February 6, 1967
1967: A2C Duane Hackney, the most decorated enlisted airman in the Vietnam war, receives the Air Force Cross for rescuing a downed pilot near Mu Gia pass, N. Vietnam.
February 5, 1951
1951: KOREAN WAR/Operation ROUNDUP. To disrupt a new enemy offensive, the U. S. X Corps advances with strong air support near Hoengsong, northeast of Wonju in central Korea. In a 67th Fighter-Bomber Squadron F-51
February 2, 1974
1974: The General Dynamics YF-16 fighter prototype makes its first official full-scale flight at Edwards AFB; it attains 400 MPH and 30,000 feet in altitude.
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