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4 days ago · Kwang Ju Air Base, Suwon Air Base and Taegu Air Base had previously been announced as ending operations, but would instead operate at reduced levels. 15 USAF personnel were assigned to each base, and reside in former officer quarters, which was basically a small apartment.
4 days ago · MacDill Air Force Base, located in South Tampa, was constructed as MacDill Field, a U.S. Army Air Corps, later U.S. Army Air Forces, installation just prior to World War II. With the establishment of the U.S. Air Force as an independent service in September 1947, it became MacDill Air Force Base.
2 days ago · A Long Island Air Force Base was named in Mitchel’s honor as was a small Upper Manhattan park. The three most prominent memorials to Mitchel in New York City can be found at Columbia...
Jul 6, 2024 · Known as: Mitchel Air Force Base; Pyote Army Airfield. Site type: Airfield; Known as: Rattlesnake Bomber Base; Stalag Luft III. Site type: Prisoner of war ...
Jun 26, 2024 · Airman climbing into the cockpit of his Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II at Bagram Air Force Base, Afghanistan, 2002. (Photo Credit: Chris Hondros / Getty Images) While officially named the Thunderbolt II, the A-10 is more commonly referred to by its nickname, the “Warthog” – but how did it get its famous moniker?
Jul 8, 2024 · For the first time, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) sent fighter jets to Australia as part of a multilateral exercise with 21 other countries.
Jul 12, 2024 · The 309th Maintenance and Regeneration Group began as the 4105th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Aircraft Storage), which was established to hold the US Army’s surplus of 200 Douglas C-47 Skytrains and 600 Boeing B-29 Superfortresses after World War II.
