A historical overview of Fairchild Air Force Base’s 75-year legacy. In the past, the base supplied armies, maintained arsenals as well as repaired and built aircraft. Today, Fairchild is synonymous with their air refueling fleet delivering fuel to planes anywhere in the world.
Commando Warrior Regional Training Center holds dog training at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. Here, dogs are exposed to combat operations and war environments to prepare them for possible deployment.
Military Forces perform fast roping and hoisting exercises on CV-22 Ospreys to develop their proficiency at infiltration and exfiltration.
“1967” Combat missions of the 1st Brigade, 101st airborne division, from the summer of 1965 to January 1967: Operations Van Buren, Harrison, Hawthorne, John Paul Jones, Pickett.
The concept of the remotely piloted aircraft began in the 1940s. Since then the technology has developed substantially with vehicles such as the RQ-4 Global Hawk and the MQ9-Reaper. These unmanned systems are critical carrying out U.S. Air Force missions.
“1977” History of the Air Force 1954 – 1964 from missile development to space. Highlights Air Force history from 1926 through 1971. Covers Dr. Goddards’ rocket experiments in 1926, German V-2 rockets, the american missile program development, aerospace medicine research, Cuban Missile Crisis, X-15 astronauts’ flights and Air Force Efforts in space.
“1976” History of the development of the airplane and its eventual adaptation for use as a military weapon. For use with exhibits depicting the era (1908-1916).
“1976” Air Force development between WW II and Korean war, including scenes of prominent aircraft and personalities of that period. Covers Berlin blockade, shows major milestone developments such as the X-1 and newsmaking flights such as the Hawaii-to-Cario flight in 1946.
“1976” Covers history of Army Air Corps actions during air war over Europe and the pacific, including the surrender of Japan.
“1976” Highlights of Air Force history between 1931 and 1941. Covers humanitarian functions, increasing German belligerence, technical achievements such as the Arnold flight to Alaska and the development of new aircraft including the B-17.
