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Air Force Magazine
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This Month in Air Force Magazine
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Notes from AFA
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CyberPatriot
October 3, 2012 -- I’d like to introduce myself. I’m Craig McKinley, the new President of this great Association, and I want to tell you how excited I am about joining you in the great work of AFA....More
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Courage, Gen. Loh op-ed
August 25, 2012 -- AFA members, Congressional staff members, civic leaders, DOCA members, the Air Force has just released its latest “Portraits in Courage.” The Portraits in Courage series highlights...More
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AFA National Convention and Conference
August 11, 2012 -- With AFA's 2012 National Convention and Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition just six weeks away, you can expect things to be quite busy around these spaces...More
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Previous Notes from the President
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This Week In Airpower History
| | Tuesday, October 14, 1947 -- Capt. Charles E. Yeager at Muroc Air Base, Calif. makes the first faster-than-sound flight, in a rocket-powered research plane, Bell XS-1 rocket ship. Captain Yeager wins the Mackay Trophy for the most meritorious flight of the year.
| | | Thursday, October 15, 1925 -- Lt. Cyrus Bettis wins the 1925 Pulitzer race in a specially-built Curtiss R3C-1 racer and establishes a new speed record of 248.9 mph.
| | | Friday, October 19, 1928 -- An American six-man machine gun team parachuted from a six-plane formation.
| | | Friday, October 20, 1911 -- Original Wright Army plane delivered to the Smithsonian Institution.
| | | Friday, October 20, 1922 -- Lt. Harold R. Harris makes the first emergency parachute jump.
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