More common are the connections Chiefs have with other leaders who came before them, whether they served together in combat or on staffs. Though Ryan and Goldfein hailed from different family lines, their intertwined bonds of service are just as unbreakable.
October 2022
Vol. 105, No. 10
In Sky Warden, AFSOC gains a flexible new hunter-killer.
Inside the Biggest Noncombatant Evacuation in U.S. Air Force History.
Enhanced Space-Based Missile Tracking
America needs a more resilient missile warning system. Both China and Russia are fielding a new generation of hypersonic, low-flying missiles that U.S. ground-based radars are unable to track in the time needed to provide warning and cue defenses.
Q&A: AFSOC Shifts Focus
Lt. Gen. James C. Slife was set to transition from his role commanding Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., at the beginning of October, with a likely assignment to the Pentagon next. He visited the Air & Space Forces Association in September for an Air & Space Warfighters in Action event.
Editorial: Let’s Do It Again
To deter war, we must demonstrate both superior capability and sufficient capacity to endure a fight.
World: Air, Space & Cyber Conference
World: ASC22--Air Force adapts ACE; An emphasis on people; Flexibility for the Air Force future; Collaborative Combat Aircraft; Semper Supra.
World: The Pacific
With the Russian army pummeling Ukraine in Europe, and China increasingly threatening its neighbor Taiwan militarily in the Indo-Pacific, the Air National Guard has embraced the culture of can-do innovation at the core of ACE.
World: Space
World: Space--AFGSC launches second Minuteman III missile; We're not ready to fight China in Space.
World: Acquisition
World: Acquisition--Time to invest in Next-Gen Tankers; Acquisition inflation.
World: Culture
World: Culture--Gen. C.Q. Brown's steps to transform the Air Force.
Faces of the Force
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Verbatim
A collection of quotes on air power, space power, and national security issues
Letters
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AFA in Action: The Air Force’s Legends of Yesterday Meet the Legends of Tomorrow
To celebrate the Air Force’s 75th anniversary, the Air & Space Forces Association set out to connect 11 “living legends” from Air Force history with Airmen and Guardians in the force today.
AFA in Action: Interns at the Pentagon
Sixteen Arnold Air Society/Silver Wings members earned coveted Pentagon summer internships in 2022. A few shared their stories in their own words with AFA field leader Gabbe Kearney.
