May 2008

Vol. 91, No. 5

 
Highlights from the May 2008 Issue

USAF Almanac 2008 Introduction

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The Air Force in Facts and Figures

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Air Force Magazine’s Guide to Heroes

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Air Force Magazine’s Guide to Aces

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Major Commands

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Air Reserve Components

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FOAs, DRUs, and Auxiliary

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Guide to Air Force Installations Worldwide

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Records and Trophies

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Gallery of USAF Weapons

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End Strength Bipolarity

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Aerospace World

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Verbatim

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F/RF-101 Voodoo

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Letters

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AFA National Report

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Questions for the Candidates
The nation's military enters "a period of consequences."
By Robert S. Dudney

USAF Almanac 2008

The Air Force in Facts and Figures


Structure of the Force

People

Budgets

Equipment

USAF Grades and Insignia

Air Force Magazine's Guide to Aces and Heroes

Major Command


Hq. Air Force

96 Air Combat Command

99 Air Education and Training Command

102 Air Force Materiel Command

105 Air Force Space Command

Air Force Special Operations Command

Air Mobility Command

Pacific Air Forces

US Air Forces in Europe

Air Reserve Components


Air Force Reserve Command

Air National Guard

Field Operating Agencies


Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation, Air Force Audit Agency, Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence, Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency, Air Force Communications Agency

Air Force Cost Analysis Agency, Air Force Financial Services Center, Air Force Flight Standards Agency, Air Force Frequency Management Agency, Air Force Global Cyberspace Integration Center, Air Force Historical Research Agency, Air Force Inspection Agency

Air Force Intelligence Analysis Agency, Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Agency Air Force Legal Operations Agency, Air Force Logistics Management Agency, Air Force Manpower Agency

Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Air Force Medical Support Agency, Air Force News Agency, Air Force Nuclear Weapons and Counterproliferation Agency Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Air Force Operations Group, Air Force Personnel Center

Air Force Personnel Operations Agency, Air Force Petroleum Agency, Air Force Real Property Agency, Air Force Review Boards Agency, Air Force Safety Center

Air Force Security Forces Center, Air Force Services Agency, Air Force Technical Applications Center, Air Force Weather Agency, ANG Readiness Center

Direct Reporting Units


Air Force District of Washington, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, US Air Force Academy

Auxiliary


Civil Air Patrol

Guide to Air Force Installations Worldwide

Major Active Duty Installations

Minor Active Duty Installations

35 ANG and AFRC Installations

Gallery of USAF Weapons
A directory of US Air Force aircraft, missiles, and other aerospace assets.
By Susan H.H. Young

Departments


Letters

Washington Watch

Air Force World

Senior Staff Changes

Index to Advertisers

Issue Brief

Verbatim

AFA National Report

Unit Reunions

168 Airpower Classics