Lloyd "Fig" Newton was just the seventh African American to become a four-star general. He says Trump is trying to whitewash ...

Undaunted, Newton earned a college degree, joined the Air Force and became a decorated ... Newton was held in high esteem by fabled test pilot Chuck Yeager, who broke the sound barrier in 1947.

It’s disconcerting to see a general cry — especially one with four stars on his shoulders. But Lloyd W. “Fig” Newton — one of just seven African-Americans to wear four stars in U.S. military history — ...

A segment from a U.S. Air Force film follows a single flight by then-Major Charles Chuck Yeager. Before Yeager and Air Force test pilots Albert Boyd and H.E. Tom Collins put the MiG-15 through its ...

XB-1’s supersonic flight took place in the same historic airspace where Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time in 1947, according to Boom Supersonic. Keep up with the latest ...

Jana Somero/Air National Guard) The U.S. Air Force needs to address its dwindling number of fighter pilots if it wants to remain combat ready, according to a recent report by a Washington ...

The Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program represents an enormous increase ... leadership will need to make is whether to go ahead with a manned Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter. The ...

When the XB-1 took off from the Mojave Air and Space Port on its latest flight it was in the same historic airspace where legendary pilot Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier for the first time in ...

Lil' John's wife, Sherry Rinaldi, also posted about Big Chuck's passing with the following message on Facebook Monday morning: "So sad to say Big Chuck from the Big Chuck and Lil John show passed ...

Iran's air force has only a few dozen strike aircraft, including Russian jets as well as ageing US models acquired before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The new jets will bolster Tehran's military ...