Colonel Sweeny, a former soldier-of-fortune and French Legionnaire, had been recruiting pilots for France before its collapse. Largely due to the exertions of the Sweenys, the RAF activated No. 71 Squadron in September 1940 as the first of three "Eagle" squadrons of American volunteer pilots...
The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) was established in June 1939 with Miss Jane Trefusis-Forbes (1899-1971) as its first Director. In World War I she had been one of the first group of women to wear khaki; joining the Women's Volunteer Reserve, formed in 1914 to set more men fr...
(reserve) regiments (21 SAS and 23 SAS). The 22 SAS regiment is organized into four squadrons, each squadron consisting of four 16-man troops. Each troop specializes in either mountaineering, parachuting, amphibious operations, or mobility operations using vehicles and heavy weapons. The ...
The 2006 airshow held at Edwards air force base, in the high desert north of Los Angeles, is likely to be the last for a while, as the base struggles with the conflicting requirements for recruiting, operating as a test facility and saving money during a period in which the American ...
Several Navy headquarters and operational units are based at NAS Fort Worth JRB, including aviation squadrons, intelligence commands and Seabees. The Air Force Reserve Command’s Tenth Air Force headquarters and 301st Fighter Wing continue to be based at the installation, as well as the 136th Ai...
Air Force Thunderbirds Number 8 at March Air Reserve Base, March 2000As stated by 10 U.S.C. § 9442, the Secretary of the Air Force may use the services of the Civil Air Patrol to fulfill the non-combat programs and missions of the Department of the Air Force. Additionally, the Civil...