Arnold oversaw the expansion of the Army Air Corps in the years between World War I and World War II to its position as the world's largest Air Force.

Over Memorial Day weekend, a sea of 26,000 vintage 48-star American flags blanketed the grounds of the Mighty 8th Air Force Museum—each one honoring an airman lost in World War II and reminding us ...

The Mighty 8th Air Force Museum held its Flags for the Fallen event, placing 26,000 48-star American flags in remembrance of the 26,000 airman lost during World War II, and included a wreath-laying ...

Toward the end of WW2, the strange new craft became vital in guerrilla warfare.

An American Airlines plane carrying 67 people collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers outside Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Wednesday night. A recovery ...

After growing up in Westfield, NJ, Phil proudly served his country during World War II as a B-17 radio gunner in the 8th Army Air Corps. His fondest memory was taking part in Operation Chowhound, a ...

Kris Kristofferson, country music legend, US Army veteran, dead at 88 The singer, actor and scholar served for several years in the Army, earning a Ranger tab before pursuing a celebrated career ...

The U.S. Marine Corps has announced the reopening in August 2024 of a World War 2-era airfield in North Carolina, the former Army Air Corps airfield at Camp Davis.

Among them was Denny Thompson, of Sonora, who holds the distinction of being most decorated living member of the 8th Army Air Corps — a unit which was pivotal in the European theater of war ...

The 8th Army Air Force had already hit Schweinfurt once — ball bearings were a crucial component in reducing metal friction in tanks, planes, and war machinery.

Oct. 23 will mark the milestone 40th anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 241 U.S. service members stationed in the Lebanese capital.