April 2009

In recent weeks, the Chief of Staff laid out some key, force-defining principles.

More innovation will be required, said top Air Force leaders at AFA’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando

At AFA’s Orlando Symposium, top officers sketched out a future of heavy Air Force operations.

The Congressional Research Service makes it clear why today’s defense budget seems so tight.

US aircraft of the late 1930s propelled the Army’s air arm toward greatness.

The Air Force has been shifting course for some time.

USAF is seeking new ways to get out of the “one-size-fits-all” satellite straitjacket.

The aircraft came from Shangri-La, or so the President said.

Airpower appears to be a mass of contradictions. That perception is right—and wrong.

Four decades ago in Montana, an invisible hand—or something—guided a pilotless F-106 to a perfect land

Stressful, but unsolved; New tricks with old SAMs; Four percent debate ....

In crises past, the Air Force usually has managed to gain adequate access to overseas bases. This has sometimes entailed building relationships with nations that are decidedly nondemocratic. Often, the access is—for lack of a more delicate word—bought. Some say...

Airman Killed in Afghanistan SSgt. Timothy P. Davis, 28, died Feb. 20 near Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was attacked with an improvised explosive device. Davis, of Aberdeen, Wash., had deployed to Afghanistan from the 23rd Special...

His Mind Is Made Up “Even if it performs as promised, it’s a dog. And it won’t perform as promised.”—Winslow Wheeler, Center for Defense Information airpower critic, on the F-35 Lightning II, San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 3. This Is a...

The next health care struggle; Targeting Redux; Glitches in the GI Bill ....

Chilton on “The Cyber Menace” As always, I enjoyed the March edition of Air Force Magazine. What a great publication to keep us all informed of the news and issues concerning the world’s greatest Air Force. With anticipation, I read...

Twenty-five Years of Florida Galas The Air Force Gala in Orlando, Fla., celebrated its 25th anniversary in February. Hosted by the Central Florida Chapter, which organized the first formal banquet and ball in 1984, the black-tie event serves as the...