McMahon was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart, which is given to those who were wounded or had died during service. He died in the Philippines on Jan. 29, 1945 and was buried in Manila. It is ...

The official retirement of the SR-71 Blackbird in 1990 was driven more by internal US Air Force politics and budget ...

Warsaw residents honored men and women who died in service to our country, throughout Memorial Day weekend. The street department lined Main Street with United States flags and, under the ...

His numerous military awards include the Purple Heart (posthumously) and Air Medal with ... from the Air Force Institute of Technology. McGrath then helped with the development of the YF-12 ...

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is open seven ... a display of service flags and pins, a Medal of Honor exhibit and more. The famous Lockheed SR-71A “Blackbird” can be found in ...

and the four Swedish pilots were awarded the US Air Force’s Air Medal in 2018. While the Blackbird was certainly a rewarding ...

There has been no need for an official Blackbird replacement since then. These days, the Air Force and other government bodies rely on surveillance from spy satellites and drones that have a ...

GRAND FORKS — Bruce Gjovig, founder of the UND Center for Innovation and a member of the Air and Space Force Civic Leader Program, has been awarded the Air Force's highest award given to non ...

In recognition of their service, the Air Force announced Wednesday that all eight have been awarded the Air Medal. Five also received the Meritorious Service Medal and three were awarded the Air ...

While a dozen were lost due to accidents, no Blackbird was ever ... the United States Air Force presented the four Swedish pilots with Air Medals for their actions. Video of that ceremony was ...

The crippled Blackbird continued to lose both speed ... each was awarded the U.S. Air Force’s Air Medal.

The Department of the Air Force is hoping some incentives for current service members can help fill its ranks. On Thursday, May 18 the department announced the launch of the Stellar Talent ...