USAF

Operational Suitability Test of the LABS Computer – 19 November 1953

The goal of this study was to determine the operational suitability of the LABS equipment for use in delivering atomic…

December 12, 2023

Nellis AFB Spokesperson Emails: Area 51

The following records were requested by The Black Vault from Nellis AFB in January of 2023. The request was a…

August 23, 2023

ATIC, The 1950s, and National Security Policy – by Bruce Ashcroft, NAIC Historian

On 21 May 1951, the United States Air Force established the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) as a field activity…

July 24, 2023

Air Force Oral History Interview: Maj. Fred N. Thompson – 2 June 1970

Fred Thompson was interned as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam after he was shot down on March 20,…

July 15, 2023

U.S. Air Force Watercraft Inventory

Background The United States military has numerous types of watercraft, operated by the Navy, including Naval Special Warfare Command and…

March 29, 2021