Commentary: The Air Force, Trailblazing Science Have Been Linked for 75 Years, Counting
October 11, 2022
October 11, 2022
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news:
By Mark Lewis
When Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound on Oct. 14, 1947, the United States Air Force itself was officially only 26 days old. How fitting that the birth of the Air Force coincided so closely with such a historic technical achievement, one that helped establish the fledgling service as a science- and-technology-driven military branch. . . .
By Mark Lewis
When Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound on Oct. 14, 1947, the United States Air Force itself was officially only 26 days old. How fitting that the birth of the Air Force coincided so closely with such a historic technical achievement, one that helped establish the fledgling service as a science- and-technology-driven military branch. . . .