Air Force Features

Aug. 7, 2023
Berlin Airlift Roundtable Discussion (Hosted by SECAF Frank Kendall)

Roundtable discussion on the legacy of the Berlin Airlift, moderated by Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Dr. Ed Goldstein from SAF/PA.
June 3, 2022
Around the Air Force: USAFA Graduation, New Appearance Policies, Candy Bomber Honored

In this week’s look around the Air Force, the Air Force Academy’s Class of 2022 graduated with a commencement address from Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Dress and Appearance policies get new updates, and Col. Gail Halvorsen is remembered as the Berlin Airlift’s much-loved “Candy Bomber.”
May 21, 2022
C-17 Globemaster III dedicated in honor of ‘Candy Bomber,’ Berlin Airlift

A two-day celebration honoring Col. Gail Halvorsen, the "Candy Bomber," took place in Provo, Utah.
Feb. 17, 2022
‘Candy Bomber’ passes away at 101

Starting his career in the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942, Halvorsen served as a pilot until his retirement in 1974, after accumulating more than 8,000 flying hours and 31 years of military service. He was also known as the "Candy Bomber."
Nov. 4, 2019
Royal Air Force Museum American Foundation honors Berlin Airlift veterans

The Royal Air Force Museum American Foundation celebrated the 70th anniversary of the end of Berlin Airlift at their annual “Spirit of the Battle of Britain” banquet last month to honor these veterans for their contributions to the alliance between the United States and the United Kingdom.
Oct. 31, 2019
Chance encounter at A/TA reveals impact of Berlin ‘candy bomber’

As a special guest speaker and attendee at the 51st annual Airlift/Tanker Association Conference in Orlando, Florida, Oct. 23-26, Air Force 1st Lt. Gail Halvorsen shared his personal memories flying many of the Berlin Airlift’s 278,000 flights into the blockaded city between June 1948 and September
Sept. 14, 2018
'Candy Bomber' delivered chocolate, hope to Berlin

Seventy years ago, with Adolf Hitler’s crumbled Third Reich still fresh in their memories and Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Union having a choke hold on their future, Berlin’s children were starving.
June 28, 2018
Sweet lessons: 70th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift

The end of World War II brought on a new, different conflict - a cold war. An immediate battleground became the divided country of Germany. The Allies divided the defeated Germany with the French, British and Americans taking the western half of the nation spreading the ideals of democracy, and the
Nov. 14, 2013
Candy Bomber drops in 65 years after Berlin Airlift

It was 1948, World War II was over and the Cold War had begun. For many German families, living conditions were tough and food was scarce. But for the children of Berlin, there was a glimmer of hope, and it came from the sky. Army Air Corps 1st Lt. Gail Halvorsen, a C-47 pilot stationed in Germany

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