January/February 2025

Vol. 108, No. 1

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.orgRAF Lakenheath, U.K. On the night of April 13, 2024, U.S. Air...
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.orgFrank Kendall, the most consequential Air Force Secretary in years, departed the...
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.orgThere are no options over water. And the farther out you go, the...

A Call for a New NSC-68 and Goldwater-Nichols Reform

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.orgIt’s time to rethink the factors shaping U.S. defense policy. The United...

The Case for More Money for Space 

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.orgCreating the Space Force to counter China and Russia answered a rising...

Editorial: Eyes on the Prize

News coming out of the White House since President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration Jan. 20 is striking in its velocity. The subjects of his Executive Orders and policy memos were unsurprising, fulfilling oft-repeated campaign promises, but  the speed, volume, and details—or lack of them—caught everyone by surprise. The President executed a battle plan intended to overwhelm his adversaries with speed, force, and complexity, writes Editor-in-Chief Tobias Naegele.

WORLD: National Security/New Admin

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.orgMore Air Force, a Missile Shield, and the Pentagon’s New Boss Allvin...

WORLD: Personnel

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.orgPatches, Nail Polish, Shaving: Dress and Grooming Standards  By Chris Gordon and...

WORLD: Air

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.orgIranian Threats in the Middle East By Chris Gordon When Lt. Col....

WORLD: China

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.orgNew Chinese Combat Aircraft By John A. Tirpak Imagery of two new,...

WORLD: Space

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.orgSpace Force Testing AI Automation By Greg Hadley ORLANDO, Fla. T he...

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.orgWe love letters! Write to us at letters@afa.org. To be published, letters...

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.orgSenior Master Sergeant Anthóny Colon. Senior Airman Victoria Nuzzi Senior Master Sgt....

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.orgDanger Zone “It’s a different world when China, Russia and the U.S....

AFA Grant Tackles Child Care Needs at Eglin

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.orgThe Air & Space Forces Association’s partnership with Operation Child Care Project...

Heroes and Leaders: William W. Momyer

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.orgMr. Tactical Airpower. William Momyer, known as “Spike,” was an outstanding tactician...