How the US Air Force handled its first-ever 'Broken Arrow'

How the US Air Force handled its first-ever 'Broken Arrow'

The term “Broken Arrow” means different things to different people. If it means the 1950 Jimmy Stewart western, you’d be correct. If it’s the 1996 film starring John Travolta, you would also be accurate, and a bit closer to the topic. If you’re in the military, it’s the last term you want to hear. In 1950, America was locked in a cold war with the Soviet Union, ready for nuclear war at any moment. Civilians were building bomb shelters in their b…