Keeping Secrets the American Way
Though damaging, the scandal has shown that the US has little to hide.
January 2011
Vol. 94, No. 1
Cooperation and Collaboration in Space
Top officials at AFA’s LA symposium lauded a renewed focus on military space capabilities and organiza
Venerable, Valued Bombers
The Air Force has big plans for its legacy bombers.
Over the Horizons
USAF’s look ahead to the technology of 2030 envisions a stunningly different force.
Desert Storm
The Air Force led the way when Kuwait was freed from its Iraqi occupiers.
Pacific Push
A force buildup on Guam anchors a broad US military strategy to keep China in check.
21st Century Rivet Joint
RC-135s have evolved into key battlefield intelligence aircraft, and the UK will soon fly its own.
Going Nowhere Fast
Congress and the Air Force spent a decade wrestling over the final fate of the legendary SR-71 Blackbi
The Silent Deterrent
Airmen at Minot AFB, N.D., work below ground, on the surface, and in the air to keep their ICBMs at peak readiness.
The Real Twelve O’Clock High
The classic motion picture is not as fictional as you might think.
Washington Watch
Precision airpower in Afghanistan; F-35A looking good; $100 billion at risk ....
Air Force World
Airman Dies in Afghanistan SrA. Andrew S. Bubacz, 23, of Dalzell, S.C., died Nov. 12 from head injuries sustained while maintaining a communications tower at a forward operating base in Nuristan, Afghanistan. Assigned to the 97th Communications Squadron at Altus...
Verbatim
China’s the One “The Chinese have enormous influence over [North Korea], … and yet, … they appear unwilling to use it. … We appreciate Beijing’s offer to propose an emergency six-party gathering, but … we first need an appropriate basis...
P-12
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How Far Is Down?
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Stapp’s Eyes-Out” Sled Ride”
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Letters
Suicide in the Ranks I read with interest “A Scourge of Suicide in the Ranks” (p. 41, November), and found it both enlightening and concerning. Let me explain. The extraordinary high quality of our Air Force recruits is heartening—the best...
AFA National Report
At the Air Force Ball, Los Angeles Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley and Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz headed the list of VIPs at the 39th annual Air Force Ball, in Los Angeles this November. Gen. C....
