April 13, 2018 Parker speaks about Air Force ‘wings’ during 18-07 graduation The badge commonly referred to as wings, sits over the heart of all aircrew in the U.S. Air Force.
Oct. 25, 2017 POW recalls mission that led to capture 50 years ago On Oct. 25, 1967, now retired Lt. Col. Richard “Gene” Smith and his wingmen had orders to bomb the Paul Doumer Bridge in North Vietnam; the bridge was a mile long and one of the most heavily defended positions in Southeast Asia.