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  • Celebrate National Aviation Day during free event at museum

    Celebrate National Aviation Day with free educational activities from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Aug. 20 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. National Aviation Day is a celebration of all things related to aviation and is held on the anniversary of Orville Wright’s birthday (145 years ago on Aug.

  • High-energy interactive experience brings math to life at museum

    MathAlive!, a highly entertaining, interactive traveling exhibit that allows visitors to experience  math in action, will open July 23 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The free 5,000-square-foot exhibit, which is underwritten by Raytheon, will be open at the museum July 23-Oct. 2. Forty

  • Fall Behind the Scenes Tour registration now open

    Get a first-hand look at the aircraft restoration process during the Behind the Scenes Tours at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Registration for tours through December 2016 is now open. These free tours take place every Friday (some exceptions) from 12:15-3 p.m. Space is limited, so

  • Interactive MathAlive! exhibit coming to museum

    Looking to avoid the “summer slide” with your school-age children? Make plans to check out the MathAlive! exhibit, an interactive traveling exhibit opening next month at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The free 5,000-square-foot exhibit, which is underwritten by Raytheon, will be open at

  • Learn about space exploration during free event on July 16

    Commemorate the anniversaries of several milestone space explorations during the “Newton in Space” event from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, July 16 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. 2016 marks the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 15 mission, which had an all Air Force crew and landed on the

  • Winners announced for museum's national writing competition award

    Austin Doub, Morgan Karr and Faith Murrell were announced as the first, second and third place winners, respectively, of the Air Force Heritage and History Writing Competition, sponsored by the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio.This was the sixth year for the competition, which

  • Summer Behind the Scenes Tour registration now open

    Get a first-hand look at the aircraft restoration process during the Behind the Scenes Tours at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Registration for tours through August 2016 is now open. These free tours take place every Friday from 12:15-3 p.m. Space is limited, so advance registration is

  • Free event on April 23 highlights 'Kite Tales'

    Welcome spring with kite stories, kite building and kite flying during the “Kite Tales” event from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on April 23 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Visitors can observe the incredible sport of indoor kite flying by watching members of local kite clubs fly their kites indoors

  • Student artwork to be exhibited at museum

    More than 130 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 33rd Annual Student Aviation Art Competition and Exhibition. The exhibit will be open from April 2 through May 1. Student artists from

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