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First Air Force Cross

Maj. Rudolf Anderson Jr. was shot down and killed over Cuba during the October 1962 crisis. He was flying a U-2 from McCoy AFB, Fla., and was brought down by a Soviet SA-2 missile. Anderson was posthumously awarded the first Air Force Cross, which had been created in 1960. Anderson and other Strategic Air Command and Tactical Air Command pilots provided pictures that gave U.S. leaders crucial information and proved to the world that offensive nuclear missiles were being placed in Cuba. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, CMSAF Stripes (Metallic)

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, CMSAF stripes (Metallic). Insignia provided by ITC(SW) MIke Purcell.
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Douglas RB-66B Destroyer

Douglas RB-66B Destroyer 3/4 front view (S/N 53-474) of the 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Shaw AFB in 1958. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Douglas RB-66B Destroyer

Douglas RB-66B Destroyer side view (S/N 53-475) of the 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (Tail Code JN). (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Operation Noble Eagle

NORAD fighters like these were in the air within minutes following the report that a small aircraft crashed into a New York apartment building. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Greg L. Davis)
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1st Lt Raymond L. Knight

Medal of Honor recipient, WWII
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Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor. Graphic created by Virginia Reyes of the Air Force News Agency. The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States. Although it was originally created for the Civil War, Congress made the Medal of Honor a permanent decoration in 1863. The current Air Force Version was approved in 1965.
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Crew of the "Question Mark"

Crew of the "Question Mark." From left to right: Maj. Carl Spaatz, Capt. Ira Eaker, Lt. H.A. Halverson, Lt. E.R. Quesado and Sgt. R.W. Hooe. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Memphis Belle crew

1940's -- The crew of the B-17 Flying Fortress "Memphis Belle" is shown at an air base in England after completing 25 missions over enemy territory on June 7, 1943. They are, left to right: Tech. Sgt. Harold P. Loch of Green Bay, Wis., top turret gunner; Staff Sgt. Cecil H. Scott of Altoona, Penn., ball turret gunner; Tech. Sgt. Robert J, Hanson of Walla Walla, Wash., radio operator; Capt. James A. Verinis, New Haven, Conn., co-pilot; Capt. Robert K. Morgan of Ashville, N. C., pilot; Capt. Charles B. Leighton of Lansing, Mich., navigator; Staff Sgt. John P. Quinlan of Yonkers, N. Y., tail gunner; Staff Sgt. Casimer A. Nastal of Detroit, Mich., waist gunner; Capt. Vincent B. Evans of Henderson, Texas, bombardier and Staff Sgt. Clarence E. Wichell of Oak Park, Ill., waist gunner.
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Memphis Belle

1940's -- The B-17 Flying Fortress "The Memphis Belle" is shown on her way back to the United States June 9, 1943, after successfully completing 25 missions from an airbase in England.
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F-16A, F-15C and F-15E

1990's -- F-16A, F-15C and F-15E flying during Desert Storm. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Capt. Charles E. Yeager

1940's -- Capt. Charles E. Yeager (shown standing next to the Air Force's Bell-built X-1 supersonic research aircraft) became the first man to fly faster than the speed of sound in level flight on October 14, 1947. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Pentagon Damage

WASHINGTON -- Emergency response vehicles line the area around the Pentagon, as smoke clouds block the horizon shortly after a terrorist bombing here Sept. 11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gary Coppage)
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Atlas Response

FILE PHOTO -- An MH-53M Pave Low IV helicopter assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, flies over flooded Central Mozambique near the town of Chibuto as it refuels from an MC-130P "Shadow" from the 67th Special Operations Squadron, RAF Mildenhall. The MH-53M Pave Lows are operating from Air Force Base Hoedspruit in South Africa, where they are deployed in support of Operation Atlas Response. Operation Atlas Response is a multi-national humanitarian relief mission helping displaced people in Central and Southern Mozambique that have been devastated by recent floods. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cary Humphries)
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An MH-53M Pave Low IV approaches an MC-130P Combat Shadow for in-flight refueling over flooded Central Mozambique.

An MH-53M Pave Low IV helicopter approaches the refueling basket of an MC-130P Combat Shadow for in-flight refueling as the aircraft fly over flooded Central Mozambique on March 20, 2000, during Operation Atlas Response. Operation Atlas Response is the U.S. military's contribution to relief efforts following torrential rains and flooding in southern Mozambique and South Africa. The Pave Low helicopter is deployed for the operation from the 21st Special Operations Squadron and the Combat Shadow is deployed from the 67th Special Operations Squadron, both of RAF Mildenhall, England.
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Pallets of cargo are loaded aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster for Operation Atlas Response.

Pallets of cargo are loaded aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at McGuire Air Force, N.J., on March 2, 2000. The aircraft is en route to South Africa as part of Operation Atlas Response. Atlas Response is the U.S. military's contribution to relief efforts following torrential rains and flooding in southern Mozambique and South Africa. About 30 airmen from the 621st Air Mobility Operations Group are deploying to South Africa to set up and maintain airfield operations for the humanitarian operation.
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