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Officials announce Sijan Award winners  
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F-15E pilot selected to receive Jabara Award

Photo Essay: Missing Airmen laid to rest

KC-10 marks 20 years of deployment, nearly 30 years of operations  
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New vice chief of staff takes office  
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Museum closed on Feb. 2 due to weather

Learn about astronomy, satellites during Family Day at museum

Southeast Asia War exhibit area renovation continues at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Band of Flight to perform at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

Cincinnati Reds to visit the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

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January 30, 1946
Maj. Gen. Curtis E. LeMay announced the opening of an advanced aeronautical engineering school at Wright Field. He also asked for $300,000 to build a wind tunnel for supersonic aircraft.

January 30, 1948
Orville Wright died in Dayton, Ohio, at 76.

January 30, 1992
U.S. Air Force Space Command assumes control of Defense Department satellites and the operation and management of the Air Force Satellite Control Network.

January 30, 1994
The U.S. Air Force inactivates the 717th Air Base Squadron and closes Ankara AS, Turkey.

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