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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.

  • The United States Air Force Band of Flight is a 14-member ensemble that provides top-notch, high-energy entertainment for the whole family. From community relations performances to high-level military functions, this exciting group of Airmen musicians demonstrates the hallmarks of quality, innovation, and entertainment. Capitalizing on the synergy of two existing groups, Wright Brass and Systems Go, this dynamic ensemble brings a unique and diverse combination of musical stylings to the concert stage. Its repertoire, which draws heavily on the talented arrangers in the band, is best characterized as everything from Bach to the Beatles and beyond! (U.S. Air Force Photo)

    Free tickets available Feb. 26 for "Systems Go Returns" Concert at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

    Update: We have distributed all available tickets for the "Systems Go Returns" Concert at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.The U.S. Air Force Band of Flight will present a concert titled "Systems Go Returns" at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 29 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The concert celebrates the return of Systems Go as
  • Work continues on the space shuttle orbiter payload bay, engine and tail section structures, which are part of Space Shuttle Exhibit featuring the Crew Compartment Trainer. These are being constructed by Display Dynamics Inc. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    New Space Shuttle Exhibit to open Feb. 26 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

    National Museum of the U.S. Air Force visitors will be cleared for liftoff when the museum's new Space Shuttle Exhibit opens to the public on Feb. 26.The exhibit, which features NASA's first Crew Compartment Trainer, allows visitors to experience the size and shape of an actual space shuttle orbiter by entering the payload bay and looking into the

  • Air Force Association and Air Force Museum Foundation offer reciprocal memberships

    The Air Force Museum Foundation (AFMF) and the Air Force Association (AFA) announced today that they will be offering reciprocal memberships. Current members of one organization can now join the other organization at a discounted rate.Both AFMF and AFA extensively promote and support aerospace power, aviation history, and Science, Technology,
  • DAYTON, Ohio -- The National Museum of the United States Air Force's presidential aircraft collection is currently housed in a hangar on a controlled-access portion of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. (Photo courtesy of Greene County CVB)

    Celebrate Presidents Day by climbing aboard Air Force One

    As Presidents Day approaches on Feb. 17, visitors to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force have the unique opportunity to view and walk through several truly significant aircraft. The museum's Presidential Gallery is home to aircraft that carried U.S. presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt through Bill Clinton, as well as heads of state,
  • Pilot Felix Baumgartner of Austria jumps out from the capsule during the final manned flight for Red Bull Stratos in Roswell, N.M., on Oct. 14, 2012. The Red Bull Stratos exhibit will be on display at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force from Jan. 24-March 16, 2014. (Photo courtesy of Red Bull Stratos)

    Free Family Day complements 'Red Bull Stratos' exhibit at museum

    Visitors of all ages can learn about gravity, freefall, the speed of sound and more during Family Day from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Feb. 15 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.Aerospace demonstration stations located throughout the museum will explain and even allow visitors to experience the concept of gravity in a variety of different
  • Black Wings Podcast Tour

    Black Wings Tour Podcast now available

    As Black History Month approaches, visitors to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force can view exhibits and check out online resources to learn more about African Americans who served in the Air Force and its predecessor organizations.A new self-guided audio tour, narrated by Tech. Sgt. Felita LaRock, guides visitors through the Early Years and
  • Screenshot of the Cold War Gallery from the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force's Virtual Tour website. (U.S. Air Force image).

    Cold War Gallery and Berlin Airlift exhibit updated on museum's virtual tour

    The popular virtual tour of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force has been updated to reflect new aircraft and exhibits in the museum's Cold War Gallery. This 360-degree, in-depth look gives online visitors the chance to "walk through" the museum galleries as they learn about more than 100 years of military aviation history.The tour, located at
  • Artist rendering of museum expansion (updated 2013)

    National Museum of the U.S. Air Force's fourth building set to proceed

    After a brief delay, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force's fourth building is set to proceed. In December 2013, Turner Construction Company of Washington, D.C., was awarded a $35.426 million contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District, to construct a new 224,000 square foot building -- similar in size and shape to the
  • An Afghan Air Force aerial gunner communicates Mi-17 helicopter preflight checks to his pilot under early morning moonlight at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, on the first day of Operation Seemorgh, July 23, 2013. Operation Seemorgh, named after a mythical bird, is the largest Afghan-led combat operation in more than 30 years, combining air and ground forces in an offensive focused on Taliban in Loghar Province. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)

    Special presentation focuses on USAF's mission to help create Afghan air power

    The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force kicks off its 2014 Wings & Things Guest Lecture Series with a special presentation on part of the U.S. Air Force's mission in the Middle East.Col. Robert A. Strasser and Lt. Col. Tay W. Johannes will present "The U.S. Air Force's Mission to Help Create Afghan Air Power" at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21 in
  • National Museum of the U.S. Air Force visitors will have the opportunity to meet members of the Cincinnati Reds organization on Jan. 25 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Outfielder Billy Hamilton, minor league outfielder Jesse Winker, Reds Hall of Famer Tom Browning, broadcaster and former pitcher Jeff Brantley, broadcaster Jim Kelch, VP of Baseball Operations Dick Williams and mascot Rosie Red are scheduled to appear at the museum stop. (Photo courtesy of the Cincinnati Reds)

    Cincinnati Reds to visit the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

    National Museum of the U.S. Air Force visitors will have the opportunity to meet members of the Cincinnati Reds organization on Jan. 25 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.Outfielder Billy Hamilton, minor league outfielder Jesse Winker, Reds Hall of Famer Tom Browning, broadcaster and former pitcher Jeff Brantley, broadcaster Jim Kelch, VP of Baseball Operations
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