US Air Force

Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria: “Get out, racists!” by Saxon Day IN THE 1950s when the American government was looking for a site to build the proposed United States Air Force Academy, legendary patriot Charles Lindbergh was on the advisory panel. They ultimately selected Colorado Springs. When…

Chuck Yeager by David Sims CHUCK YEAGER has died at the age of 97. He was from West Virginia, the state where I live. He was an Air Force ace and test pilot. He was also the first man to break the sound barrier in the experimental aircraft X-1. He risked his life for his country many times, both in combat and otherwise.…