Sam E. Parish USAF
Recent stories by Sam E. Parish USAF
ACE’s Defensive Blind Spot
Over the past year, Iranian drone and missile attacks killed American Soldiers at air bases in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, destroyed an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control aircraft, and damaged other aircraft on the ground. The Combined Air Operations...
Air Force Risks Sub-Optimizing Fighter Engines—Again
“The F-35 is the most advanced fighter yet built, but decisions and compromises imposed on it more than a decade ago continue to push up its cost, decrease its reliability, limit its performance, and constrain its ability to exploit new technologies. For fighter pilots of ...
What is a Modern Integrated Air Defense System
Modern air defense systems are better than ever. Misunderstanding them could prove deadly.
The Heart of the Force
In the age of technology, the NCO must be far more than a technician. And the NCO of the future will s
