From 1951 to 1959, the FBI and Air Force ran Operation Washtub, a covert program that trained bush pilots, trappers, hunters and miners to operate as covert agents if Soviet paratroopers ever landed ...

When he died Dec. 1, 2016, Springfield-born George Milton Neal knew the Navy Cross he was awarded during an attempted helicopter rescue mission in the mountains of North Korea had earned him a place ...

A combat pilot killed in action on a volunteer mission left a memorable impression in letters and a homemade parachute.

A former WWII prisoner of war, a NATO air commander and a pioneer in aerial firefighting technology will make up the 2025 ...

The Military Working Dog Teams National Monument was dedicated this week in 2013. The monument features four dogs ...

Before Vietnam, there was Korea - the war that marked the U.S. Air Force’s first true combat test as an independent branch.

The USS Gerald R. Ford is a $13 billion aircraft carrier sailing to the Caribbean with nuclear propulsion, an electromagnetic ...

The Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame has been recognizing the state’s aviation heroes since the centennial of aviation in ...

Grumman Aircraft Engineering produced several successful aircraft during WW2, but it is perhaps best remembered for creating ...