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Sept. 12, 2022
Unreliable engine made the T-28 Trojan the least used training aircraft at Vance

With a top speed of 343 mph and a two-bladed propeller driven by an 800 horsepower Wright R-1300-1 radial engine, the T-28 Trojan was the next level of pilot training. But an unreliable engine shortened its time as a training aircraft at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
July 7, 2022
Air Force continues anniversary celebration at NASCAR race

The Air Force continued its yearlong 75th anniversary celebration with a four-star presence in a scenic Midwestern community that boasts a rich racing history when Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., joined recruiters and future Airmen and Air Force Recruiting Service showcased its Petty
Jan. 2, 2022
With 2022’s arrival, U.S. Air Force gears up to commemorate its 75th anniversary

Seventy-five years after the Air Force’s birth on Sept. 18, 1947, the spirit of innovation that has driven the service was on display when a B-2 Spirit from the 509th Bomb Wing, located at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, roared over the Tournament of Roses Parade and one of the most prestigious

Unreliable engine made the T-28 Trojan the least used training aircraft at Vance