Air & Space Forces Magazine
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Check out the May 2023 issue of Air & Space Forces Magazine


Rescue & the High-End Fight
Think Combat Search and Rescue Is No Longer Viable? These Air Force Rescue Pilots Say, ‘Think Again.’

Recalibrating JROTC
DOD hits the reset button on high school instructor qualifications, opening jobs to more candidates.

Accelerating Fifth-Gen Airpower
Beginning with the fiscal 2024 budget, every dollar for F-35 will fund TR-3-equipped Block 4 jets. The need for those jets could hardly be greater.

Clearing the Air on Lavelle
Following the President’s intent cost Gen. John Lavelle his job— and two stars. The fight to fix his record isn’t over yet.

Strategy & Policy: New F-35 Engines: You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall clearly regrets that the service isn’t pursuing an advanced technology engine for the F-35.

Editorial: Youth and Consequences
How is it, the public wondered, that our military trusts people so young with secrets so large? ... The fact is, the military could not function if it didn’t trust volunteers in their teens and early 20s with security clearances.