US Air Force SSgt Alaxey Germanovich: Air Force Cross Recipient On April 8, 2017, (then Senior Airman) Alaxey Germanovich was serving as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) with the Combined Joint Special Operations Air Component in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. For 17 straight days, he and his Special Forces team fought shoulder-to-shoulder with Afghan commandos under relentless enemy fire. That morning, their unit was ambushed by a coordinated enemy assault using machine guns and snip

Join us THIS SUNDAY, February 9th, 11 AM for an exclusive “Under the Cowling” exhibition to hear from PSAM 2025 WWII 80th Anniversary Gala honorees & Distinguished Flying Cross recipients, P-51D Pilot Col. Joe Peterburs, USAAC (Ret.) DFC and Mosquito Pilot Flight Lieutenant Colin S. Bell, Royal Air Force (Ret.) DFC will discuss their grueling combat experiences over Germany during World War II. On display will be Peterburs P-51D, the de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito, and PSAM’s new 1-1 full scale rep

US Air Force Col Leland Kennedy: Two Time Air Force Cross Recipient Vietnam War Colonel Leland Thornton Kennedy is one of the rare and courageous few to receive the Air Force Cross not once, but twice. As a captain assigned to Detachment 5, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron at Da Nang Air Base during the Vietnam War, he risked his life on multiple occasions to save his fellow Americans under intense enemy fire. On October 5, 1966, Captain Kennedy piloted an unarmed HH-3E rescue helicop

US Air Force Brig Gen Robin Olds: Triple Ace and Air Force Cross Recipient He flew in World War II, led a devastating ambush in Vietnam, and gave birth to a tradition that still lives on today—Mustache March. Learn how Brigadier General Robin Olds became one of the most unforgettable figures in U.S. Air Force history. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more true stories of American military heroes. Photos Courtesy Wikimedia Commons Video/Photo Courtesy dvidshub *The appearance of U