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.orgA comprehensive look at the Air Force and the Space Force, including...
May/June 2025
Vol. 108, No. 5
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.orgAs futuristic aviation programs gain priority, the F-35—the only in-production, fifth-generation American...
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.orgHow one pilot’s unblinking focus on technology, tactics, and preparation helped turn...
USAF’s Capacity, Capability, and Readiness 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.orgThe Cold War Air Force was bigger, deeper, and readier than today’s....
Heroes and Leaders: George E. Day
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.orgName, rank, serial number … and the aftermath. Medal of Honor recipient...
Editorial: Preparing for a Fight
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 is a law of survival, if not physics: In war, any...
2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: DAF 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.orgDAF TOTAL FORCE END STRENGTH Fiscal 2024 end strength is as of...
2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: DOD 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.orgDOD TOTAL FORCE END STRENGTH Fiscal 2024 end strength is as of...
2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: Pay & Allowances
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.orgANNUAL MILITARY BASIC PAY (Effective Jan. 1, 2025) GRADE 2 3 4...
2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: Rank Insignia of the USAF & USSF
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2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: Awards and Decorations
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2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: USAF Major Commands
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 Force has six Institutional Commands focused on the recruit, train,...
2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: Leaders
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2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: Installations
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2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: Air Force Wings
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2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: Department of the Air Force Structure
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2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: U.S. Space 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.orgThe U.S. Space Force was created on Dec. 20, 2019. The Space...
2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: Spending
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 annual defense budget is prepared by the Department of Defense, reviewed...
2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: Equipment
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.orgTotal aircraft inventory; aircraft inventory trends; ICBM and satellite inventory; and aircraft...
2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: FOAs, DRUs, & Civil Air Patrol
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Faces of the Force
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Letters
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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.orgStill Smaller, Still Older “The fleet is aging; 30-plus years on...
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.orgMeink, 27th Secretary, Gets to Work Air Force vet brings deep space...
WORLD: Weapons Development
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.orgAir Force Reveals Range and Inventory Goals for F-47, CCAs By John...
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.orgGuetlein to Lead ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Shield Program By Chris Gordon President...
WORLD: Air Operations
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.orgUS Doubles Airstrikes in Somalia, Surpassing 2024 Levels By Chris Gordon U.S....
2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: Air Force Weapons & Platforms
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2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: USSF Space Systems
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2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: Glossary of Acronyms & Abbreviations
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.orgA non-exhaustive list of acronyms and abbreviations found in the 2025 Almanac....
AFA IN ACTION: Deptula, Chilton Earn AFHF Lifetime Honors
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 Force Historical Foundation honored a pair of storied Airmen with...
AFA IN ACTION: AFA McChord Makes 7-Year-Old Benny a C-17 ‘Pilot for a Day’
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.orgAt Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), a little boy with a huge heart...
