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How an airman, the ‘Schindler of the Korean War,’ rescued a thousand orphans

By Stephen Ruiz

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How this Vietnam POW stayed strong during more than 6 years in captivity

By Stephen Ruiz

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How a midair collision involving an Air Force jet made US air travel safer

By Stephen Ruiz

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The weird engineering that links old ships of the line and the SR-71 Blackbird

By Logan Nye

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Why the US military resorted to bombing a volcano in Hawaii after it erupted

By Stephen Ruiz

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What happened on the final flight of the namesake for Edwards Air Force Base

By Stephen Ruiz

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Why ‘the father of the Air Force’ was court-martialed

By Stephen Ruiz

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A Vietnam War pilot who purposely went down with his plane may receive the Medal of Honor

By Blake Stilwell

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The tragedy and controversy surrounding Operation Babylift

By Stephen Ruiz

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The story behind the World War II aircraft that started Air Force One

By Stephen Ruiz

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

By Blake Stilwell

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

By Stephen Ruiz

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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

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Grim Reaper dead after trying to take Chuck Norris

By Shannon Corbeil

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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

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How a B-29 bomber crew accidentally created an Air Force holiday

By Adam Gramegna

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Air Commandos and the evolution of the ultimate gunship

By Friedrich Seiltgen

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

By Blake Stilwell