Features

The 86th Airlift Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Mark C. Dillon, presented
wing coins to two Eagle Scouts during a ceremony held here June 15.

By the end of the second year of World War II, both the British and the
Germans had lost so many bombers to fighters during day bombing raids
that they turned to night bombing to cut their losses.

Prior to and during World War II, Douglas Aviation produced superb twin
engine bombers, notably the A-20 and A/B-26 twin engine bombers, the
latter of which served both in the Korean War and well into the Vietnam
War.

Lourdes, France

One of the low points of the Cold War for the West was the Suez Crisis
of October 1956, the joint British-French-Israeli invasion of Egypt to
retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. U.S.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower vigorously opposed the invasion and
forced the U.S. allies into a humiliating withdrawal.

As a reporter, I just know some interviews are going to make a great story.

As a basic trainee 27 years ago, future Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan McGhee
got one look at his drill sergeant and knew where he was headed.