'Not Just a Moment in History': Tuskegee Airmen Honored in Philadelphia
For more than 50 years, the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen has kept the history alive of the enormous contributions made by men of different backgrounds that helped propel U.S. forces during World War II. That legacy remains unperturbed. On March 28, one day prior to Pennsylvania’s official Tuskegee Airmen Commemorative Day, an […]
One of the Last Tuskegee Airmen Celebrates 99th Birthday
“Guys like Woody, they saved the world.” That’s how Robert Koch, the mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts, described retired Brig. Gen. Enoch “Woody” Woodhouse, who celebrated his 99th birthday last Wednesday in a party fit for a Boston-area legend. Woodhouse is one of the last surviving members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen, an all-Black fighter pilot […]
Wanted: Airmen and Guardians Urged to Apply to Grueling Army Ranger School
Airmen and Space Force Guardians are being encouraged to apply for prep classes to get ready for Army Ranger School, the incredibly difficult tactics course with a historically low graduation rate. The Department of the Air Force, in a recent press release, said it is searching for members from both services to enroll in the […]
Pulling Close-Air Support Airmen from Army Bases Would Increase Risk on the Battlefield, Republicans in Congress Say
An Air Force plan to relocate squadrons of elite close-air support airmen on Army bases, consolidating from eight locations down to just two, is alarming GOP lawmakers, who claim the move will harm military readiness and are pressing the service for more details. Tactical Air Control Party airmen are part of a special warfare job […]