2026 Digital Dispatch

The Dispatch captures the stories, aircraft, and people that define the Commemorative Air Force. Explore the 2026 issues below and experience a year of aviation history brought to life.

Latest Issue

History Through Their Lens
Learn about the various roles that reporters, photographers, and artists performed to tell document World War II. Through their lens, they captured history in real time, so that we may better understand it today.

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All 2026 Issues

Issue 1: America 250 Celebrating the milestones and airpower of the United States. Read now	Issue 2: America Trains for War Dive into the monumental program to train America’s military pilots. Read now	Issue 3: Vietnam A closer look at the aircraft, people, and stories of the Vietnam War. Read now
Issue 4 The people who capture history in real time. Read now	Issue 5: The Giving Issue The annual 12 Planes of Christmas fundraising event. Read now	Issue 6: Year-End Issue A look back at the aircraft, milestones, and mission moments of 2026. Read now

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