April 2008

At some point, we will have put ourselves irrevocably on course for the failure of American arms.

Speakers at AFA’s Orlando Symposium said USAF is committed—really committed—to a new “flight path.”

At AFA’s Orlando Symposium, senior airmen spell out what’s happening to a force constantly in motion.

The US hasn’t worried about command of the air for more than 50 years, but the trend lines all are neg

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The trend is toward military use of unclassified satellite data.

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The Air Force has pushed airpower education higher on the list of service priorities.

The all-volunteer force was a return to—not a departure from—the nation’s tradition of military servic

The fixed, forward-firing aerial machine gun marked the start of true air-to-air combat.

Way down in the hole; Raptor sleight of hand; Retrenchiang on RERP ....

Gordon England, the Pentagon’s No. 2 official, has claimed that the F-22 is “designed for a specific mission” and 183 of them are “enough to do that mission,” so USAF should buy no more. His words do not reflect the...

F-15 Pilot Killed First Lt. Ali Jivanjee, an F-15C pilot with the 58th Fighter Squadron at Eglin AFB, Fla., died due to injuries sustained in an aircraft mishap with a second F-15C during a training sortie on Feb. 20 over...

Shortfall in Airpower “I think the Air Force and naval airpower are right on the verge of crashing on us. We have not made the investments. The technology is old. We’re running them into the ground.”—Ret. Army Gen. Barry R....

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Vindication and Vengeance I want to commend Robert S. Dudney, editor in chief of Air Force Magazine, and the Air Force Association for the editorial in the February 2008 issue [“Vindication + Vengeance,” p. 2] heralding the vindication of Brig....

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Gala in Florida The Air Force Association’s and Air Combat Command’s Air Warfare Symposium culminated with the 24th annual Air Force Gala, hosted by the Central Florida Chapter in Orlando, Fla., in February. The black-tie evening paid tribute to 50...