'Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories amid a WWII turning point.
The 353rd Special Operations Group out of Kadena Air Force Base, Japan, has provided three MC-130s and three CV-22s, along with airmen from the Kadena’s 320th Special Tactics Squadron.
The repairs to a damaged ramp mean officials won't be able to use the hallowed memorial to host this year’s annual commemoration of the Dec. 7, 1941 attacks on Pearl Harbor that launched the United States into World War II.