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Mask Policy:
In accordance with the updated guidance released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Department of Defense (DoD) and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will require all visitors to wear face masks indoors effective July 30, 2021 until further notice.

Visitors ages three and up will be required to wear masks while indoors at the museum. This policy applies to all visitors, staff and volunteers regardless of vaccination status. Visitors may wear their own masks or a free paper mask will be provided. Cloth masks will also be available for purchase in the Museum Store.
Additional information available here.

4 Apr 2013
Air Force Museum Theatre adds "Goose" power to star lineup of TOP GUN 3D presenters at Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation
Actor Anthony Edwards has been added to a pair of film industry luminaries participating in the Air Force Museum Theatre's special presentation of TOP GUN 3D on Saturday, April 13, in Dayton, Ohio. Edwards, who played the role of Navy Lt. Nick "Goose" Bradshaw in the 1986 Paramount Pictures blockbuster, will co-present the screening with pilot Clay
1 Apr 2013
Museum announces initial sequestration impacts
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will close its Presidential and Research and Development Galleries until further notice beginning May 1, 2013, as part of budget reduction requirements due to sequestration.According to Museum Director Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jack Hudson, museum leadership has been working with the Air Force to comply with
29 Mar 2013
Classic movies, star presenters attract fans for inaugural Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation
A rare opportunity to view classic American aviation movies in a technologically advanced theatre environment is attracting film and flying buffs from across the U.S. to the Air Force Museum Theatre in Dayton, for its First Annual Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation on April 12-14. The theatre recently underwent an $800,000 upgrade and will
27 Mar 2013
Kyle Maynard to speak at Air Force Museum Theatre on April 17
The Air Force Museum Theatre will host motivational speaker, author, entrepreneur and athlete Kyle Maynard on Wednesday, April 17 at 2 p.m. Despite being born with arms that end at the elbows and legs near the knees, Maynard wrestled for one of the best teams in the Southeast, set records in weightlifting, fought in mixed martial arts, and was
26 Mar 2013
Annual competition, exhibition features student artwork
Nearly 200 pieces of art created by local students from schools across the Miami Valley will be on display at the National Museum of the U.S Air Force during the 30th Annual Student Aviation Art Competition and Exhibition. The exhibit will be open from March 31 through May 11.Student artists from both private and public schools in Clark, Greene,
14 Mar 2013
New state-of-the-art Air Force Museum Theatre site of inaugural Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation
The Air Force Museum Foundation announced the full roster of films and filmmakers presenting screenings at its First Annual Reel Stuff Film Festival of Aviation, April 12-14. Fourteen producers, directors, cinematographers and others from the film industry will present twelve screenings over the three-day cinematic celebration of flight that also
8 Mar 2013
Mona Vollmer new Chief Development Officer of the Air Force Museum Foundation
The Air Force Museum Foundation announced effective today the appointment of Mona Vollmer, Colonel, USAFR, as Chief Development Officer. The Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc. is a philanthropic, non-profit organization that raises money for buildings, programs, and other initiatives of the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Vollmer was

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