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The Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" is a retired long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft developed and manufactured by the American aerospace company Lockheed Corporation. [N 1] Its nicknames include "Blackbird" and "Habu". [1] The SR-71 was developed in the 1960s as a black project by Lockheed's Skunk Works division.
The SR-71's began arriving at Kadena (AKA "The Rock") in March 1968. The operation to transfer the SR-71's from Beale to Kadena was known as "Glowing Heat". On 15 March 1968, OL-8 was declared Operational Ready for SR-71 sorties. The first SR-71 arrived at Kadena on 9 March 1968 and the last aircraft departed on 21 January 1990.
Military retirement in the United States is a system of benefits designed to improve the quality and retention of personnel recruited to and retained within the United States military. These benefits are technically not a veterans pension , but a retainer payment, as retired service members are eligible to be reactivated.
The BGM-71 TOW is one of two missiles on this list of America’s oldest weapons still in service. Research and development of wire-guided missiles date back to the 1950s in France.
In July 1965 Campbell transferred to the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Beale Air Force Base, California, where he became one of the first aircraft commanders operationally qualified in SR-71s. He returned to Edwards Air Force Base in June 1969 and served at the Air Force Flight Test Center as operations officer of the SR-71 and YF-12A ...
Birth Year. Full Retirement Age. Payout From $1,000 Benefit If Taken At 62. 1943-1954. 66. $750. 1955. 66 and 2 months. $741. 1956. 66 and 4 months. $733. 1957. 66 and 6 months
Brian Shul (8 February 1948 – 20 May 2023) was an American pilot and photographer. A Vietnam War-era attack pilot and a major in the United States Air Force (USAF), he flew 212 combat missions and was shot down near the end of the war.
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