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Arts in the Armed Forces, Inc. (AITAF) was a non-profit based in Brooklyn, New York that brings arts programming to active-duty service members, veterans, military support staff of the United States and their families around the world free of charge. [1] The organization was founded by actors Adam Driver and Joanne Tucker in 2006.
A military museum or war museum is an institution dedicated to the preservation and education of the significance of wars, conflicts, and military actions. These museums serve as repositories of artifacts (not least weapons), documents, photographs, and other memorabilia related to the military and war.
National Museum of the United States Air Force – Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio; Air Force Armament Museum – Eglin AFB, near Valparaiso, Florida; Air Force Cyberspace and Communications Heritage Center – Scott AFB, near Shiloh, Illinois [2] Air Force Flight Test Center Museum – Edwards AFB, near North Edwards and Rosamond ...
May 13—DANVILLE — The Vermilion County War Museum will have an "Armed Forces Day Open House" on Saturday. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 15. Living history presenters will represent ...
The USAF Art Program and the beginning of its extensive collection of aviation art began in 1950 with the transfer from the U.S. Army of some 800 works of art documenting the early days of the Army Air Corps. In addition, under General Curtis LeMay, a "portrait" program was initiated. These portraits of senior officers, along with the donated ...
As of November 2010, the Army Art collection comprises over 15,500 works of art from over 1,300 artists. The Army Staff Artist Program was assigned to the United States Army Center of Military History Museum Division in 1992, where it was established as a permanent part of the Museum Division's Collections Branch.
The USAF Airman Heritage Museum is an aviation field museum and heritage collection of the United States Air Force located at Lackland AFB near San Antonio, Texas. [5] [6] The museum, along with the Security Forces Exhibit Annex, are part of the Airman Heritage Training Complex, run by the Air Education and Training Command. [7]
The U.S. Army War Art Unit was established in late 1942; and by the spring of 1943, 42 artists were selected. In May 1943, Congress withdrew funding the unit was inactivated. [3] The Army's Vietnam Combat Art Program was started in 1966. Teams of soldier-artists created pictorial accounts and interpretations for the annals of army military history.