WWII – That PAO Guy

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Senior Master Sgt. Chad Bryant (left) and Master Sgt. Tyler Dickson, 512th Maintenance Squadron maintainers, display their creation, a gauge for a variable stator vane lever linkages rigging set for a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, Aug. 1, 2026.

Air Force News, Modernization & Innovation

Dover reservists invent faster engine fix

August 27, 2026 — 0 Comments

Weapons rest in a stack as Airmen from the Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) provide Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) to a simulated patient at Barnes Air National Guard Base, Westfield, Mass., August 20, 2026.

National Guard News, Training & Domestic Operations

104th Fighter Wing boosts medical readiness through the Wing’s first dual tier Tactical Combat Casualty Care training

August 23, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Air National Guard civil engineers establish a defensive perimeter as part of dismounted operations training during Patriot Forge II at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, Aug. 12, 2026. The training event was designed to support Agile Combat Employment tactics and increase resiliency, survivability and superior combat power. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Gadiel Concepcion Adorno)

National Guard News, Training & Domestic Operations

Patriot Forge II prepares Air National Guard engineers for contested operations

August 20, 2026 — 0 Comments

Lt. j.g. Robbie Baca, medical administrative officer and flag detail assigned to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), passes a historic handmade flag to Capt. Rodolfo Jacobo, the commanding officer of Bataan, during a ceremony commemorating the 81st anniversary of Victory Over Japan Day on the ship's flight deck, Aug. 15, 2026.

Navy News, Sailor Stories

Bataan Survivor’s Legacy Flies 81 Years Later

August 15, 2026 — 0 Comments

Tech. Sgt. Homer Miller, Malmstrom Operational Medical Readiness Squadron flight medicine section chief, Senior Airman Dakota Doss, 40th Helicopter Squadron (HS) special missions aviator, Staff Sgt. Owen Anderson, 40th HS weapons and tactics noncommissioned officer in charge, Capt. Aaron Sanders, 550th HS standards and evaluation officer, and Capt. Jacques Soto, 40th HS MH-139A chief of standards and evaluations, pose for a photo in front of an MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, Aug. 7, 2026.

Air Force News, Training & Readiness

Grey Wolf crew makes first hoist rescue in Beartooth Mountains

August 14, 2026 — 0 Comments

Lt. Alvin M. Pollingue was a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter pilot during World War II.

Air Force News, Airmen Stories

The Purple Heart Mission of First Lieutenant Alvin M. Pollingue

August 9, 2026 — 0 Comments

Fits like a glove! The newly formed nose panel undergoes an initial fit check on the C-17 on April 20, 2026 at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo by Casey Tromp)

Air Force News, Modernization & Innovation

Rapid Sustainment Office produces first-of-its-kind part to repair damaged C-17

August 6, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Robert Davis, commander, Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, Alaskan Command,and Eleventh Air Force, left, presents Capt. Nathanial Welch, 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron pilot and chief of plans and programs, with the Distinguished Flying Cross during a ceremony at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, July 1, 2026.

Air Force News, Airmen Stories

18th FIS pilot receives the Distinguished Flying Cross

July 9, 2026 — 0 Comments

A World War II-era Imperial Japanese Army aircraft engine component is displayed at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 1, 2026.

Air Force News, Airmen Stories

Preserving Japan’s Aviation Heritage: Yokota returns historic aircraft artifacts

July 7, 2026 — 0 Comments