A Force For the Long Run
Some new emphasis on irregular threats was warranted, but overcorrection can be dangerous.
December 2006
Vol. 89, No. 12
Eighty-Six Combat Wings
The Air Force has determined its ideal force of strike, ISR, and mobility forces for 2012.
The Airborne Laser Narrows Its Beam
Everything now hinges on successfully shooting down a ballistic missile in 2008.
The Flying Tigers
Their combat run was only seven months, but that was enough to establish their legend.
The Night Shift
When the sun goes down, the workday is just beginning at Hurlburt Field, Fla., for Air Force Special Operations Command’s gunship crews.
The Billy Mitchell Syndrome
Airpower advocates always have, and always will, face certain occupational hazards.
Toward Zero Mishaps
The Pentagon wants few accidents. Air Force leaders are thinking more like none.
The American Theater
In modern US history, the military’s domestic role has never been this large.
The Night They Saved Vega 31
The rescue of F-117 pilot Dale Zelko was a close-run thing.
Investing Now in Airpower for Tomorrow
The Air Force Association’s 2007 Statement of Policy adopted by AFA’s National Convention on Sept. 24,
Washington Watch
In Space, Pain and Gain; Flexing Muscles in the Pacific; Raptors Through the Years ....
Aerospace World
Airman Killed in Iraq Patrol A1C Leebernard E. Chavis, 21, of Hampton, Va., died Oct. 14 on duty in Iraq. Chavis was killed while serving as a turret gunner during a patrol of the Baghdad area with Iraqi police, the...
Verbatim
Quagmire Theories “The American people have heard the critics say we’re failing—but their reasons keep changing. In the first days of Operation Enduring Freedom, the critics warned that we were headed toward a ‘quagmire.’ And then when the Taliban fell,...
Action in Congress
Thinner Raises in 2007; Tricare Fees Go Down in Flames; Pay and Benefits Revealed ....
P-51 Mustang
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USAAF’s Declaration of Independence
“War Department Field Manual FM 100-20: Command and Employment of Airpower” United States War Department Washington, D.C. July 21, 1943 FULL TEXT VERSION In World War II, the drive for a separate US air arm moved two giant steps forward....
Where the Nukes Are
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Our Plane, Their Paint
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Letters
The Ten Truths Regarding “The Ten Truths,” by Editor in Chief Robert S. Dudney, October 2006, [“Editorial,” p. 2]: Sounds a lot like [a] hymn “How Great We Art.” In the 1950s, I would argue with my brother. I said,...
