Space Power in the Gulf
In the war, US space power was focused, flexible, and utterly dominant.
June 2003
Vol. 86, No. 6
Expeditionary Air Warriors
Gulf War II reconfirmed the value of the Air Force’s new deployment concept.
Power and Precision
Operation Iraqi Freedom was an awesome demonstration of integrated air and space power.
Verbatim Special: Gulf War II
“I can’t tell you if all 10 fingers are off the throat, but finger by finger [Saddam’s grip is] coming off.”—President Bush, press conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 8. “ We’re dealing with a country in which everybody has...
Casualties
Until recently, large numbers of killed and wounded were an inevitable part of warfare.
Paths to Transformation
The future force will derive power mainly from networking and imaginative new operating concepts.
Four Russian Scenarios
Russian decline could yet bring new challenges for the United States.
Thunderbirds at 50
The Thunderbirds began performing 50 years ago this month. They still thrill the crowds.
A “Rifle” in Space
USAF’s KH-7 spy satellite system constituted a major advance in overhead intelligence collection.
The Citizen Air Fleet
Civil Air Patrol has 4,000 aircraft, 64,000 volunteers, and a key role in an expanding mission—homelan
Washington Watch
Lt. Gen. Ronald Keys, deputy chief of staff for air and space operations, outlines the Air Force plan
Aerospace World
Roche Tapped To Head Army President Bush on May 7 announced that he intended to nominate James G. Roche, the Secretary of the Air Force, to become the Secretary of the Army. Former Army Secretary Thomas E. White submitted his...
