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  • Air Force Individuals

    2nd Lt. Charles H. AugustineLt. David AxthelmCapt. Fred AzingerFrank G. Anger Memorial ParkMaj. Homer T. BayLt. Col. Louis BenneTheodore C. BoslerLt. Col. Richmond T. Boykin Jr.Brig. Gen. Carroll H. Bolender - Commander of the 414th Night Fighter SquadronCol. Jerome V. BruggerStaff Sgt. James E.

  • Air Force Bases

    Lockbourne Air Force BaseNarsarssuak Air Base - GreenlandPleiku Air Base - VietnamSampson Air Force BaseTan Son Nhut Air Base - front | back | plaque | plaqueTuy Hoa Air Base - VietnamUdorn Royal Thai Air Force BaseClick here to return to Memorial Park.

  • Air Communications

    Airways and Air Communications Service1st Airways and Air Communications SquadronClick here to return to Memorial Park.

  • Air Commandos

    1st Air Commandos2nd & 3rd Group Air Commandos (World War II)Click here to return to Memorial Park.

  • Kawasaki Model KL 250

    The Kawasaki Model KL 250 was acquired by the U.S. Air Force to meet challenging requirements for off-road ground mobility by Air Force Special Operations personnel. Utilized by Air Force Combat Controllers, for example, it allows for rapid movements of personnel over rough terrain in order to meet

  • R-1 Rescue All Terrain Transport (RATT)

    The Rescue All Terrain Transport (RATT) is a high-mobility vehicle used by Air Force special operations to transport and treat casualties in the field, for airfield seizures and as a field utility vehicle. In the late 1980s, Air Force special tactics units needed an agile rescue and casualty

  • Combat Action Medal: Maj. Steven Raspet

    In a ceremony June 2007, Maj. Steven Raspet, a 354th Fighter Squadron A-10 pilot, became the first Airman to have the Combat Action Medal pinned on. This decoration is awarded for performing duties in a combat zone, either on the ground or from the air, and coming under fire or firing upon an

  • MSgt. Robert Dinsmore: HH-60G Pave Hawk Gunner

    Master Sgt. Robert Dinsmore, an aerial gunner on 66th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters, served in Afghanistan from February to May 2005 and in Iraq from December 2005 to March 2006.Click here to return to the From the Sky Overview.

  • C-17 Globemaster III's First Combat Drop

    In four nights beginning March 25, 2003, C-17s airdropped an entire brigade -- nearly 2,000 paratroopers and 400 vehicles -- into northern Iraq. This mission was the first combat personnel airdrop from C-17s, and the 15-ship formation was the largest flown by C-17s up to that time. The crew of the

  • A-10 Thunderbolt: Close Air Support, Close Cooperation

    On April 6, 2003, Lt. Col. Raymond Strasburger and Capt. Gregory Thornton, A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots in the 75th Fighter Squadron, were operating near Baghdad when they heard a ground forward air controller call out: "We are taking heavy fire, we need you now!" Strasburger and Thornton made