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July 24, 2018

Thunderbirds Select 2019 Officers

Lt. Col. John Caldwell Named Squadron Commander/Leader

The commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Mike Holmes, has officially selected the officers who will be joining the United States Air Force Thunderbirds for the 2019 demonstration season.

Martin Tibbitts Went Down Near Sheboygan County Memorial Airport In Wisconsin

Martin J. Tibbitts, one of the co-founders of the World Heritage Air Museum, was fatally injured Friday when the de Havilland DH 112 he was flying went down shortly after takeoff from Sheboygan County Memorial Airport in Wisconsin.

The Continuing Fight to Make Change, Preserve History and Honor the WASPs

By Maxine Scheer Erin Miller, a determined granddaughter of Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) Elaine Harmon, drew major media attention in 2015 and 2016 from the Washington Post, New York Times, FOX, Christian Science Monitor, (as well as ANN) and many other print, radio and television outlets. The compelling story that grew into a national conversation was a three-generation fight against a U.S. Army decision to deny WWII aviator Elaine Harmon her last wish, to have her remains inurned at Arlington National Cemetery (ANC). WASP pilot Elaine Harmon passed in April 2015 at the age of 95. For nearly 18 months, Harmon’s cremated remains were stored