Jan. 19, 2022 Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee dies at 102 Tuskegee Airman Charles McGee, who served in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War, died peacefully in his sleep Jan. 16, according to a Tuskegee Airmen Inc. news release. He was 102 years old.
Dec. 7, 2021 Nation Observes 80th Anniversary of Attack on Pearl Harbor Among the lessons to be taken from the U.S. response to the attack on Pearl Harbor is the importance of operating as part of the joint force, and of striking a balance between training and readiness, a former Army Pacific command historian said.
Sept. 21, 2021 Hispanic Heritage Month Showcase: Lieutenant General Elwood R. “Pete” Quesada Lt. Gen. Elwood R. “Pete” Quesada was a pioneer of aerial refueling, an architect of U.S. tactical air power, and was a key U.S. Army Air Forces leader during WWII in the European Theater of Operations. After WWII, he was the first commander of Tactical Air Command (now Air Combat Command)
Sept. 16, 2021 Defense Department Observes National POW/MIA Recognition Day National POW/MIA Recognition Day — which usually falls on the third Friday in September — was established in 1979 to honor those service members who were held captive and returned, as well as those who remain missing.
Sept. 13, 2021 Last of Doolittle Raiders memorialized during ceremony at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Remembered as a man who faithfully served his country and was a devoted father and a man of faith, Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” Cole, the last of the Doolittle Raiders, was honored and posthumously promoted to the rank of colonel during a Sept. 7 ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston