Oct. 1, 2009 | By
Stewart M. Powell
On an October day a half-century ago, the ICBM era was born.
July 1, 2009 | By
Stewart M. Powell
A modest airlift into Sudan marks the start of what may prove to be a new regional preoccupation.
Nov. 1, 2004 | By
Stewart M. Powell
Vast, trackless, and ungoverned, Africa’s sprawling desert is now a magnet for terrorists.
Aug. 1, 2001 | By
Stewart M. Powell
The Kremlin wants to tackle long-festering problems, and painful reform can't be avoided much longer.
Jan. 1, 2000 | By
Stewart M. Powell
Air Force medics have been around longer than their 50th anniversary would suggest.
Aug. 1, 1999 | By
Stewart M. Powell
A Pentagon study provides new details--about bravery, torture, and endurance--on the experience of Ame
April 1, 1999 | By
Stewart M. Powell
Edgy Western nations signed the Treaty of Washington in April 1949, never dreaming it would be 45 year
Feb. 1, 1999 | By
Stewart M. Powell
Robert Bell of the National Security Council staff talks about the complex, politically charged effort
Jan. 1, 1999 | By
Stewart M. Powell
Sheila Williams used airpower and discipline to work wonders in a rural Mississippi school.
June 1, 1998 | By
Stewart M. Powell
Veterans of the greatest humanitarian airlift in history recall the experiencs. It began 50 years ago
Dec. 1, 1996 | By
Stewart M. Powell
The Cold War is a memory, but implementing strategic arms reduction is a careful, time-consuming proce
Oct. 1, 1996 | By
Stewart M. Powell
The European Allies want to play a larger role, but they won't be able to do it without US assistance.
Jan. 1, 1996 | By
Stewart M. Powell
Here are the arguments, pro and con, about expanding the Alliance to include former Warsaw Pact advers
Oct. 1, 1995 | By
Stewart M. Powell
Beijing is increasingly arrogant and is adding with determination to its military might.
Oct. 1, 1992 | By
Stewart M. Powell
The argument continues over the effectiveness of the US campaign against Saddam's terror weapon.
April 1, 1992 | By
Stewart M. Powell
Was the campaign against Saddam's missiles the "failure" and "disaster" that some critics now proclaim
Dec. 1, 1991 | By
Stewart M. Powell
The armed forces think lessons they learned in the Persian Gulf War can help lower the casualty rate.
Aug. 1, 1991 | By
Stewart M. Powell
From the Himalayan Hump to the Persian Gulf War, the airlifters have gotten it done for fifty years.
June 1, 1991 | By
Stewart M. Powell
Here's another helping of vignettes from the Gulf War, recounted by the troops who fought it.
April 1, 1991 | By
Stewart M. Powell
These are informal vignettes from the Gulf War, recounted by the troops who fought it.