Opportunity Slips Away
The "strategic pause" was a chance to rebuild the defense program in light of future requirements.
April 1999
Vol. 82, No. 4
Washington Watch: Fifteen in a Row
Behind claims of major budget "increases," a long decline in defense spending continues. So do the pro
Reinvesting in the Force
At an AFA symposium, Air Force leaders take account of a slight increase in the new budget.
The Next Class
The skies over Laughlin AFB, Tex., are quickly filling up with the next crop of USAF pilots.
A Half Century of NATO
Edgy Western nations signed the Treaty of Washington in April 1949, never dreaming it would be 45 year
Find, Hit, Win
Aircraft and other modern systems--aided by information technology and advanced munitions--can stop an
The Congressional Defense Establishment
A photochart of Capitol Hill defense committee members.
Famous and Formerly Enlisted
Many enlisted members achieved fame and success in politics, the arts, entertainment, and business. Here are some of them.
Inhofe on Readiness
It may be necessary to change the spending caps to stop the decline of the armed forces, he says.
The Move Into Space
If the Air Force does not integrate space into its operations and culture, it could lose the space mis
The Awesome Power of USAF Gunships
The big guns pouring it on from a pylon turn can ruin an enemy's whole day.
Aerospace World
Oklahoma Depot Hits Jackpot Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker AFB, Okla., has won a $10.1 billion contract to conduct engine work now carried out at San Antonio Air Logistics Center, Kelly AFB, Texas. It is the biggest such repair...
Defense Budget at a Glance (Fiscal 2000)
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Relaxing Reading
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