Story by Capt. Stephen Hudson | 169th Fighter Wing | 10.28.2019
Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Jack Van Loan passed away in Columbia, October 14 and received full military honors during the funeral for his nearly 30 years of service, including his 2,116 days spent in the North Vietnamese prison, nicknamed the Hanoi Hilton. The South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing provided the formation flyover during the funeral with a four-ship of......
Story by Senior Airman Hayden Johnson | 187th Fighter Wing | 07.11.2019
PALM SPRINGS, Ca. (July 11, 2019) — Red Tails from the 187th Fighter Wing performed the Missing Man formation, an aerial salute for a fallen member, for Lt. Col. Robert “Bob” Friend, Tuskegee Airman pilot, during a memorial ceremony July 7, 2019, at the Palm Springs Air Museum, Ca....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Mahmod | Naval Air Station Oceana | 02.11.2019
Projecting the U.S. Navy’s aviation power in attack, reconnaissance, and sea control missions, naval aviators have a significant role in defending the United States and its allies. Since 1974, when the first women earned their “Wings of Gold” and became naval aviators, women have become an expanding demographic within the profession....
Story by Spc. Stephen Wright | Arkansas National Guard Public Affairs Office | 09.30.2017
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Justin Levon Ashley, 31 of North Little Rock, Ark., died in an airplane crash at the Camden Municipal Airport / Harrell Field, in Camden, Ark. on Sept. 24. Ashley was one of two Arkansas Guardsmen killed in the accident....
Story by Pfc. P. Behringer | 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division | 12.19.2013
“To the King of Battle!” This response to a toast proposed to the U.S. field artillery roared throughout the banquet hall during the Saint Barbara’s Day Ball, recently hosted by the 1st “Dragon” Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st “Ironhorse” Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, in Killeen, Texas. At the ball, Soldiers, spouses and distinguished guests dressed their best......
