March/April 2025

Vol. 108, No. 3

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 F-47: Next Generation Air Dominance  Boeing Wins Contest to Build the Next...
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.orgWhy retiring the B-1 too soon could undermine U.S. security.  The U.S....

Battle of Takur Ghar Controversy Continues 

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 Medal of Honor Museum Plays Down 21st Century Air Force Hero. ...

Fixing the Air Force Pilot Crisis

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.orgCombat airpower requires more planes and more pilots to fly them. The U.S....

Editorial: Air and Space Dominance 

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 Trump administration arrived in Washington promising to restore America’s military, reinvigorate...

WORLD: Airpower

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.orgAllvin Makes the Case for More Airpower  It’s all about ‘more options...

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 Superiority Takes Center Stage By Greg Hadley Looking into the future...

WORLD: Golden Dome

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 and Missile Defense Leaders Ponder Golden Dome By Unshin Lee Harpley...

WORLD: Munitions

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.orgSustained Munitions Production and Lower-Cost Designs By John A. Tirpak Munitions have...

WORLD: Agile Combat Employment

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.orgACE Gets Real  How USAF is evolving Agile Combat Employment informed by...

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...

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.orgWar Plans … “The world found out shortly before 2 p.m. Eastern...

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.orgTell us who you think we should highlight here. Write to afmag@afa.org...

Heroes and Leaders: Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

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.orgCareer Airman who served proudly. Our armed forces have not always been...