February 1, 1950
1950: Continental Air Command (CONAC) is directed to set up a civil air raid warning system.
January 31, 1991
1991: BATTLE OF KHAFJI. Iraqi forces cross the Kuwaiti border into Saudi Arabia. The USAF suffers its greatest loss of the war when the Iraqis shoot down the AC-130H Spectre gunship “Spirit 03,”
January 29, 1915
1915: The first 20 aviation mechanics are designated after passing specified exams.
January 26, 1968
1968: Capture of the USS Pueblo by North Korean forces prompts call up of ANG and AFRES units to active duty.
January 25, 1949
1949: The United States Air Force adopts the shade 84 blue uniform. Several years pass before the US Army Air Force uniforms phase out.
January 24, 1951
1951: KOREAN WAR/OPERATION THUNDERBOLT. Generals Earl E. Partridge and Matthew B. Ridgway reconnoiter the front lines in a T-6 prior to their 25 January dawn counter-attack on Red Chinese forces. To sustain this offensive, in
January 23, 2002
2002: A KC-10 arrives at Dulles Airport with John Walker Lindh, a 20-year-old American accused of joining Al Qaeda and fighting in Afghanistan against US forces. A US Park Police helicopter takes Lindh to a
January 22, 1968
1968: OPERATION NIAGARA. Through 31 March, USAF, U. S. Navy, and U. S. Marine Corps aircraft fly 24,016 sorties (21,449 tactical and 2,567 strategic) to support of Khe Sanh outpost. USAF tactical transports make 447
January 19, 2001
2001: The Air Combat Command Commander, General John P. Jumper, announces the selection of Beale AFB, CA for the first operational Global Hawk UAV squadron.