A History Worth Saving: The Commemorative Air Force Museum in Mesa, AZ

Commemorative Air Force Museum

With a fleet of over 170 airworthy planes (known as the CAF Ghost Squadron), assigned to 85 locations, they’re organized in Airbases, Wings, and Squadrons. They recreate, remind, and reinforce lessons from a defining moment in American history. And it all started with a single plane…

A Dusty Box Filled with Adventure

Some of the greatest adventures begin at home. Specifically in a few boxes stored in your garage for too many years without being touched. In my case, those boxes had been in my garage for three years. My dad passed away three years ago and I brought family paperwork home, but never got through it. I finally started the process last August and found a treasure trove of information on my ancestry.

What It’s Like to Attend a NASA Rocket Launch

SpaceX Falcon Dragon Launch

I’m a GenXer. We grew up watching shuttle launches in the elementary school library with the rest of the school. Our parents still discussed the engineering feat of NASA landing on the moon. The nation paused in those days to watch with pride as NASA continued to amaze us with space exploration.