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Be the change: The power of representation

Col. Eries L.G. Mentzer, National Defense Fellow — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 18:54:00 GMT

Comic book illustrator Shawn Martinbrough met with Pentagon Airmen to speak about the power of representation Feb. 20, 2018. A native New Yorker, he has illustrated Black Panther, Batman, Luke Cage Noir, Captain America, and Hellboy characters for Marvel and Detective Comics.

Tuskegee Airmen share life lessons

Tech. Sgt. Bryan Franks — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 19:30:00 GMT

Three members of the famed Tuskegee Airmen visited with Airmen at the Pentagon during a meet and greet hosted by Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James Feb. 16. Retired Col. Charles McGee and former Cadets William Fauntroy Jr. and Walter Robinson Sr. shared stories and insights about their lives as Tuskegee Airmen and as civilians after they left the military.

Road to the past: Portion of highway dedicated to Tuskegee Airmen

Senior Airman Madelyn Brown — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 18:44:06 GMT

Although retired Lt. Col. James Warren established a distinguished flying career throughout three wars in the U.S. Army Air Force, he was once arrested for simply having the wrong skin color in the wrong establishment.

Training at Tuskegee: Turning dreams into reality

Randy Roughton — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 13:10:00 GMT

Training young men to be the first African American pilots in the military was a history-making event for the handful of trainers and leaders at the Tuskegee Institute. Creating an airfield from the ground up, the "Tuskegee experiment" led the way for desegregation of the military less than a decade later.

Black Airmen turn racism, bigotry into opportunity

Randy Roughton — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:53:00 GMT

On a hot July day in 1941 on a desolate field in Tuskegee, Ala.,, 13 young African-American Airmen began an experiment by senior Army leaders to teach them how to become pilots. That experiment turned into the ultimate opportunity for these young men to become a valued part of the military and would go on to have an impact with the desegregation of the military.

Buffalo Soldiers pave the way

Airman 1st Class Erica Rodriguez — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:20:37 GMT

February is African-American Heritage month. This month celebrates the accomplishments of

Photo essay: Tuskegee Airmen

DoD News — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:18:11 GMT

The Tuskegee Airmen were an elite group of African-American pilots in the 1940s. They were pioneers

African-Americans in the military: from the American Revolution to integration

Dr. Robert Kane — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:12:37 GMT

Many are familiar with the Tuskegee Airmen of World War II, but they were not the first

African Americans in leadership

by Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:50:52 GMT

The 1950s were a tumultuous time for the United States as the winds of changes blew across the

Reservist enjoys dual careers

Senior Master Sgt. George Thompson — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:02:39 GMT

For one airman assigned to the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron, being a reservist

African-American History Month focuses on achievements

Terri Moon Cronk — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:33:39 GMT

African-Americans have made and continue to make major contributions to the nation's defense, the

AF's highest ranking African-American shares ties to civil rights movement

Master Sgt. Jess D. Harvey — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:51:38 GMT

On April 23, 1951, more than 450 students collectively walked out the front doors of the all-black,

Going 'where no African-American had gone before'

Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:42:32 GMT

She may never have traveled aboard an actual space shuttle, but in the 1960s Nichelle Nichols

Tuskegee nurse first African-American in Army Nurse Corps

Tech. Sgt. Chris Powell — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:51:20 GMT

An operating room nurse in North Carolina during the early days of World War II would become the

Thomas N. Barnes: First African-American CMSAF

Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:07:57 GMT

Chief Master Sgt. Thomas N. Barnes, appointed to the position of Chief Master Sergeant of the Air

Longest serving Airman also longest serving African-American in DoD

DoD News — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:43:08 GMT

The Air Force's longest serving Airman, who retired this past January after nearly 47 years of

Vietnam War rescue pilot goes on to command space shuttle

DoD News — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:22:29 GMT

African Americans blazed trails even beyond the stratosphere, as seen in the achievements of retired

Photographer sees war first hand

Tech. Sgt. Mareshah Haynes — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:53:48 GMT

During her deployment with a provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan in 2010, Senior Airman

First black female fighter pilot follows childhood dream

Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:40:15 GMT

By the time she was in fourth grade, young Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell knew she wanted to be a fighter

Olympian becomes weather officer during World War II

Jerry White — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:21:17 GMT

Archie Williams, 1936 Olympic Gold Medal winner was later Archie Williams, Air Force weather officer