April 2018
Vol. 101, No. 4
Airmen's lives and careers are out of balance. CMSAF Kaleth Wright is working to fix that.
Speeding Up Space
Should USAF’s Operationally Responsive Space office morph into a Rapid Capabilities Office for Space?
Bombers in 2050
USAF plans to retire the B-1 and B-2 in the 2030s as B-21s are fielded, while the B-52 remains in serv
Editorial: Nuclear Rohrshach Test
EDITORIAL | People see what they wish in it, but the Nuclear Posture Review prescribes exactly what’s
The Tanker’s Trying Time
After a tough 2017, the KC-46 tanker is inching closer to reality.
Rocket Science
PICTORIAL | The Air Force makes military space look easy. It is not.
Intercepting the Bear
The Tu-95 Bear is still flying—and still testing air defenses around the perimeter of North America.
Doc’s Saga
Getting the B-29 Doc flying again took decades of perseverance.
Namesakes: Travis
The Rocket At first, the California airfield went by an inelegant name—Fairfield-Suisun. Then came the horrific aircraft accident. That is how it got the name “Travis.” The base was rechristened in honor of Brig. Gen. Robert Falligant Travis, a true...
Red Air for Hire
The Air Force needs every fighter it can spare for real-world missions. Are private aggressors the wav
DOD Senior Leaders
Who's who in the Trump defense administration.
Aperture
Isis After Isis The bomb-dropping phase to exterminate the so-called Islamic State may be over and its strongholds conquered, but ISIS is likely not going to be truly dead for years—and may never be—Gen. Paul A. Selva, Vice Chairman of...
Forward Deployed
Raven, Jigsaw, and Chainsaw Maj. Eric Bow used to spend most of his workday copying and pasting. As the targeting effects team chief, Bow created a lot of PowerPoint slides and Excel documents, and a lot of information was conveyed...
