February 10, 1952
1952: KOREAN WAR/MEDAL OF HONOR. While leading a flight of 3 F-86s, Maj George A. Davis, Jr., engages 12 enemy MiG-15s, shooting down two. He is the shot down and killed by a Mig-15. For […]
February 8, 1972
1972: Operation LAM SON 719. South Vietnamese troops from three divisions, supported by US planes and artillery, cross the border into Laos to cut the Ho Chi Minh trail and interdict the flow of supplies
January 29, 1915
1915: The first 20 aviation mechanics are designated after passing specified exams.
January 28, 1986
1986: CHALLENGER DISASTER. The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after launch, killing Astronauts Francis R. Scobee, Navy Cmdr Michael J. Smith, Dr. Judith Resnik, Dr. Ronald E. McNair, Air Force Lt Col Ellison S.
January 26, 1968
1968: The US calls ANG and AFRES units to active duty based on the Pueblo Incident and increased enemy activity in Vietnam.
January 25, 1964
1964: Echo II, a balloon-type passive communications satellite, launches as the first cooperative space experiment between the U. S. and the Soviet Union.
January 22, 1991
1991: DESERT STORM: F-111F Aardvarks initiate “smart bomb” attacks against hardened aircraft shelters at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq. The attacks are so successful that Iraqi fighters start flying to Iran to escape destruction.
Januuary 21, 1991
1991: Operation DESERT STORM/AIR FORCE CROSS. Capt Paul T. Johnson in his A-10 Thunderbolt II finds a downed Navy fighter pilot, who had ejected in Iraqi territory. Johnson destroys a threatening Iraqi truck, allowing an
January 20, 2001
2001: Texas Governor and former Texas Air National Guardsman George W. Bush is inaugurated as President of the US. He is the first former Air Guardsman to become President.