U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2, receive their unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) breast insignia during a ceremony in Rena, Norway, May 21, 2018. The Commandant recently approved the UAS breast insignia for the qualified Marines with the MOS of 7314 or 7315. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Autmn Bobby)

Yesterday's Air Force

VMU-2 Winging Ceremony

The Cold War sparked the evolution of America's most powerful nuclear deterrent, intercontinental ballistic missiles. Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxnvSi2OZTI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTH-7nRKI7k https://www.defense.gov/News/Special-Reports/21st-Century-Nuclear-Deterrence-and-Missile-Defense/ http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104466/lgm-30g-minuteman-iii/ http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/104877/general-bernard-adolph-schriever/

Yesterday's Air Force: ICBM Evolution

Aircrew must be prepared to evade the enemy if struck down. Evasion training increases their odds of surviving.

Air Force Report: Pilot Evasion

This edition features a story on how the Continental Air Defense Command started tracking Santa during the holidays

Yesterday's Air Force - Operation Santa

An Air Force history feature on General Clarence Tinker, and Air Force pioneer and the highest ranking Native American to serve in WWII. (1 minute version for broadcast)

Yesterday's Air Force: The Osage Warrior (Short version)

An Air Force history feature about a one in a million occurrence that happened in 1970, when an Air Force jet flew, and landed, without a pilot. Show Links U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet: CONVAIR F-106A DELTA DART http://1.usa.gov/1n2t34B

Yesterday's Air Force: The Cornfield Bomber (Short Version)

Operation Senior Surprise, known by those who took part as Operation Secret Squirrel, was a secret mission that began Operation Desert Storm, January 16, 1991.

Yesterday's Air Force: Secret Squirrel

The B-29 is known for dropping the bomb that ended WWII, but these workhorses did more than those last two missions. Today we introduce you to the last flying B-29 Superfortress, FIFI.

Yesterday's Air Force: FIFI

Eddie Rickenbacker. Race car Driver. WWI Ace of Aces. Aviation Pioneer. Medal of Honor recipient. Learn about one of the Air Force’s early legends, and the airplane that carried him to numerous victories in the skies over Europe in WWI.

Yesterday's Air Force: Eddie Rickenbacker

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 enormous engines. The SR-71 Blackbird's incredible speed enabled it to gather intelligence in a matter of seconds while streaking across unfriendly skies. And in the off chance an enemy tried to shoot it down with a missile, all the Blackbird had to do was speed up and outrun it. Incredible!

Yesterday's Air Force: The World's Fastest Plane

"Most people, when they hear 'Air Force One,' they think of the President. But for me... I think 'AIR FORCE One.' It's one of the major Air Force missions. This is Air Power." We've got a TON of history for you, all packed into one airplane... SAM 26000.

Yesterday's Air Force: The President's Plane

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 as a result. In a last-ditch effort to hasten the end of the war, President Harry Truman authorized the use of a terrifying new weapon. The atom bomb has only ever been used twice in combat, and The Last Bomb was dropped by the infamous B-29 Superfortress “Bockscar.”

Yesterday's Air Force: The Plane that Ended World War II

An Air Force history feature on General Clarence Tinker, and Air Force pioneer and the highest ranking Native American to serve in WWII. (Full length version for social media or broadcast)

Yesterday's Air Force: The Osage Warrior

An Air Force history feature on the early space vehicles that helped America keep tabs on the Soviets during the Cold War. (Full length version for broadcast or social media)

Yesterday's Air Force: Cold War Satellites

History and heritage vignettes profiling significant people and missions from the United States Air Force's past.

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