Since the World War II era, the Air Force has relied on strategic bombers to gather intelligence and defend the United States against adversaries. Yesterday's Air Force is a history and heritage featurette series profiling significant people and missions from the Air Force's past. Watch the 'Yesterday's Air Force' video on Military.com.
For more military videos, from combat to the lighter side of military life, visit the Military.com Video channel.
![](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-04/1time%20red%20o%27neill%20platoon%201200.jpg?itok=w-2J41Bh "John C. McGinley as Sgt. O'Neill in Oliver Stone's "Platoon." (Orion Pictures)")
