Wilson Hurley 1958 F-80 Towing Aerial Gunnery Target Oil on Panel Collection of The New Mexico Air National Guard L2026.002.0002 We extend our sincere thanks to Rosalyn Roembke Hurley for her generous contributions and steadfast support in helping the New Mexico Military Museum realize this exhibition. We are also deeply grateful to Lieutenant Colonel Jordy Wommack, retired, Air Force and Air Guard, for his dedication, guidance, and invaluable assistance throughout the proces

F-80 Towing Aerial Gunnery Target Cat. no. 58-06 Above & Beyond the Landscape: The New Mexico Air National Guard and other Military Art of Wilson Hurley opening February 13, 2026 Santa Fe, NM — The New Mexico Military Museum is proud to announce a major exhibition dedicated to the life and work of acclaimed artist Wilson Hurley. This comprehensive exhibition highlights Hurley’s extraordinary career as both an artist and a military aviator, offering visitors a rare opportunit

The New Mexico Military Museum is pleased to announce multiple internship openings for Winter/Spring 2026. These internships offer hands-on experience in museum operations, collections care, exhibition installation, and oral history documentation. One (1) Oral History/Audio Visual Intern . Oral History/Audio Visual Intern will work with the Museum Director and Collections Manager in capturing the oral histories of New Mexican Veterans, descendants, and surviving families of

Figure 1: Airmen of the 27th Bomb Group, Far East Air Forces (FEAF) on the Philippines – 1941 During the first six months of World War II, the United States and our Filipino Allies fought with their backs to the wall against the might of Imperial Japan. Immediately following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, across the international date line on December 8 th , 1941, another offensive began on the U.S. Commonwealth of the Philippines. For decades, the Americans planned f