August 2008

Vol. 91, No. 8

 
Highlights from the August 2008 Issue

2008 Space Almanac

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AFA Nominees for 2008-09

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The “Four Percent of GDP” Thing

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Air Force World

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Verbatim

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P-47 Thunderbolt

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Letters

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AFA National Report

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Complete Contents of August 2008 PDF
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Failure Is an Option
Past performance is not a guarantee of future returns.
By Robert S. Dudney

A Force Remade by War
Six big changes have produced a new kind of Air Force.
By Rebecca Grant

PACAF Between War and Peace
The new Pacific Air Forces commander seeks to bring a measure of calm to this big USAF command.
By Richard Halloran

2008 Space Almanac
The US military space operation in facts and figures.
By Tamar A. Mehuron

Space Funding

Leaders and Commands

Launches

Military Launchers

Military Satellites

Other Satellites

Ground-Based Systems

Milestones

Travail of the Tanker
The KC-X program, though critical, just can't seem to get started.
By John A. Tirpak

The Turk Connection
At lncirlik, the aircraft come and go, binding together far-flung US forces.
By James Kitfield

How the Luftwaffe Lost the Battle of Britain
British courage and capability might not have been enough to win; German mistakes were also key.
By John T. Correll

White Knuckles To the Azores
Daring work over the Atlantic brought this tanker crew the 1986 Mackay Trophy.
By Braxton Eisel

AFA Nominees for 2008-09
Candidates for national offices and the Board of Directors

Departments


Letters

Washington Watch

Air Force World

Index to Advertisers

Senior Staff Changes

Issue Brief

Verbatim

AFA National Report

Unit Reunions

AFA National Leaders

Airpower Classics