Keys to shaping tomorrow’s Air Force.
May 2019
Vol. 102, No. 5
The VC-25B will be next in the line of presidential aircraft from FDR to Donald Trump.
How airpower won the war for Kosovo.
Welcome Home, Old Friend
How these Seattle vets rallied to save a B-52 and create a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park.
Namesakes: Frank Tyndall
War Hero, Test Pilot
Letters
THE REAL VALUE OF TYNDALL Having been stationed at Tyndall four times and losing my on-base home and most of my belongings to Hurricane Michael, I appreciated y’all attempting to capture the challenges going forward and for quoting a great...
Strategy & Policy
Skunk Works’ Jeff Babione on preserving the culture, while growing the business.
World
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carries an Iridium satellite into orbit from Vandenberg AFB, Calf., in January. Photo: SrA. Clayon Wear QUESTIONS REMAIN AS LAWMAKERS MULL SPACE FORCE PROPOSAL By Rachel S. Cohen Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are confident...
Faces of the Force
The Air Force 2019 Female Athlete of the Year is Maj. Amy Natalini, director of headquarters 8th Air Force. Photo: Courtesy The Air Force 2019 Female Athlete of the Year is Maj. Amy Natalini, director of headquarters 8th Air Force’s...
F-15EX vs. F-35A
Two jets from different eras, with different missions, strengths, and weaknesses, face off in a battle
Agile Fighter Development
Air Superiority: Creating an unfair fight.
Wolters on Europe
An exclusive interview with Gen. Tod D. Wolters, commander of USAFE.
The Biggest Needs in the Mobility Fleet
Tankers top the list of a force stretched by constant—and growing—demand.
Moving MDC2 from Research to Reality
Multi-domain command and control moves into the schoolhouse.
After the Storm: How AFA’s Tyndall Chapter Helped Airmen Recover
AFA Vice Chairman for Field Operations, Gavin MacAloon, lost his on-base home at Tyndall AFB, Fla., to Hurricane Michael. Photo: Courtesy of Gavin MacAloon When Hurricane Michael ravaged Tyndall AFB, Fla., last October, the local chapter of the Air Force...
Airman for Life: The D-Day Pilot and Flight Nurse; CAP and UAS
Capt. Vito Pedone (pilot) and his wife, 1st. Lt. Geraldine Pedone (flight nurse), were both participants in D-Day’s Operation Overlord. Photo courtesy of the Pedone family As the United States geared up for Operation Overlord and the D-Day invasion of...
Instant Contracts
USAF speeds up its game to leverage small business innovators.
