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As it appeared in the August 2011 issue of Air Force Magazine.
Air Force Magazine received too many images to run them all in the print magazine, but its staff prepared an online supplement—Cold War Scrapbook II—to showcase these additional images featuring AFA members during the Cold War.
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The Pentagon agency charged with building and operating U.S. spy satellites recently declassified some details about a Cold War-era surveillance program called Jumpseat—a revelation it says sheds light on the importance of satellite imaging technology and how it has advanced in the decades since.
The Air Force’s recruiting momentum is showing no signs of slowing in 2026, and leaders are already thinking about how they might get after even bigger goals in 2027 and beyond.
After nearly a yearlong vacancy, the Air Force has a Vice Chief of Staff once more. The Senate confirmed Gen. John D. Lamontagne to the service’s No. 2 job on Jan. 30 in an uncontroversial voice vote, along with a new head of U.S. Southern Command and five Air Force three-stars.
Air Force leaders hail recent strike missions like Midnight Hammer as a shining example of operational readiness, but Airmen who played a role in the bombing raid on Iran worry that the service is ill-prepared to mount an extended campaign of long-range strikes against a peer adversary.
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org Washington and its allies face a bottomless list of tasks, challenges,...
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org The Air Force Research Laboratory is offering free licenses for dozens...
The Pentagon and several other federal agencies suffered a lapse in appropriations Jan. 31, as a full-year fiscal 2026 spending package awaits passage in the House after a last-minute approval in the Senate. The odds are high, however, that the partial government shutdown is quickly resolved.
The Space Force activated its U.S. Northern Command component Jan. 30, which will provide the combatant command greater access to space capabilities and expertise amid the Pentagon’s increasing focus on homeland defense.
