The Space Force needs the scale and means to assert authority. This is not just about money, though that is important. And it’s not about numbers of people. It’s about establishing world-leading expertise.
Tobias Naegele
To deter war, we must demonstrate both superior capability and sufficient capacity to endure a fight.
Air Force Magazine becomes Air & Space Forces Magazine with the release of our September issue. The magazine’s digital address will change Sept. 8, when all the content will migrate to the new AirAndSpaceForces.com home page.
Changing the title of a storied publication—and association—is not something to be taken lightly. A title must define who we are and what we’re about. Air & Space Forces magazine does the job.
The Air Force turns 75 on Sept. 18, a momentous three-quarters of a century.
“World’s Greatest Air Force” is not a lifetime title like “Supreme Court Justice.”
AFA became the Air & Space Forces Association April 7, a historic shift more than two years in the making.
We find ourselves today on the other side of the deterrence challenge, intimidated by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats of possible nuclear war. Putin’s willingness to break norms others take for granted are destabilizing.
Terrible mistakes happen in war. When life and death is at stake and time is short, some judgments will inevitably prove wrong.
In playing the victim, Putin evokes Adolf Hitler in September 1938.
Winding down to the end of 2021 and looking forward to the year ahead gives us an opportunity to count our blessings and take note of what ails us.
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