April 2006

The strong bond of trust that retired service members thought they had regained is in danger of unrave

The war on terror dominates DOD thinking, but the Air Force must be ready to fight across the spectrum

Top commanders at AFA’s Air Warfare Symposium say that the force is fighting on two fronts—the present

The Khobar Towers commander thought he had finally received justice, but the story had an unhappy surp

What’s it like to tangle with a stealthy, far-seeing, heavy-punching fifth generation fighter? The nex

Combat controllers, tactical air control parties, and combat weathermen hone unique skills in the wilderness around Pope AFB, N.C.

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The radar site was deep in enemy territory. The assumption was that it was impossible for attackers to

Iran is “Exhibit A” for the danger posed by smaller nations that embrace “asymmetric warfare.”

For 44 years, USAF managed the National Reconnaissance Office, but that’s all over now.

After the war, Eisenhower came to the forefront as an advocate for an independent air arm.

QDR 2005—The Gift That Keeps on Giving; Superpowers Do Two at a Time; Keys Stands Up for the Raptor ..

Crash Claims Two Airmen US officials announced Feb. 19 that two Marine Corps helicopters based in North Carolina crashed off the coast of Dijouti, in the Horn of Africa, killing 10 service members, including two airmen. SrA. Alecia S. Good...

Hold Your Spit “I’m not advocating that we spit on returning veterans like they did after the Vietnam War, but we shouldn’t be celebrating people for doing something we don’t think was a good idea. All I’m asking is that...

Slimmer Pay Raises; Targeted Raises in Store; DOD Presses Tricare Increases ....

Behind the Numbers The editorial in the February 2006 issue [“What It Means To Be No. 1,” p. 2] quotes Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld as saying the US is No. 1 in military spending and the next 15 nations...