Stealth was a gamble 50 years ago. It’s still a good bet.  S tealth technology has given the U.S. military an air of near invincibility for the past 35 years. Overwhelmingly successful in the 1991 Gulf War, and heavily refined...

Verbatim

March 28, 2024
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Letters

July 28, 2023
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World: Readiness

Nov. 3, 2022
Air Force Strength now 'very weak';TRANSOM unveils agile strategy to deter China.

Chiefs Connected

Oct. 7, 2022 | By Tobias Naegele
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. 

Four Chiefs

Aug. 12, 2022 | By Tobias Naegele
As part of Air Force Magazine’s commemoration of the Air Force’s 75th anniversary, Sept. 18, 2022, we set out to interview all of the living former Chiefs of Staff, ultimately interviewing seven of the eight former Chiefs from 1990 to the present. In this first ...
The installation of a new monument in Washington, D.C., recognizing Gulf War veterans begins July 14 with the formal groundbreaking of the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial. Situated on the National Mall to the north of the Lincoln Memorial, the new park-style monument ...

Air Sick

Jan. 19, 2022 | By Greg Hadley
The cancer rates for some aviators are higher than others. Lifelong monitoring may be the only viable solution.