October 2020

Vol. 103, No. 10

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BUFF Up

Another decade of enhancements will give the B-52 three more decades of power.

Moving from Situational Awareness to C2

The second ABMS on-ramp experiment offers a peek into the future of JADC2.

Q&A: Space Ops 101

Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Space Force Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations, Cyber, and Nuclear, speaks with Rachel S. Cohen about Space Force.

The Air Base: The Air Force’s Achilles’ Heel?

By Lt. Col. Price T. Bingham, USAF (Ret.)

History shows the Air Force needs a new approach to forward basing.

The Air Force Enters the Vietnam War

By John T. Correll

Under cover of secrecy, the “training” mission turned to “advice in combat” and then into “combat training sorties.”

Editorial: Inflection Points

By Tobias Naegele

Leadership without risk is called management. We don’t need more managers in the Air Force.

Move Out!

By Rachel S. Cohen and Jennifer Hlad

Relocating is hard for everyone, but for service members, it’s a way of life. COVID-19 challenged even the pros.

Outstanding Airmen of the Year

By Chequita Wood

The program annually recognizes 12 enlisted members for superior leadership, job performance, community involvement, and personal achievements.

Namesakes: Edward Peterson Jr.

By Robert S. Dudney

Death in Colorado

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Verbatim

By Air & Space Forces Magazine Staff

A collection of quotes on air power and national security issues.

Strategy & Policy

By John A. Tirpak

China is making steady and ominous gains in the quality of its military forces and its ability to project power—while making more open challenges to the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific and worldwide, according to the Pentagon’s 173-page China Military Power Report released in late August.