Video by Airman 1st Class Ryan Bratton | AFN Spangdahlem | 01.22.2026
Belgian Army Adjutant Pascal Vermeersch speaks about the commemoration of a B-17 crashing in the lead up to the Battle of the Bulge, January 23, 2025. This event highlights the shared history and values between the two nations, re-enforcing their strong partnership. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman First Class Ryan Bratton)...
Video by Sgt. 1st Class Kris Wright | 302nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 09.14.2025
One of the last surviving bomber crew members of the B-17 Flying Fortress sits down to recount some of the terrifying moments that defined his crew's remarkable 35 mission run to return home... unscathed. With a survivability rate of less than 25 percent, Larry Stevens and his crew did what many assumed was impossible, not just helping thwart the German war machine, but sending all 10 of his......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Avallone | 501st Combat Support Wing | 04.04.2025
Don Snook, World War II veteran, speaks with U.S. Air Force Col. D. Landon Phillips, 501st Combat Support Wing commander, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph J. Raisner, 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron commander, about his time as a B-17 Flying Fortress pilot in Islip, England, Apr. 4, 2025. Snook completed 21 combat and five non-combat leaflet missions from Feb. 27, 1945, to May 8,......
Video by Staff Sgt. Codie Trimble | 8th Air Force/J-GSOC | 01.20.2024
The Eighth Air Force held an advanced screening of the Apple TV docuseries "Masters of the Air" Jan. 20, 2024. In addition to the screening, we were pleasing to host retired Major John "Lucky" Luckadoo, a former B-17 pilot during World War II who spoke on some of his experiences that were depicted in the series. ...
Video by Staff Sgt. Randall Moose | 301st Fighter Wing | 06.14.2021
In this 3-part video series, 301st Fighter Wing Honorary Command Chief Rob Klint shares stories from his father, WWII B-17 Bomber Pilot ‘Bud’ Klint. Currently, Rob serves as the wing’s first-ever honorary command chief for the 2020 – 2022 term. Yet for the 2018 – 2020 term of the 301st Fighter Wing Honorary Commanders Program, Klint was originally invited to serve as the 355th......
Video by Staff Sgt. Randall Moose | 301st Fighter Wing | 06.14.2021
In this 3-part video series, 301st Fighter Wing Honorary Command Chief Rob Klint shares stories from his father, WWII B-17 Bomber Pilot ‘Bud’ Klint. Currently, Rob serves as the wing’s first-ever honorary command chief for the 2020 – 2022 term. Yet for the 2018 – 2020 term of the 301st Fighter Wing Honorary Commanders Program, Klint was originally invited to serve as the 355th......
Video by Staff Sgt. Randall Moose | 301st Fighter Wing | 06.14.2021
In this 3-part video series, 301st Fighter Wing Honorary Command Chief Rob Klint shares stories from his father, WWII B-17 Bomber Pilot ‘Bud’ Klint. Currently, Rob serves as the wing’s first-ever honorary command chief for the 2020 – 2022 term. Yet for the 2018 – 2020 term of the 301st Fighter Wing Honorary Commanders Program, Klint was originally invited to serve as the 355th......
Video by Staff Sgt. Heather Clements | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | 10.01.2020
An updated mission video for the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing, including history behind the Wing and it's inception in World War II. Social Media video...
