Defending the Deterrent
A heavyweight commission pours cold water on wishful thinking about nuclear arms.
June 2009
Vol. 92, No. 6
Highlights from the June 2009 Issue
Is the Total Force Aging Out?
The Guard and Reserve have an “old aircraft” problem. Proposed fighter cuts will make it more acute.
The Afghan Escalation
To a great extent, airpower defines the art of the possible in Afghanistan.
Like SAC
Eighth Air Force is moving to emulate USAF’s legendary nuclear force.
Team Airlift
Eleven European air forces will pool their talents with the US to make the most of three C-17 transpor
The Invasion That Didn’t Happen
Before the atomic bombs brought an end to the war, US troops were set for massive amphibious landings
Sustain and Retain
Through February, enlisted retention was at 93 percent of the year-to-date goals.
Carbon Copy Bomber
The new Soviet bomber was really just a knockoff of a famous American bomber—no Bull.
The Ups and Downs of Foreign Bases
Rumsfeld’s Global Posture Review kicked off a reformation that goes on today.
CyberPatriot Smackdown
Florida high schoolers square off in an unusual battle to defend a computer network.
Washington Watch
The Gates manifesto; Those 60 F-22s; Hamre on DOD decision-making ....
Air Force World
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Thinking About an “Engine War”
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MiG-15 Fagot
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No-War-Itis” in the 1930s”
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FDR’s Fifty Thousand Airplanes
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Bomb Away
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Letters
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Books
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Complete Contents of June 2009 PDF
PDF Downloads are an Air & Space Forces Association member benefit.Defending the Deterrent By Robert S. Dudney
A heavyweight commission pours cold water on wishful thinking about nuclear arms.
Is the Total Force Aging Out?
The Guard and Reserve have an "old aircraft" problem. Proposed fighter cuts will make it more acute.
The Afghan Escalation
To a great extent, airpower defines the art of the possible in Afghanistan.
Like SAC
Eighth Air Force is moving to emulate USAF's legendary nuclear force.
Team Airlift
Eleven European air forces will pool their talents with the US to make the most of three C-17 transports.
The Invasion That Didn't Happen
Before the atomic bombs brought an end to the war, US troops were set for massive amphibious landings in the Japanese home islands.
Sustain and Retain
Through February, enlisted retention was at 93 percent of the year-to-date goals.
Carbon Copy Bomber
The new Soviet bomber was really just a knockoff of a famous American bomber-no Bull.
58 The Ups and Downs of Foreign Bases
Rumsfeld's Global Posture Review kicked off a reformation that goes on today.
CyberPatriot Smackdown
Florida high schoolers square off in an unusual battle to defend a computer network.
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