Melvin G. Deaile, a retired U.S. Air Force colonel who flew bombing missions during Desert Storm, is the author of Always at War. The book, a history of the Strategic Air Command, provides a detailed ...

One of my favorite eras of aviation is the 20 or so years after World War II. It was the start of the Jet Age, when aeronautical engineers were throwing everything they could against the wall to see ...

AND FALL THEIR STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND AND AEROSPACE MUSEUMS I GETTING A NEW LEADER NEBRASKA’S FIRST AND SO FAR ONLY ASTRAUONT CLAYTON ANDERSON WILL TAKE OVER THE ROLE FROM JEFFREY CANNON. HE'’ED L THE ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Nebraska’s only astronaut is back in his hometown of Ashland. He’s the new president and CEO of the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum. “I think astronaut has been ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - If you’ve been to the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum, you know the work that goes into preserving pieces of the country’s history that flew amongst the stars. This ...

November 9, 1948 - At 12:01 a.m. on Nov. 9, 1948, Offutt Airforce Base gained national prominence as it became the home of Strategic Air Command headquarters. The U.S. Air Force Secretary chose Offutt ...

THE date was Aug. 26, 1957. The announcement from the Kremlin was heavy with meaning to the free world’s defenses. The Soviet Union had test-fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile, and as ...

On Jan. 21, 1968, the crew of a nuclear-armed Boeing B-52G like this ejected over Greenland after a fire broke out in their bomber. (Tom Cusick/Boeing Images) Maj. Alfred D’Amario thought the worst ...

After graduating from Russellville High School in 1948, Herb Raithel received a couple of military draft deferments allowing him to continue to help on his parents' farm. However, after a couple of ...