In support of an official event 

The Museum will be closed Sunday, May 25
In addition, the Fourth Hangar will be closed Saturday, May 24

Access to the Presidential Gallery will be limited from May 15 to June 5
 

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  • Museum seeks nominations for summer residency program

    The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is seeking nominations for a special summer learning opportunity for educators.The American Air Museum's Summer Residency Program, a unique professional development opportunity run by the Imperial War Museum (IWM), gives teachers from the United States and

  • World's largest military aviation museum ready to build new addition

    The world's largest military aviation museum is about to get bigger.The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is set to expand its legacy with a new 224,000 square foot building to be constructed by Turner Construction Co. of Washington, D.C. The contract for the museum's newest building, which will

  • CV-22 Osprey arrival now set for 10 a.m. on Dec. 12

    Update (as of Dec. 11): The CV-22 Osprey arrival  has been rescheduled for 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12.One of the U.S. Air Force's more unique aircraft is scheduled to arrive at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12.The CV-22 Osprey, a tiltrotor aircraft that

  • Doolittle Raiders honored with 'final toast'

    The Air Force hosted the famed Doolittle Tokyo Raiders' final toast to their fallen comrades during an invitation-only ceremony Nov. 9 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force."Tonight is a night of conflicting emotions: pride in our Doolittle Tokyo Raiders, sorrow at the end of a mission and a

  • Doolittle Raiders honored at wreath-laying

    The remaining Doolittle Raiders gathered at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Nov. 9 to partake in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Doolittle Raider memorial in Memorial Park here, followed by a flyover of B-25 aircraft.The speakers of the memorial tribute include retired Lt. Col. Richard E.

  • Celebrate Veterans Day weekend at the Air Force Museum Theatre

    The U.S. Air Force will host the famed Doolittle Tokyo Raiders' final toast to their fallen comrades on Nov. 9 in a private event. The Air Force Museum Theatre will be joining the celebration by showing "Thirty Seconds over Tokyo" at 9:30 a.m. that morning on the largest digital screen in Southwest

  • Learn about the space station during free Family Day at museum

    Commemorate the anniversary of the greatest engineering feat in modern history - the International Space Station - during Family Day from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Nov. 16 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. November marks the 15th anniversary of the launch of the first module of the space station

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