John Venable, who served 25 years in the Air Force, is a senior research fellow for defense policy at The Heritage Foundation.
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Last Monday, our nation lost a leader, warrior, and one of America’s famed Tuskegee Airmen when Brig. Gen. Charles McGee made his last takeoff at… Read More
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Last week, we presented the first half of The Heritage Foundation’s defense center’s Christmas wish list, which you can read here. (The Daily Signal is… Read More
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Earlier this year, a team of America’s finest welcomed another hero into the hallowed ground of Arlington National Cemetery. The day was sunny but cold,… Read More
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America lost a great man this week. Colin Powell, the first African American to become both the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and… Read More
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The air evacuation out of Afghanistan was, in a word, amazing. Despite immense obstacles, U.S. Air Force airmen were able to rise to the challenge… Read More
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It’s a basic concept of national security: Don’t invite a hostile nation to imbed its gifts into the innermost sanctums of your society. That was… Read More
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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Calif., recently lamented the supposedly exorbitant costs and “poor track record” of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Smith’s lack of expertise… Read More
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The U.S. Space Force will celebrate its first birthday on Dec. 20. Through a year of news cycles dominated by coronavirus-driven lockdowns and the presidential… Read More
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Chuck Yeager, the Air Force pilot who became the first man in history to break the sound barrier, made his last takeoff Monday, dying peacefully… Read More
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Sept. 18 marks the birthday of the U.S. Air Force and, at the ripe old age of 73, it has enjoyed a journey like few… Read More
