October 2009

Vol. 92, No. 10

 
Highlights from the October 2009 Issue

AFA National Report

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgBack-to-Back in Alabama Air Force Association Chairman of the Board Joseph E....

Power Players at Kadena

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New Nukes, Old Nukes

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Air Force World

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Verbatim

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgNo Long Slog “After the Iraq experience, nobody is prepared to have...

SBD Dauntless

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Airpower Was Decisive

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Who Built the Airplanes?

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Letters

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Books

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Wee Bee and Its Friend

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Threats or Capabilities?
Without "prudent worrying," we run a greater risk of a nasty military surprise.
By Robert S. Dudney

Spooling Up in Afghanistan
The expeditionary air war is drawing in more airmen and aircraft for the long haul
By Adam J. Hebert

Airpower for Hybrid War
This new type of warfare aligns closely with US Air Force strengths.
By Michael W. Isherwood

The Sixth Generation Fighter
The technologies are emerging, but what's needed is a program to pull them together.
By John A. Tirpak

Enduring Airlift
Afghanistan is a logistician's nightmare, and air mobility is the solution.
By Marc V. Schanz

Insecurity in Space
Space once was ours. Then came the space junk, collisions, and dangerous interlopers.
By Rebecca Grant

Power Players at Kadena
The air base on Okinawa is a centerpiece of USAF power projection.
By Jim Haseltine

The Day of the Atlas
On an October day a half-century ago, the ICBM era was born.
By Stewart M. Powell

Combat Air Forces Take a Hit
USAF leaders call it "rebalancing," but others warn the cuts have gone too far.
By Tom Philpott

Over the Hump to China
Every bomb, bullet, and gallon of gas-to say nothing of Army mules and at least one piano-had to be flown over the Himalayas.
By John T. Correll

Departments


Letters

Washington Watch

Air Force World

Index to Advertisers

Senior Staff Changes

Issue Brief

Chart Page

Verbatim

Flashback

Books

Keeper File

AFA National Report

Unit Reunions

Airpower Classics