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.orgPresident Trump has spent nearly a year pressing for the creation of...
June 2019
Vol. 102, No. 6

An exclusive interview with Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, AFRC commander.
A comprehensive look at the Air Force including its people, equipment, budget, weapons systems, and mo
Almanac: Insignia of the Armed Forces & Awards and Decorations
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.orgRank insignia for USAF, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard; Ribbons...
Almanac: Spending
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.orgUSAF spending trends; DOD and USAF fiscal 2020 budget request; spending as...
Almanac: Aircraft Inventory
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.orgTotal aircraft inventory; aircraft inventory trends; ICBM and satellite inventory; aircraft age;...
Almanac: Major Commands and Reserve Components
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.orgCommand profiles, equipment, personnel, wings, and centers. Audio of this article is...
Almanac: FOAs, DRUs, and Auxillary
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.orgBrief descriptions of each. Audio of this article is brought to you...
Almanac: Leaders
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.orgPrincipal USAF and major command leaders through the years. Audio of this...
Almanac: Historic Major Command Leaders
Air Force Magazine Almanac Historic Major Command Leaders
Almanac: Guide to Aces and Heroes
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.orgAudio of this article is brought to you by the Air &...
Almanac: Bases and Stations
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.orgA guide to Active Duty, Reserve, and Air National Guard installations worldwide;...
Almanac: Weapons and Platforms
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.orgA detailed guide to the aircraft, aerial target systems, weapons systems, and...
Team B Tackles the CIA
The Pentagon and Cold War hardliners did not trust the national intelligence estimates.
Namesakes: W.L. Creech
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.orgGen. Wilbur Creech. Photo: USAF The man whose name graces Creech AFB,...
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.orgWHITHER WEATHER As a USAF facility engineer, I was reading with interest...
Strategy & Policy
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.orgAn airman runs maintenance on an EC-130H Compass Call at Bagram Airfield,...
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.orgQX54 unmanned aircraft. Photo: USAF video still. SECURITY FLAW “The US technology-control...
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.orgA SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying a GPS III payload lifts off from...
Faces of the Force
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.orgSgt. Matthew Staggs (r) saved Amy Lynn Samulenas (l), an Air Force...
Airman for Life
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.orgMark Tarpley leader of AFA’s Field Council Advocacy Committee. Courtesy photo Air...
AFA Emerging Leaders
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 Mitzi Morrison in front of a STEM display. Courtesy photo MITZI...
Almanac: Structure, People, and Pay
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.orgUSAF command structure; numbered air forces and centers; USAF’s personnel by the...