A comprehensive look at the Air Force and the Space Force, including people, equipment, budget, weapons systems, and more.
June/July 2022
Vol. 105, No. 6
Personnel by the numbers: Total Force; end strength and manpower trends; breakdowns by gender, rank, region, command, base, Air Force Specialty Codes, sex, ethnicity, race, marital status, and education.
DOD Personnel by the numbers, including Total Force End Strength and Demographics by service, rank, sex and education.
2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: Spending
The Defense Department Budget rolls up the total spending by each military department—the Departments of the Air Force (which also includes the Space Force), the Navy (which also includes the Marine Corps), and the Army.
2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: Equipment
Total aircraft inventory; aircraft inventory trends; ICBM and satellite inventory; aircraft age; tail codes.
2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: U.S. Space Force
A comprehensive look at the U.S. Space Force, including people, equipment, budget, weapons systems, history, and more.
Q&A: AFCENT Tests ACE in Combat
The commander of U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT), Lt. Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, spoke with Air Force Magazine from the AFCENT headquarters at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
Editorial: It’s All in the Numbers
“World’s Greatest Air Force” is not a lifetime title like
“Supreme Court Justice.”
2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: Department of the Air Force Structure
The command structure of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force; numbered air forces; field commands; major commands; and centers.
2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: Pay & Allowances
Military basic pay; housing allowance; hazardous duty pay; federal civilian pay, incentive pay, housing allowances, and SES pay.
2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: Rank Insignia of the Armed Forces
Rank Insignia of the Armed Forces, including Air Force, Space Force, Army, Navy & Coast Guard, and Marine Corps.
2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: Awards & Decorations
Ribbons in order of precedence; devices; specialty berets.
2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: USAF Major Commands and Reserve Components
The Air Force has nine major commands and two Air Reserve
Components. (Air Force Reserve Command is both a majcom and an ARC.) In late 2019, Air Force Space Command was redesignated U.S. Space Force, a separate military branch under the Department of the Air Force.
Almanac: Historic Major Command Leaders
Historic USAF and major command leaders through the years.
2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: USAF FOAs, DRUs, & Civil Air Patrol
Brief descriptions of each, as well as mission and Active-duty personnel numbers.
2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: USAF Wings
Emblems and Majcom affiliation.
2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: Leaders
Principal USAF and major command leaders through the years.
2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: USAF & USSF Installations
A guide to Active duty, Reserve, and Air National Guard installations worldwide; locator maps for U.S. and overseas installations and operating bases.
2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: Weapons & Platforms
A detailed guide to the aircraft, aerial target systems, weapons systems, and satellite systems in USAF and USSF inventory.
2022 USAF & USSF Almanac: Glossary of Acronyms & Abbreviations
A non-exhaustive list of acronyms and abbreviations found in the 2022 Almanac.
Strategy & Policy: A Strategy on the Installment Plan
Delay of the National Defense Strategy leaves Capitol Hill and Congress scrambling for direction.
Letters
We love letters! Write to us at letters@afa.org. To be published, letters should be timely, relevant and concise. Include your name and location. Letters may be edited for space and the editors have final say on which are published.
Verbatim
A collection of quotes on air power, space power, and national security issues.
World: Readiness
Flying hours decline; Contract Red Air; Tyndall rebuild.
World: Acquisition
B-21 first flight postponed; New Air Force One coming; LaPlante sees risk in Sentinel ICBM.
World: Space
Cyber standards set for commercial vendors; What if GPS goes dark?: Senators vie for New Space National Guard; USSF plans to add three new intelligence squadrons; MDA wants its own satellites.
World: Culture
New USAF Brown and Blue Books; Refusing COVID vaccine leads to general discharges; 10-year low in E-7 promotions; Space Force eases uniform policies; AMC endurance record set.
World: Modernization
Recent wargaming results; ARRW at hypersonic speed; Advanced F-22 capabilities revealed.
Faces of the Force
Tell us who you think we should highlight here. Write to afmag@afa.org.
