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Op-Ed: Last of the Historic Blimp Hangars Closed to the Public

Recently the Tillamook Port Board in Tillamook, Oregon voted against Hangar B roof repairs and that the World War II-era Oregon hangar that housed the...

Op-Ed: The Strategic Necessity of Southern European U.S. Bases

The U.S. President has threatened to pull U.S. troops out of Italy and Spain in his disagreements with European leaders. This would greatly diminish U.S....

Why We Need the Aerospace Committee

When aerospace was the first committee formed in the American Legion (along with the committees to determine the official name, headquarters, etc.), Legionnaires were very...

Aerospace Workforce

The United States entered into World War I with only around 26 pilots. In American Legion Memorandum Number 47, published in April 1922, Eddie Rickenbacker...

California’s Legacy in Aerospace

California has a great legacy in Aerospace and the American Legion has been there to support it since our inception.

Two Veterans Awarded Nation’s Top Honor

Every time an astronaut goes to space, it is a dangerous assignment as evidenced by the number of astronauts that have perished on flight or...

Legionnaire, filmmaker documents first aviation mechanic

Lang's passion for military history shines through in "The Mechanician," a film about the grandfather of aviation mechanics, who has been called “the man aviation...

‘Apache Warrior’ documents Legionnaire, Filmmaker, Army vet’s combat deployment

Documentary filmmaker and Legionnaire Joshua Lang discusses "Apache Warrior," which follows a U.S. Army helicopter unit in Afghanistan.

This California Legionnaire was a pilot, race car driver

Eddie Rickenbacker, a beloved veteran of the American Legion, first rose to prominence as a race-car driver having appeared in every Indianapolis 500 race before...

American Legion Aerial Round-up

The American Legion Aerial Round-up started as part of a four-part membership drive program in 1930, but didn’t become official until Eddie Rickenbacker restarted the...