March 2007

Given world realities, creating more ground forces looks like a marginal if not poor investment.

Air Force special operators must fight terrorists and transform themselves—at the same time.

The Air Force of the future will have a “high-low” mix and a “new-old” mix.

Hilliard Wilbanks swept low over the advancing enemy, firing out the side window with his M-16 rifle.

Out in the Dakotas, the 28th Bomb Wing keeps the B-1B’s edge sharp and ready.

The devastating 1943 bombing of Hamburg shook the Nazi regime as never before.

Spies of all stripes have discovered that there is life after the Cold War.

A new generation of spacecraft will revolutionize military communications.

A long time ago, in a distant place, US airmen helped out a throng of desperate Muslim travelers.

Who’s who in the Bush Administration Pentagon.

AFA's Teacher of the Year, Susan Rippe, has made her aerospace program the envy of the region.

The New Counterinsurgency; Airpower to the Rear; That Satellite Is Toast ....

1,100 Officers Face Cuts Soon This month the Air Force will convene a board to consider for separation nearly 1,800 officers from year groups 2003 and 2004 to help it in its force shaping efforts. March 31 also marks the...

They Fought (Virtually) Alone “My Army has been underfunded for more than half a century. The Army’s slice of the total defense budget has remained steady at about a quarter on the dollar since the Korean War. Today, the Air...

Task Force Eyes Fee Increases; Lawmakers Ready for Battle; Webb Seeks GI Bill Gains ....

“Why the 1903 Wright Aeroplane Is Sent to a British Museum” Orville Wright US Air Services Magazine March 1928 FULL TEXT VERSION The 1903 Wright Flyer—the first working airplane—hangs in the National Air and Space Museum, but it took 45...

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Billy Mitchell Dr. Rebecca Grant is a jewel for our Air Force and the Air Force Association. She is a superbly credentialed observer of our institution, articulate, with a keen sense of history. She has written extensively. Her piece entitled...

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