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Astronauts · United StatesJames Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois, NASA said in a statement on Friday.See the Story
Commander of Apollo 13 mission, Jim Lovell, dies
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World War II · Californiaby Dennis Anderson special to Aerotech News With Labor Day so close we often brush past dates in August, and this is one that few in the United States paid much attention to, but now that we have already lost most of our World War II veterans, it is a day that should be marked. Of the 16 million Americans who served, approximately 66,000 are alive, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. They leave this world at the rate of more th…Read Article
Vets remembered 80 years after VJ Day and end of WWII
Tucson · TucsonCol. Jose Cabrera took command of the 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., July 10, 2025. Col. Scott Mills, outgoing 355th Wing commander, commanded the installation at DM for three years and is relinquishing command of the wing as he moves to the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., to serve
as the Chief of Staff of the Air Force’s senior executive. “It’s been an absolute honor to serve with all of you, and I’m indebted to the rescue and…Read Article
