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HERITAGE TAKES FLIGHT • 2026 • VOLUME 53 • NUMBER 1<br />
www.commemorativeairforce.org THE DISPATCH 1<br />
Veterans of the 93rd Bomb Group gather with volunteers during the 2023 Aviation Discovery Fest at Dallas<br />
Executive Airport in Dallas, Texas. The reunion brought together former airmen, families, and supporters to<br />
reconnect and share stories of service and legacy.<br />
CONTENT<br />
HERITAGE TAKES FLIGHT • 2026 • VOLUME 53 • NUMBER 1<br />
4 6 12<br />
Flightlead Decisions Infographic<br />
Heritage That Made The Stars<br />
Takes Flight America and Stripes<br />
America 250 Ten Military Choices<br />
that Shaped a Nation<br />
14 19<br />
Airpower and Diamond Lil<br />
the American Returns<br />
Century<br />
Photo by Libby<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=1"> HERITAGE TAKES FLIGHT • 2026 • VOLUME 53 • NUMBER</a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=2"> Veterans of the 93rd Bomb Group gather with volun</a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=3"> ABOUT THE COVER </a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=4"> FLIGHTLEAD Heritage Takes Flight – America 250 </a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=5"> FLIGHTLEADBringing History to Your Hometown! 202</a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=6"> 6 over the Lincoln Memorial during the Arsena</a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=7"> -1- Disbanding the Continental Army and Affirmin</a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=8"> 8 -3- West Point and the Military as a National</a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=9"> continued to report to elected leaders. Historia</a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=10"> 10 President Franklin D. Roosevelt called the U</a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=11"> Why These Decisions Still Matter By looking at th</a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=12"> 1 THE STARS AND STRIPES From the Revolution to t</a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=13"> A Symbol Through 250 Years of American History re</a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=14"> AIRPOWER AND THE AMERICAN CENTURY T </a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=15"> The Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” (1917–1920s) Before the </a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=16"> 16 The Douglas C-47 “Skytrain” (1941–1949) Adapt</a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=17"> and humanitarian aid across the globe. For those </a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=18"> The General Atomics MQ-9 “Reaper” (2007–Present) </a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=19"> DIAMOND LIL RETURNS WITH </a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=20"> 20 A Careful Return After Two Years of Work Diam</a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=21"> The Neutrality Flag on Diamond Lil One of Diamo</a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=22"> SHOP TODAY Official CAF Merchandise Every</a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=23"> Stay Connected. Stay Inspired. Keep</a>
<a title="Digital Dispatch, 2026, Issue 1 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/00a36a62?page=24"> 24 FINDING HEALING TOGETHER A Retreat Especially</a>