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Yesterday's Air Force - Part Two

The U.S. Air Force provides air support for land and naval forces and aids in the recovery of troops in the field. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the U.S. Armed Forces on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of 1947. Since then, American Airmen have been breaking barriers in air, space and cyberspace, resulting in global vigilance, reach and power. They’ve shown tenacity in Korea’s MiG Alley, endurance in Vietnam’s Rolling Thunder campaign, decisiveness over the skies of Baghdad during Desert Storm and resilience in Iraq and Afghanistan. Airmen are now fully engaged as part of America’s Joint Force in every region of the world and every mission area across the full spectrum of military operations. Airmen span the globe and Airpower has become the “oxygen the joint team breathes.”

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 1: The Enola Gay

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 1: The Enola Gay

2015

The thought of using a nuclear weapon is a heavy one and when the first nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima it sparked conversations all over the world…

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 2: The Plane That Ended WWII

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 2: The Plane That Ended WWII

2015

Near the end of WWII, America was planning a full-scale invasion on mainland Japan. The Allies expected casualties on both sides to number in the millions…

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 3: The President’s Plane

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 3: The President’s Plane

2015

As the Leader of the Free World, one of the perks of being President is flying in style. But no President had ever experienced anything like SAM 26000…

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 4: The World’s Fastest Plane

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 4: The World’s Fastest Plane

2015

In the 1960's, the Air Force developed a plane that could travel more than 3 times as fast as the sound produced by its own engines. The SR-71 Blackbird's…

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 5: Belle

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 5: Belle

2015

As a retired aircraft mechanic, Roger has always loved airplanes. But he’s never met one like her. She’s a timeless symbol of World War II, and she’s…

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 6: The U-2 and Gary Powers Incident

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 6: The U-2 and Gary Powers Incident

2015

As the dust settled after World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union emerged as competing superpowers. The former wartime allies found themselves…

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 7:  Archie Williams

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 7: Archie Williams

2016

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 9: Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 9: Gen. Henry “Hap” Arnold

2016

This episode of Yesterday's Air Force looks at the career of General Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold, the only man to ever hold both grades of General of the…

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 10: Lafayette Escadrille

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 10: Lafayette Escadrille

2016

Over a hundred years ago American Airmen were flying for the French Air Service in the Great War.

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 11: Langley Air Force Base

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 11: Langley Air Force Base

2016

One hundred years ago military officials broke ground on what would become Langley Air Force Base. In this episode, we take a look back into its history…

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 12: Secret Squirrel

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 12: Secret Squirrel

2016

Operation Senior Surprise (Secret Squirrel) began the bombing campaign against Iraq during the Gulf War in 1991. It began Operation Desert Storm and the…

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 13: The Challenger Disaster

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 13: The Challenger Disaster

2016

It was 30 years ago that the much-anticipated launch of Space Shuttle Challenger quickly turned to tragedy. Here's a look back at this fateful day as well…

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 14: Operation Tomodachi

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 14: Operation Tomodachi

2016

On March 11, 2011, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and the tsunami struck of the Pacific coast of Japan. The U.S. and Japanese response was known as "Operation…

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 15: Pilot Training

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 15: Pilot Training

2017

Take a look back at the history of the Air Force's Pilot Training Program, from its humble beginnings in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to its modern day…

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 16: ICBM Evolution

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 16: ICBM Evolution

2017

The Cold War sparked the evolution of America's most powerful nuclear deterrent, intercontinental ballistic missiles.

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 17: The Information Age

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 17: The Information Age

2017

Computers have influenced the Air Force since inception. They were originally developed to be problem solvers, but their vulnerabilities soon created a…

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 18: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 18: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

2017

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, better known as Remotely Piloted Aircraft are not a new war-fighting technology, in fact their development goes back to the early…

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 19:  USAF Astronauts

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 19: USAF Astronauts

2018

The U.S. Air Force helped propel man to the moon. Across several decades, Airmen have participated in the training, planning and flying of rockets and…

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Yesterdays Air Force – Episode 20: Robin Olds

Yesterdays Air Force – Episode 20: Robin Olds

2018

This episode follows the progression of Robin Olds through his Air Force Career, his accomplishments, and the lasting impact he left on many generations…

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 21: Women Air Force Service Pilots

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 21: Women Air Force Service Pilots

2018

Women Air Force Service Pilots left a legacy that inspires even today. Their contributions during WWII were invaluable, to say the least.

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 22: Strategic Bombers

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 22: Strategic Bombers

2018

Since the World War II era, the Air Force has relied on strategic bombers gather intelligence and defend the United States against adversaries.

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 23: Hurricane Hunters

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 23: Hurricane Hunters

2018

What started as a dare more than 70 years ago turned into the way we predict hurricanes today. Find out how the Air Force got started in a critical mission…

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 24: Air Force Rescue Coordination Center

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 24: Air Force Rescue Coordination Center

2018

The Air Force Rescue Coordination Center has been coordinating inland search and rescue missions in the United States since its creation. Today, the AFRCC…

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Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 25: The Pilot who Killed King Kong

Yesterday’s Air Force – Episode 25: The Pilot who Killed King Kong

2018

There was only one man who took part in the hunt for Pancho Villa, the Doolittle Raid, the Flying Tigers, the Japanese surrender on the USS Missouri and…

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