House To House

by David Bellavia and John Bruning

One of the great heroes of the Iraq War, Staff Sergeant David Bellavia captures the brutal action and raw intensity of leading his Third Platoon, Alpha Company, into the lethally choreographed kill zone of booby-trapped, explosive-laden houses of Fallujah’s militant insurgents.

Undaunted

by Tanya Biank

Since 9/11, more than 240,000 women soldiers have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan—more than 140 have died there, and they currently make up 14 percent of the total active duty forces. Despite advances, today’s servicewomen are constantly pressed to prove themselves, ...

Crucial Conversations

by Patterson, Grenny, McMillan, Switzler

A crucial conversation, as opposed to a casual exchange, is a discussion between two or more people about tough issues where opinions vary, stakes are high, and emotions run strong. When a topic needs to be breached that could easily lead to disaster, such as approaching a boss ...

Fearless

by Eric Blehm

When Navy SEAL Adam Brown woke up on March 17, 2010, he did not know he would die that night in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan, but he was ready. In a letter to his children, he wrote, “I’m not afraid of anything that might happen to me on this earth, because I know no matter what, nothing can take my spirit from me.”

Zero Dark Thirty

by Kathryn Bigelow

For a decade, an elite team of intelligence and military operatives, working in secret across the globe, devoted themselves to a single goal: to find and eliminate Osama bin Laden. “Zero Dark Thirty” reunites the Oscar winning team of Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal, “The Hurt Locker,” for the story of history’s greatest manhunt for the world’s most dangerous man.

Band of Brothers

by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg

Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of Brothers chronicles the experiences of these men from paratrooper training in Georgia through the end of the war. As an elite rifle company parachuting into Normandy early on D-Day morning ...

Inside Combat Rescue

by National Geographic

The elite Combat Rescue members of the U.S. Air Force, Pararescuemen or PJs, have one mission: rescue American or Allied forces in extreme danger. For the first time in their history, the PJs allow camera crews to cover their missions in Afghanistan. Inside Combat Rescue is the story of the lives of these elite Airmen.

Memphis Belle

by Michael Caton-Jones

The ensemble cast is composed of ten young actors portraying the crew of the World War II B-17 bomber “Memphis Belle,” anticipating their 25th and last mission before they will be able to go home. Having won fame with their exemplary war record and amazing lack of casualties ...

On The Shoulders of Giants

by Ezra Tucker

This painting depicts the African American in the United States Air Force facing a grand endeavor that will change them and their country forever. The point-of-view of this painting is looking up and over the broad, proud, and capable shoulders of a confident, yet humble young pilot, observing his comrades-in-arms beginning to realize their dreams to fly.

WASPs

by Michael Backus

A group portrait of nine Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) from the WWII service period. They are standing in their winter flight gear on the flight line in front of a P-51D Mustang.

Raptor's Reveille

by David Schweitzer

The artist captures the quiet majesty of 30 June 2008 at 0730 on the Elmendorf Air Force Base flight line in Anchorage,Alaska. The crew chiefs ready the F-22 for flight outside the 525th Fighter Squadron.

The Best Teach The Rest

by Mia Tavonatti

This painting is derived from a photograph the artist shot during a training mission at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2006. The scene depicts the 551st Search and Rescue Special Operations Squadron on board a CH-53 armored helicopter during a training mission ...