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Marine veteran recognized for decades of smooth flying
Al Depto began his career as an aircraft mechanic and was presented with the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award in June.
By Alan Olson, The Intelligencer
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Reflections on trust from father of fallen Green Beret on 4th anniversary of deadly Niger ambush
“Trust” takes many forms.
By Henry Black
Social media poking fun at President Trump’s July 4 history lesson
The blunder prompted #RevolutionaryWarAirportStories and #TrumpSpeechFail to trend on Twitter as users pointed out the Wright Brothers’ first successful flight was in 1903.
By Diana Stancy
First to fly over the North Pole
On May 9, 1926, Lt. Cmdr. Richard E. Byrd and Chief Aviation Pilot Floyd Bennett won the race to fly over the North Pole, a daring expedition that earned them rare peacetime Medals of Honor.
US forces concluding relief efforts in Mozambique
The military was only authorized by the Pentagon to assist with relief operations in the flooded region until April 13. However, other U.S. government assets will remain in the country.
By Kyle Rempfer
Remembering Wally
Before he became one of the Mercury Seven, the irreverent astronaut Walter Schirra cut his teeth flying Navy fighters.
By Barrett Tillman, Aviation History Magazine
Hub and spokes: US pumps aid into Mozambique following massive cyclone
U.S. Africa Command has been allotted millions of dollars to help move supplies into Mozambique, which was hit by the strongest-ever cyclone in the Southern Hemisphere March 14-15.
By Kyle Rempfer
Air Force labs develop and field chemlight replacement
Forces use chemlights for a wide range of activities, from marking rooms during clearance operations to identifying friendly troops for aircraft.
By Kyle Rempfer
The Navy called them ‘mutineers.’ But were they really scapegoats?
It was the largest court-martial for mutiny in U.S. Navy history. The 50 defendants had one thing in common: They were all African-Americans.
By John A. Haymond, MHQ—The Quarterly Journal of Military History
Jesse L. Brown: the son of a sharecropper who became a Navy hero
He overcame hardship and prejudice in his quest for 'Wings of Gold.'
By Ron Edwards, Aviation History Magazine
A tale of two tours — both now in the books
After spending 209 days deployed, The Sullivans arrived at Florida’s Naval Station Mayport. Sister destroyer Jason Dunham was gone 202 days before pulling into Naval Station Norfolk.
By Mark D. Faram
At this time in 1941, a Clipper plane was trying to get home the hard way — flying around the world!
The attack on Pearl Harbor forced one Pan Am crew to attempt a round-the-world flight to escape Japanese warplanes. Others weren't so lucky.
By C.V. Glines, Aviation History Magazine