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 31, 1996
1996: The Air Mobility Command completes a year of coordinating 161 airlift missions for nearly 27,000 Cuban migrants from Guantanamo Bay to Homestead AFB, FL where the Immigration and Naturalization Service processes their legal entry
January 25, 1957
1957: The Lockheed YC121F # 53-8158 special Super Constellation sets a transcontinental speed record for propeller-driven aircraft by flying from Long Beach, CA, to Andrews AFB, MD, in 4 hours 43 minutes. (Photo courtesy
January 24, 1944
1944: Twelfth Air Force provides air cover for Allied units landing on Anzio beach in Italy. US control of the air plays a major role in defending the beachhead.
January 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.
January 18, 1957
1957: Operation POWER FLITE/MACKAY TROPHY. Maj Gen Archie J. Old, Jr. leads three B-52s from the 93rd BW at Castle AFB CA on a 24,325-mile, around-the-world nonstop flight. When the bombers reach March AFB, CA
January 17, 1991
1991: Operation DESERT SHIELD/STORM. The Gulf War begins. In the first 14 hours of operations, coalition aircraft fly 1,200 combat sorties, while 106 cruise missiles hit targets in Iraq and Kuwait. F-117A Stealth Fighters attack
January 14, 1943
1943: The Casablanca Conference opens. Plans for a combined bomber offensive against Germany are established. Lt Gen Ira C. Eaker promotes a daylight-bombing offensive for U. S. forces.