GWOT Memorial Flag Exhibit

On Memorial Day 2018, the Veterans Athletes United (VAU) group completed the traveling Global War on Terror (GWOT) Memorial Flag to honor close to 7,000 GWOT fallen heroes and Gold …

Ghost Army Exhibit

The Airborne and Special Operations Museum will host a special exhibit, The Ghost Army: Artists of Deception,  from December 15, 2020 through April 25, 2021. Ghost Army tells the story of …

Victory From Within: The American Prisoner of War Experience

The U.S. Army Airborne and Special Operations Museum is hosting the "Victory from Within: The American Prisoner of War Experience" in its temporary gallery from May 7, 2021 - September 26, 2021! Exhibit Overview The 1,200 square foot traveling exhibit is based on the thematic organization of the National POW Museum – Capture, Prison Life, …

Traveling Korean War Memorial

The U.S. Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum (ASOM), with generous support from the Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation, will open the "Traveling Korean War Memorial" on the Museum's Parade Field from June 25-28, 2021. The memorial consists of large statues representing a platoon of 19 service members: 14 Army, three Marine, one Navy …

Author Visit with Melinda Pash

Join us for an in-person author visit with Melinda Pash as she discusses her book, “In the Shadow of the Greatest Generation: the Americans Who Fought the Korean War”. This event will take place in the Yarborough Bank Theater at 2 PM on June 26, 2021, and is free to the public. Click here to …

National Airborne Day

Make plans to attend! The event will include static displays, mock door demonstrations, a performance by the 82nd Airborne Division Quintet, opportunities to try on a parachute, and a Halo demonstration by U.S. Army Golden Knights. There will also be a food and ice cream truck on-site! This event is free to the public.   …

9/11 Remembrance, Twenty Years Later with David Zucchino

Join us at the ASOM for the upcoming Distinguished Speaker Series event with The New York Times contributing writer and two-time Pulitzer Prize award recipient, David Zucchino, who will talk about the past 20 years of Afghanistan coverage. This Distinguished Speaker Series event with David Zucchino will be held on September 9th at 6:00 PM and …

9/11 Remembrance Ceremony & 2021 Field of Honor Opening

The ASOM invites you to attend a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony and the official opening of the 2021 Field of Honor on September 11, 2021 at 8:00 AM in the ASOM’s Yarborough Bank Theater. Guest speaker for the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony is CSM (Ret) Bill Thetford, former USSOCOM Senior Enlisted Leader. This year, flag sponsors will …

Field of Honor

The 2021 Field of Honor is brought to you by the Airborne and Special Operations Museum Foundation and the Cool Spring Downtown District. Each flag comes with its own story and displays a tag identifying both the person who sponsored the flag and the flag honoree. This living display of heroism flies as a patriotic …

“D-Day: Freedom From Above” Exhibit

Due to popular demand, the "D-Day: Freedom From Above" exhibit is extended through June 18, 2022!  https://youtu.be/t2-vevLXL1A “D-Day: Freedom from Above” visitors will experience the Normandy invasion through the eyes of 82nd and 101st Airborne division Soldiers by using “HistoPad”, a tablet with innovative software technology. HistoPad provides immersive, interactive augmented reality of the events …