The Air Force review of awards continues and is expected to be completed this spring, Lewis told Military.com in December. "We are reviewing 147 cases, which consists of 135 Silver Stars and 12 ...

One of the newer military medals, the Air Force Combat Action Medal was first authorized in 2007. It is issued to members of the Air Force who risk their lives in direct combat during an ...

Members of the Air Force and its predecessor organizations have earned four Medals of Honor in World War I, 38 in World War II, 4 in the Korean Conflict and 14 in the Vietnam War.

> Medals: Medal examples: Army and Air Force Presidential Unit Citation, Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Air Force Gallant Unit Citation This medal category is awarded to U.S. military units, rather ...

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Noel Colls, United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds" flight surgeon delivers the Oath of Enlistment to future airmen during an enlistment ceremony at the ...

The Medal of Honor is the highest award a member of the U.S. military can receive. In this video, I explain what it takes to earn this prestigious medal and the incredible acts of bravery that have ...

The U.S. Air Force has bestowed posthumous awards upon each of the eight airmen who died Nov. 29 when their CV-22B Osprey crashed off Japan’s southwestern coast. The tiltrotor — assigned to ...

U.S. military officials have awarded hundreds of honors to troops who served in the evacuation effort. The latest round of Air Force awards could be the final tranche for efforts among airmen ...

Military working dog Rosco and his canine handler Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittney Turco. (Courtesy of Staff Sgt. Brittney Turco) Military working dogs that are killed in action or perform an ...

Medal of Honor recipient Britt Slabinski, center, speaks during the National Character and Leadership Symposium at the Air Force Academy on Friday, Feb. 24.