Bringing Closure
When everything was said and done, USAF closed exactly zero Air Force bases.
March 2012
Vol. 95, No. 3
The Last Days in Iraq
The final airmen to leave Iraq found the end of the mission as memorable as the first days of Desert S
Old Bombers, New Again
Can the Air Force get 30 to 50 more years out of the bombers it already has?
Refueling the RPAs
Technical advances have the Air Force on the verge of refueling operations with no human present.
Fighters over Korea
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.orgThe Korean War saw the end of the propeller-driven fighter era overlap...
The Highest Ranking
Hap Arnold is the Air Force’s only five-star general, but just the 10th highest ranked US military off
DOD Senior Leadership Photochart
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.orgWho’s who in the Obama Administration’s Pentagon. Audio of this article is...
Stacked Up Over Anaconda
The battle was a painful reminder of the need for close air and ground coordination.
The Man From Thud Ridge
Jack Broughton sacrificed his Air Force career to protect two of his pilots.
The Red Baron
More than 100 pilots surpassed Manfred von Richthofen’s kill total, but none earned his fame or notori
Early Atomic Air
The airmen charged with delivering nuclear weapons were often kept in the dark about the revolutionary
Washington Watch
Cutting the fleet; Squeezing the lemon; Bye-bye C-27; Spotting the Army’s hand ....
Air Force World
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.orgThree Airmen Killed in Afghanistan Three airmen died when an improvised explosive...
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.orgKnocked Off Balance “The Air Force’s definition of ‘balanced’ cuts tilts heavily...
Hs 129
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Les Aspin Was Dead Right
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.org “The Military Option” Rep. Les Aspin, democrat of Wisconsin Chairman, House...
The Military’s Medical Problem
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The Aerodrome Fraud
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Letters
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.orgAlways Bring Them Home I read with great interest Richard Halloran’s article,...
Books
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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.orgSan Antonio Success Air Education and Training Command’s sixth January symposium—co-hosted by...
