James P. Bienlien, 49, of Newington Forest in Springfield, was promoted to Brigadier General on Friday ... and nephew Stephen is a cadet in the U.S. Air Force Academy. His parents Dan and Pat ...

Brigadier General Terence J. Hildner of Fairfax, a highly-decorated officer who received the Bronze Star Medal for combat heroism, died Feb. 3 in Kabul of apparent natural causes, military ...

James Connally Air Force Base began taking shape in early 1940, with local civic leaders lobbying the federal government for a military installation. In mid-August 1941, county and city leaders ...