May 28, 2022 Commemorating the life of Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Asa Herring Retired Tuskegee Airman, Lt. Col. Asa Herring, passed away May 27. Asa flew more than 350 combat missions in both the Korean and Vietnam War and was the first African American squadron commander at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.
Feb. 23, 2022 Leader of Character: The Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Airfield at the U.S. Air Force Academy: A Commemoration, Colloquium, and Celebration This work includes a text of the ceremony that formalized the renaming of the US Air Force Academy Airfield in honor of General Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Senior leaders from across the Air Force and prominent members of the community welcomed members of Gen Davis’s family for the occasion. Four
Feb. 6, 2020 Tuskegee Airman receives promotion to brigadier general On Feb. 4, retired Col. Charles E. McGee found himself in the Oval Office at the White House being promoted to brigadier general by President Donald Trump.