The Purpose of War
The objective is not to destroy the enemy but to gain a strategic result.
August 2001
Vol. 84, No. 8
Washington Watch: In Pursuit of a Strategy
The QDR is on a "forced march" with Rumsfeld and top Pentagon leaders calling the cadence.
Space Almanac
Facts, figures, agency and system profiles, budget data, and other information about US and international space programs.
Send in the UCAVs
The Air Force is pursuing Uninhabited Combat Air Vehicles in a big way.
The Osprey Factor
Air Force Special Operations Command wants the CV-22 and believes its problems can be fixed.
Russia’s Military Retrenchment
The Kremlin wants to tackle long-festering problems, and painful reform can't be avoided much longer.
The Deep Freeze
USAF supports scientists at one of the most inhospitable places on Earth.
The Tricare Budget Drain
Mismanaged health care budgets pull funding from base hospitals, readiness, and other programs.
AFA Nominees for 2001-02
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