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  • Vietnam War pilot returns home

    The remains of U.S. Air Force pilot Col. Ernest Leo De Soto, who went missing during the Vietnam War, have finally come home. De Soto was assigned to the 390th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 336th Tactical Fighter Wing, Vietnam when his aircraft went missing. The 390th Electronic Combat Squadron, Naval

  • Memorial for final WWII Doolittle Raider to be held April 18

    A memorial service to celebrate the life of retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” E. Cole will be held at JBSA-Randolph, Texas, Thursday, April 18, 2019, beginning at 3 p.m. in Hangar 41. Cole, who was the final surviving member of the famed Doolittle Tokyo Raiders of World War II, passed

  • The Heart of a Dirt Boy

    He pays no mind to the cords attached to him as the roar of a jet sounds off overhead. There is work to be done, so he has these treatments in his office. Papers line his desk like organized chaos because there is so much to do. His colleagues press on with work, breaking the monotonous beeps from

  • Memorial celebrates fallen CRO

    More than 1,000 Airmen, family and friends gathered to say their final goodbyes and honor the life of Capt. Mark Weber during a memorial service, March 21, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga.Weber, a Combat Rescue Officer (CRO) with the 38th Rescue Squadron (RQS), was killed in helicopter crash in Anbar

  • Airmen stand for 9/11 memorial

    On Sept. 11, 2001, the United States experienced the largest attack on domestic soil since Pearl Harbor, causing the deaths of thousands of civilians and first responders.

  • 9/11: Reflections from the Pentagon

    “Like most people, I remember a lot of details about that day,” said Col. Houston Cantwell, the 49th Wing commander. “I remember it being one of those beautiful fall days where there’s not a cloud in the sky. It was a crisp, beautiful day -- not too hot, not too cold. I had short sleeve blues on

  • A ruck to remember 9/11

    On Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. experienced a series of four terrorist attacks targeting the World Trade Center in New York City, N.Y., and the Pentagon near Washington, D.C. More than 3,000 people lost their lives. The 20th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal flight hosted a 9/11