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Like father, like son: Book explores legacy of first Black general
It took a lot of questions and a decade of research for Doug Melville to learn the extent of his family's military history.
By Todd South
‘Raw bravery’: Barrett awards special tactics airman the Air Force Cross for valor in firefight
“This battle was a case study in toughness and extraordinary competence. But it was also a case study in love."
By Diana Stancy
Combat controller to receive Air Force Cross for his actions in ‘ferocious battle’ with enemy forces
Air Force Staff Sgt. Alaxey Germanovich earned the award for his actions during an eight-hour battle with enemy forces in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province in April 2017.
By Diana Stancy
Joint Base San Antonio identifies airman, soldier found dead in separate incidents
The deaths are under investigation, though foul play is not suspected.
Former Tuskegee Airman Frank Macon dies at 97
One of only two original, remaining Tuskegee Airmen in Colorado has died.
Former Guardsman recalls trying to kill gunman in 2015 terrorist attack on Paris-bound train
Alek Skarlatos, 28, told a Paris court at the gunman's trial that he yanked a pistol from the attacker’s hand, turned it on him and pulled the trigger, but the gun did not fire.
Nurse to Tuskegee Airmen dies in Georgia at 100
Irma “Pete” Cameron Dryden, a Black woman who served as a nurse to Tuskegee Airmen during World War II, has died. She was 100.
A new Air Force era begins as ‘CQ’ Brown, the nation’s first Black service chief, assumes command
Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown, the first Black service chief in U.S. history, saluted pioneering Black aviators including the Tuskegee Airmen as he assumed command of the Air Force.
Special Tactics airman who died during swim training identified
The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.
By Jon Simkins
Special Tactics airman dies in swim training incident
The airman, a Special Tactics combat controller, went missing just after 11 am.
By Jon Simkins
Sons of Tuskegee Airmen share history lessons with students
Lt. Col. Howard Baugh’s sons, Howard and Richard, recounted their father’s story to a small group of Richmond Public Schools students and teachers on Feb. 25 at the Virginia War Memorial
By Samuel Northrop, The Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch via the AP