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  • If you must cheat, cheat death: The legacy of the Cheat callsign

    To most people, the word “cheat” may signify deception or trickery. But to the Airmen in the 327th Airlift Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base, being a cheater is a source of pride.When the 327 AS joined the 913th Airlift Group, its callsign was “TUSK,” which was derived from Arkansans love of

  • Key to success: Allied airpower at Normandy

    On June 6, 1944, nearly 160,000 Allied soldiers from 16 nations stormed ashore onto Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword beaches along a 50-mile stretch of France’s heavily fortified Normandy Peninsula. The commander, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, and