USAF Seeks Common Ground-Based Launcher

The The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Command, Control, Communications, and Battle Management (C3BM) Directorate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio is has released a Request for Information to industry to identify viable solutions for a Ground-Based Launcher ground...

By Eric G

Senior Leaders Chart Course for Future Force

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) —   More than 60 Air Force senior leaders gathered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, June 10-12, for the semiannual Corona summit, a strategic planning forum focused on policy development, force readiness and future force initiatives...

By Eric G

Berlin Candy Bomber in the Berlin Airlift

U.S. Air Force Colonel Gail Seymour Halvorsen was a transport pilot best known as the “Candy Bomber” or “Onkel Wiggly Wings,” who became famous for dropping candy to German children in Berlin during the Soviet Blockade of the city. Following Germany’s defeat in World War II, the vic...

By Friedrich Seiltgen

Aviation Icon and American Hero: Chuck Yeager

Born into poverty in the woods of West Virginia, Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager was a World War II aircraft mechanic, fighter pilot, double ace, military commander, and a test pilot who broke the sound barrier. His journey from Army private to USAF Brigadier General is an inspiration to all. Yeage...

By Friedrich Seiltgen

The L.T. Wright Knives Field Ready Genesis

Handmade knives are great, but sometimes the problem is that there aren’t enough hands. Anyone who’s tried getting a custom knife only to be forever chasing them to be in stock understands the pain. L.T. Wright Knives from Winterville, Ohio, is a small shop that typically does all of ...

By Tim Stetzer

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver — The Big-Tailed Beast

In 1937, the Curtiss SBC Helldiver entered service, but even at that point, the carrier-based two-seat scout/dive bomber was on the verge of being obsolete. Interestingly, it was also the second aircraft produced by Curtiss-Wright to earn the designation “Helldiver” after the United States Ma...

By Peter Suciu

Knives with Purpose: Shemanese Knives

Shemanese Knives carry more than edge—they carry intent. Craig Caudill designed them for people who move through the woods with purpose. L.T. Wright built them to survive the kind of days that test your gear and your grit. From the long knife to its compact companions, Shemanese Knives answer r...

By Reuben Bolieu

Mikoyan MiG-29: The Reactive Fulcrum?

Military aircraft design of the Cold War era could be described as akin to physics, or, more specifically, to Newton’s Third Law of motion, which states, “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” From lessons learned in the Vietnam War, the United States Air Force determi...

By Peter Suciu
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