May 12, 2022 The 509th Bomb Wing honors the service, sacrifice, valor of the original 509th Composite Group Members of the 509th Bomb Wing attended a heritage event at Wendover Army Air Field, to honor the service, sacrifice and valor of the Airmen of the original 509th Composite Group.The 509th CG was stood up in 1944, at Wendover Airfield, as the weapons delivery section under the Manhattan project. Led
Jan. 20, 2022 Tuskegee Airman, Air Force legend passes away at 102 Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee, a Tuskegee Airman and Air Force legend, passed away at his residence in Bethesda, Md., Jan. 16, 2022. He was 102 years old.
April 9, 2019 Lt Col Dick Cole, last surviving Doolittle Raider, passes away at age 103 A legendary chapter in Air Force history has come to a close. Retired Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” E. Cole, the last survivor of the “Doolittle Raid,” died April 9, in San Antonio.
Dec. 8, 2017 WWII, POW survivor shares tale of hope, determination, resilience The four pillars of resiliency -- physical, mental, spiritual and social -- are drilled into the minds of Airmen today to emphasize how important it is that no matter what life situation they are going through, there is always a healthy way to handle the situation.
June 27, 2016 Montana's last Doolittle Raider honored Seventy-four years after the historic Doolittle Tokyo Raid, Staff Sgt. David J. Thatcher, one of two remaining Doolittle Raiders, was laid to rest at the age of 94 on June 27, 2016, in Missoula, Montana.