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The hilarious rules of the Air Force’s formal Dining-In

By Blake Stilwell

Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, left, swears in Gen. Ken Wilsbach as the new Chief of Staff of the Air Force at the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 3, 2025. Mrs. Cindy Wilsbach joined her husband during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stuart Bright)

The Chief of Staff’s Bible is one of the least-known Air Force traditions

By Blake Stilwell

Before 3 tours in Vietnam, this fighter pilot dropped nearly 20 miles from high above

By Stephen Ruiz

How this Air Force spy plane traveled from coast to coast in record time

By Stephen Ruiz

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An Air Force plane crashed in Death Valley during the Cold War (and is still there)

By Stephen Ruiz

How this Air Force veteran allegedly spied for Iran

By Stephen Ruiz

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The WWII bombardier whose family spent 12 years bringing him home from the ocean floor

By Stephen Ruiz

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How Kuwait’s air defenses downed three American F-15 Strike Eagles

By Adam Gramegna

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

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