WWII-era squadron reactivated as MQ-9 Reaper drone unitThe 431st Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron will be a tenant unit of the 8th Fighter Wing based at Kunsan Air Base in South Korea.By Zita Ballinger Fletcher5 days ago
Lt. Col. George E. Hardy, youngest Tuskegee Airman, dies at 100Hardy was the last surviving combat pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen who served overseas.5 days ago
A bullet struck his heart at Pearl Harbor. His widow just returned it.After 84 years, the Japanese bullet that was once lodged in the heart of sailor Dean Darrow was returned to the Pearl Harbor National Memorial Museum.By Claire Barrett6 days ago
How Hitler’s fear-inducing ‘flying bomb’ ushered in drone warfareThe V-1 "flying bomb" could accurately be described in today’s nomenclature as an unmanned aerial vehicle — moreover, as the first suicide drone. By Zita Ballinger Fletcher9 days ago
Who is John Frum? Inside the ‘cargo cult’ that worships American GIsThe theology is simple enough: The practice of the cult centers on the worship of cargo. American cargo. By Claire Barrett12 days ago
First F-47 now being built, will fly in 2028: US Air Force chiefThe sixth-generation F-47 will replace the F-22 Raptor, have advanced engines and stealth and fly with drone wingmen called collaborative combat aircraft.By Stephen Losey13 days ago