These members of the United States Army Air Force fought bravely in World War II. They are known as the Tuskegee Airmen. Howard County can proudly claim five of these heroes as their own: Gordon ...

He enlisted in the US. Army and then served in what is now the Air Force as part of the Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen was an all-African American fighter pilot squadron, formed during the ...

He was also part of a team of four Tuskegee Airmen who won the US Air Force Top Gun flying competition in 1949, although their accomplishment would not be recognized until decades later.

Growing up on Lackland Air Force Base, my sibling and I were immersed in the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, trailblazers who defied systemic oppression and racial ...

Stewart left the regular USAF in 1951 but continued on in the Reserves before retiring as a lieutenant colonel. As one of the Tuskegee Airmen, Stewart was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2006.

They were known as the Tuskegee Airmen. A traveling exhibit in Kokomo honors their lives. “Without accurate history, life is a mystery,” said curator Robin Williams, “We tell the story from ...

Last month, the U.S. Air Force briefly removed course instruction about the Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots from the basic training curriculum. The decision followed Presi ...