Sam Eckholm is focused on good military stories and stunning imagery

By Shannon Corbeil

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5 Seldom-told tales about Air Force legends

By Blake Stilwell

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Why the SR-71 Blackbird is the only aircraft with the SR designation

By Blake Stilwell

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Why Saddam Hussein buried Iraq’s air force in the desert

By Blake Stilwell

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Why the ‘peanut butter’ shot is the most dreaded injection

By Tim Kirkpatrick

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The US military used compressed air for vaccines for 30 years

By Blake Stilwell

This look inside the B-2 Bomber is so detailed it should be classified

By Warrior Scout

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 7: The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter is carried by a joint services body bearer team on the East Front of U.S. Capitol on January 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. Carter's body will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda until a funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington on January 9. Carter, the 39th President of the United States, died at the age of 100 on December 29, 2024 at his home in Plains, Georgia. (Photo by Susan Walsh - Pool/Getty Images)

What it takes to be a presidential pallbearer

The A-10 has become an icon of American air power (U.S. Air Force)

The proposal to turn the A-10 Warthog into a firefighter

By Miguel Ortiz

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An Air Force veteran hiked to the Asheville VA to restore power

By Miguel Ortiz

The Air Force said goodbye to its last KC-10 Extender aerial tanker

The Air Force said goodbye to its last KC-10 Extender aerial tanker

By Miguel Ortiz

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5-year-old military child becomes one of youngest members admitted to MENSA

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Today in military history: US pilots get green light to destroy anti-aircraft targets

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- An AC-130U gunship from the 4th Special Operations Squadron, jettisons flares over an area near Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 20. The flares are a countermeasure for heat seeking missiles that may be launched at the aircraft during real world missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)

An AC-130 gunship refueled and rearmed on a highway in Arkansas

By Miguel Ortiz

Senior Airman Shelby Duncan, 582nd Operational Support Squadron Det. 5 special missions aviator, mans an M240D machine gun at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., Sept. 14, 2016. The 54th Helicopter Squadron has two M240s per aircraft to help deter adversaries and defend the 91st Missile Wing’s Airmen and assets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class J.T. Armstrong)

Exciting Air Force jobs you didn’t know about

By Jessica Evans

Air Force’s newest tanker flies around the world for the first time

Air Force’s newest tanker flies around the world for the first time

By Miguel Ortiz

The Air Force is bringing back Warrant Officers

The Air Force is bringing back Warrant Officers

By Miguel Ortiz