Post-9/11 and Global War on Terror Expansion and Renovation

Our new maintenance hangar has been built and we have begun planning and renovating the old maintenance hangar into a state-of-the-art Global War on Terror wing. Once complete, it will usher in a new era for the Museum allowing us to honor our GWOT veterans. This latest expansion is expected to open in September of 2025.

We want to express our gratitude to our members, donors, visitors, and community supporters who have generously donated to our expansion fund, making this project possible. We look forward to sharing more updates on our progress in the future!

For 35 years the Warhawk Air Museum has focused on its mission to “educate visitors about the cost of freedom and honor those who paid its price”.

The museum has welcomed over half a million visitors since it opened in 1989. It is a sacred place to preserve, honor, and educate our community about our veterans’ histories, but more importantly, it is a place of sharing and healing.

The Global War on Terror was America’s longest war. We are honored to announce our plans to expand the museum and recognize those Veterans. This 37,000 square foot expansion and state-of-the-art renovation will be designed to preserve and honor the history of the Global War on Terror and serve as a gathering place for the military community and civilian visitors to heal, celebrate, honor, and learn.

The cost of the new wing is $3.5 million. We have raised $3.3 million to date. We ask you to partner with the Warhawk Air Museum to preserve, honor, and safeguard America’s military history.

Please join us in hitting the afterburner to close the funding gap.

View our expansion donor packet

Expansion Packet

View Our Current Donors


We are so close to our budgeted goal and have raised $3.3 to our $3.5M goal—please help us get this project across the finish line!

Donations may be made using the form below, in person at our Gift Shop, or by mailing a check to:
Warhawk Air Museum
201 Municipal Drive, Nampa, ID 83687

Donor Update

The Warhawk Air Museum is proud to announce the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation has donated $350,000 in support of our Capital Campaign to build the new Post 9/11 – Global War on Terror wing. This new wing and renovation will add 32,000 sq. ft. to the museum campus and cost $3.5 million. This new wing will link generations and acknowledge the service of our GWOT Veterans as the Museum continues to preserve, honor, and teach the veterans’ history and service to our nation. “The Warhawk Air Museum is a great asset to the state of Idaho and to Mission43,” said Dan Nelson, Program Officer for the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation. “We support the leadership potential of veterans and military spouses who have chosen to live in Idaho after their military service, and this expansion will offer incredible opportunities to our military and civilian communities.”

The Warhawk Air Museum provides a place, in Idaho, for personal collections and stories to be displayed to the public. With this expansion, we will become a home for military gatherings and expanded student field trips. The Global War on Terror (GWOT) Veterans and their families will join the hallowed grounds of the Warhawk Air Museum under the mission and promise to teach the world about the cost of freedom and honor those who paid the price. We are very grateful to the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation for their gift and humbled by their support and enthusiasm as the museum moves into the future.

Current Expansion Donors

$1 Million+

John and Sue Paul

$500,000+

Todd & Cassy Lindsey

$350,000+

J.A. & Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation

$250,000+

Anonymous
Agri Beef

$100,000+

Anonymous

$50,000+

Harry Bettis
Engineered Solutions, Inc.
Joe and Kari Forney
Phil Petrik Family

$20,000+

Tom Camp
Bill & Edie Dagley
Industrial Builders, Inc.
Brad & Stephanie Ingram
Reed Lindsey
Norco, Inc.
Thompson Aviation Services
Joe & Janet Russell

$10,000+

Rick Bugatsch
BVA Development, LLC
Todd & Carriesa Cranney
First Interstate Bank
Bill Gilbert
Neil & Tyley Nelson
Price Pump
Dr. Robert Smith
Jim Sterk
Peter & Debbie Wachtell

$5,000+

Doug & Meredith Carnahan
Judith Eighmy
Belle Lindsey
Peter & Julie Oliver
Donald & Peg McCown
Ken & Liz Rhoades
Shelley Seibel
Denny Snyder
Donald Soper
Tom & Donna Walker
Wilson Capital Investment, LLC
Julie Yamamoto
Zasio Enterprises, Inc.

$1,000+

Anonymous
James & Nancy Alpaugh
Mike & Emily Baker
Doug & Darlene Black
Vonnie Allen & Scott Borchardt
Mike Breshears
Roger & Linda Cada
Scott & Kathy Cagle
Jan & Tanya Christensen
Larry & Kathy Clucas
Brad & Jackie Cox
Tom & Laura Curtis
Daedalians Gunfighter Flight 93
Keith Daris
Barb Dean
Benjamin Dolan
John & Jolly Eck
Dale Goff
Scott Graves
Jack Hill
Steve & Karen Hinton
Penny Hon
Lionel & Jeannine Ickes
Timothy & Kathlyn Johans
Johnson Thermal Systems
Jennifer Kerr
Debbie Kling
Gary & Leta Kunz
Ty & Gail Lacey
Craig & Jolie Lickley
Jon & Jackie Lindgren
Rick & Randy Litman
Greg Lovell
John McIntyre
Tom Nelson
Robert & Bonnie Patterson
Ronnie & Sherry Rackley
Scheels
Don & Kathy Schott
Peter & Lynda Shea
John Sheldon
Richard & RuthAnn Smith
John & Lynne Sterling
Brian & Missa Stotler
Bob & Sue Towery
James & Mildred Traver
Jo & Bill Trefethen
Tim & Connie Wieczorek

$100+

Lorraine Arden
Steven Arnold
Priscilla Arthaud-Boughton 
JoAnn Beazer
Sharon Becton
Grant Blanchard
Paul Blount
David Boersma
William & Debra Bollinger 
John Boyd
Larry & Char Boyd
Robert Brady
Darl Bruner
Eddie & Sherry Bush 
Freda Cenarrusa
Caden Centers
Thomas R. Clapp 
Chelle Clements
Rose Coates
C.M. Conner
Ron & Nancy Dale 
Jimmy & Shawn Davis
Richard & Anne Davis
Elna Dawson
Darrell Dodge
Robert Doiron
Thomas Drake
Carter Dyal
John Flanigan
Jeffrey Fletcher
Ron & Mary Garceau
Debra Pitts & Brian Garrett
Earl Gordo, Jr. 
Ron & Cheryl Graff
Joe & Mary Anne Grubiak
Andrea Guthrie
Rebecca Hamilton
Dennis & June Hardziej
Jeff & Cindy Haskell
David Hawk
Alice Hennessey
Barry & Ali Hill
Tracey Honstein
Joe & Kathy Hopkins
Idaho Veterans Network
Fred Johnsen
Barbara Kayser
Al Kelly
Jerry King
Bryan Kinghorn
Robert Kratt
Joe & Linda Kronz
Janice Kuhm
Gary Labrum
Howard & Gail Lacey
Ty & Gail Lacey 
Sharon Lewis
Allyn & Edith Luenow
Jim MacKie
Georgia Marshall
Barry Martin
Jim & Julie Matheson
John Mattulat
TeeJay & Marie McGrath
Jim & Mara McMahon
Thomas Mello
Cari Litman Miller
Doug Miller
Dominic Misasi
Jim Monroe
Dean & Melissa Morell
Dan Morton
Beverly Neal
Jeffery & Connie Neal
Michael & Rebecca Nickodem
Christina Olds
Vaughn & Katie Olson
Dennis & Catharina Parry 
Christine Perry
John and Julie Ptacek
Kim Ray
Fred Reynolds
Linda Robbins
Ronda Roberts
Robinson Law, PLLC
Michele Rodinsky
Robert Ruth
Hayward Sawyer
Mark Joe Sheehan
James Shirley
Michael Shoemaker
Kathleen Shores
Christy Silva
Sipantzi Family Trust
Michael Smith
Steve Storey
Jim & Paula Streit
Mike & Becky Swartz
Ike & Sandy Sweesy
Charley & Charlene Taylor
Stan & Paula Tonkin
Roger & Julie Trout
J.T. & Donna Turner
Robert Tuttle, Sr.
Clifford Venne
Bob & Konya Weber
Brian Wilkening
Pam Wilkerson
Larry & Linda Zilli
Judith Zuberbuhler

$1+

Patrick Rediker & Pamela Adams
Gloria Alvarez 
Lindsay Anderson
John Bard
Don & Cindy Benson
Matt Bishop
Margie Blair
Michael Bogre
Marilyn Bunn
Kali Carringer
Carrie Clot
Leland Clune
Sandra Cooper
Morgan Craig
Mark Dalton
Sarah Dance
Steven David
R.G. Davis, Sr.
Gary & Sharon Decker
Larry & Barbara DeHaan
Robert Dornath
Esther Doty-Pomoransky
John Drake
Judith Elliot
Suzanne Estes
Gregory Ferch
Julie Fogelmanis
Tim Furman
Butch & Debbie Gordo
Krista Grieser
Jim & Judy Grunke
Becky Kent-Hager & Dale Hager
Gregory Hampton
Nina & Robert Hannemann
Gary & Bethany Van Hees
Steve Herman
Lance & Jana Hobson
Paula Edmonds Hollifield
Ronald Hulse
Lee Humphrey
Denise Irwin
Barry Jackier
Steve & Anna Jenny
Stephen C. Jung
Jana Kemp
Carol Koran
Gary Leonhardt
R. Lawrence Levy
Tom Mahan
Dennis Marshall
Mike & Benicia Morrison
Ricky Murphy
Stephen Murphy
Norb & Leah Murray
Doug Paul
Mike Pearce
Robin Piccione
Karen & James Rasmussen
Jacqueline Richey
Judi Robins
Vicki Rose
Jessica Ruiz
Stacey Ryan
Constance Scott
Matthew Sheehan
David Skinner
David & Pamela Smith
Randall Smith
Erin Sorensen
Herb & Melitta Strandberg
Craig Strang
Bill Thomson
Laurie Trautman
Andre & Stephanie Watts
Andre Zivkovic
Diana Zubizareta