The Mobility Edge
A military that runs on airlift can’t afford to run short.
August 2003
Vol. 86, No. 8
Space Almanac
Facts, figures, agency and system profiles, budget data, and other information about US and foreign space programs.
Footing the Bill for Military Space
How can the Air Force keep funding two major mission areas—air and space?
War From Afar
Important parts of Operation Iraqi Freedom were carried out by remote control.
100 Tankers
The Air Force seeks a deal to replace its aged KC-135s with leased commercial tankers.
Command From the Air
USAF’s premier airborne battle management systems often leave enemy forces nowhere to hide.
Sasha the Salesman
Neither wooden leg, nor corporate intrigue, nor poor elocution could keep de Seversky from his mission
The “New Look”
Under Eisenhower, strategic airpower became the centerpiece of US military strategy.
CSAR, Under New Management
Combat search and rescue soon will be part of the special operations world.
AFA Nominees for 2003-04
Candidates for national offices and the Board of Directors.
Washington Watch
Warthog Wars, the Army Leadership Makeover, Global Shift in US Forces ....
Aerospace World
ANG Pilot Seeks Court-Martial Shortly after the Air Force offered nonjudicial punishment in lieu of court-martial, Maj. Harry Schmidt, the Illinois Air National Guard F-16 pilot who mistakenly bombed Canadian troops in Afghanistan in April 2002, demanded to stand trial...
Verbatim
Terrorists? Where “ Is there really an entity called al Qaeda? Was it in Afghanistan? Does it exist now?”—Syrian President Bashar Assad, Kuwaiti newspaper Al Anba, quoted by Los Angeles Times, May 26. McPeak and Powell “ The country is...
Action in Congress
Concurrent Receipt Back in Play, CRSC Swamps Pentagon, Lawmakers Tackle Tax Inequity ....
Beginnings
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