Devotion: A Korean War epic directed by JD Dillard
“Devotion” is a Korean War film directed by JD Dillard that honors the experiences of Lt. Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown. It’s based on the book, “Devotion: An Epic…
Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson passed away at 100
Lt. Col. Alexander Jefferson was a member of the famed 332nd Fighter Group, better known as the Tuskegee Airmen. One of the first African American fighter pilots, Jefferson served during…
The stunning combat history of the Tuskegee Airmen
In 1941, the U.S. Army Air Forces started an experiment that would help change the face of warfare: They invited 13 black cadets and officers to train as pilots and additional students to train as navigators, bombardiers, mechanics, and other suppor…
The Air Force’s first new jet trainer in 60 years pays tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen
The Northrop T-38 Talon entered service with the US Air Force as a jet trainer in 1961. It’s famous for being the world’s first supersonic trainer and is still the…
This Air Force veteran fought for commercial airlines to hire Black pilots
For many military aviators, the transition to flying commercial airliners is a natural and almost expected transition. However, this has not always been the case for all flying veterans. Regardless…
The WWII photographer who showed the world military women and Tuskegee Airmen
During World War II, Toni Frissell volunteered as a photographer for the American Red Cross, Women’s Army Corps and Eighth Army Air Force, capturing images that would introduce military women…
A missing Airman’s remains were identified after 74 years
Captain Lawrence Dickson was just 24 when his red-tailed P-51 Mustang fighter was downed in 1944. He was an African-American fighter pilot, trained at the Army’s famed Tuskegee Army Airfield. Of the more than 1,000 black pilots trained at Tuskegee…
This Tuskegee Airmen instructor became the first African American airline pilot
Perry Henry Young Jr. was born on March 12, 1919, in Orangeburg, South Carolina. In 1929, the family moved to Oberlin, Ohio where his parents hoped that Young and his siblings would receive better education. Young graduated in the top quarter of Obe…
3 reasons Washington’s football team should be called the Redtails
The Washington Redskins are no more, and this Marine thinks it’s time for the Washington Redtails.
4 things you should know about the Tuskegee Airmen
The name rings bells. It’s got the glitz, having been the subject of two different Hollywood films complete with big-name Hollywood actors such as Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr., Michael B. Jordan, and Terrence Howard. That is wonderful and, …