Taiwan / Germany / Algeria / Iran / Indonesia / United States / Afghanistan / Soviet Union / Vietnam / North Korea / Iraq / /
Event
Natural Disaster / /
Facility
Kandahar Airfield / American Embassy / Al Asad Air Base / Khe Sanh outpost / Hickam AFB / National Museum / /
IndustryTerm
food / missile site / /
NaturalFeature
Sandwich Islands / Viti Levu Island / /
Organization
Interceptor Squadron / Government of Indonesia / U.S. Air Force / Air Force Systems Command / American Embassy in Tehran / Army / Navy / National Guard / Air Research and Development Command / Military Airlift Command / 25th Infantry Division / 312th Military Airlift Squadron / Air Force / 11th Bombardment Squadron / 75th Military Airlift Squadron / /
Person
Paul W. Beck / William J. Knight / Desert Storm / Johnson / Charles H. Howard / /
Position
astronaut / Captain / Matador / Brigadier General / senior pilot / Major / Brigadier / /
This Week in USAF and PACAF History[removed]January[removed]January 1778 Captain James Cook sighted the Hawaiian Islands for the first time. He named them the Sandwich Islands after his friend and patron, the Earl of Sandw