What It Means To Be No. 1
The United States, unlike any other nation, is a global power with worldwide interests, responsibiliti
February 2006
Vol. 89, No. 2
Highlights from the February 2006 Issue
The Chinese Calculus
There is hard power, soft power, and airpower, and the greatest of these may be airpower.
ISR Miracles, at a Reasonable Price
The Air Force will update many of its old warhorses and throw in an exotic new system or two.
Smashing the UAV Stovepipe
Will the new center of excellence in Nevada succeed in bringing order out of chaos?
Flight-Test Worries
A testing capability that was once the envy of the world has begun to suffer from the drift and sag of
Huey Goes Long
At USAF’s 23rd Flying Training Squadron, chopper pilots will train on the new Huey II for another 20 years.
Calculated Courage at Thai Nguyen
Merlyn Dethlefsen pressed the attack on the SAM sites through the heaviest flak ever seen in North Vie
Footholds for the Fighting Force
The Air Force has perfected its techniques for getting the most out of remote air bases.
The Ground Observer Corps
Some 800,000 volunteers at 16,000 observation posts scanned the sky for hostile aircraft.
Sharp Focus on Air Force Civilians
Civilian workers will be put through tactical, operational, and strategic training programs.
Washington Watch
Another QDR, Another Cut; Why an F-22 Stretch Out?; The UAV Factor ....
Aerospace World
Raptor Declared Operational … The F-22A Raptor was officially declared operational on Dec. 15, meeting a target set years ago. Gen. Ronald E. Keys, head of Air Combat Command, certified that he has enough aircraft, maintenance crews, spares, and pilots...
Verbatim
Rumsfeld’s Operational Focus “I think if I had to pull out one lesson that we’ve learned over the past four or five years, it would be that in the 21st century we’re going to have to stop thinking about things,...
Action in Congress
Unexpected Gains; Items In the $441.5 Billion Budget; Boosting Tricare’s Fees ....
B-17 Flying Fortress
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Schlesinger’s Limited Nuclear Options
“Strategic Forces” James R. Schlesinger Annual Defense Department Report Washington, D.C. March 4, 1974 FULL TEXT VERSION A massive Soviet ICBM buildup had fatally undercut the nuclear policy of “assured destruction,” and Washington needed options “other than suicide or surrender.”...
USAF Jobs That Go Begging
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Letters
Perspectives on Khobar Towers Editor in Chief Robert Dudney says in his November editorial [“The Shadow of Khobar Towers,” p. 2] that the Clinton Administration “appeased” Iran after the Khobar Towers bombing. But doing nothing is not appeasement. By definition,...
Complete Contents of February 2006 PDF
PDF Downloads are an Air & Space Forces Association member benefit.What It Means To Be No. 1
The United States, unlike any other nation, is a global power with worldwide interests, responsibilities, and allies.
Washington Watch
Another QDR, Another Cut; Why an F-22 Stretch Out?; The UAV Factor ....
The Chinese Calculus
There is hard power, soft power, and airpower, and the greatest of these may be airpower.
ISR Miracles, at a Reasonable Price
The Air Force will update many of its old warhorses and throw in an exotic new system or two.
Smashing the UAV Stovepipe
Will the new center of excellence in Nevada succeed in bringing order out of chaos?
Flight-Test Worries
A testing capability that was once the envy of the world has begun to suffer from the drift and sag of austerity.
Huey Goes Long
At USAF's 23rd Flying Training Squadron, chopper pilots will train on the new Huey II for another 20 years.
Calculated Courage at Thai Nguyen
Merlyn Dethlefsen pressed the attack on the SAM sites through the heaviest flak ever seen in North Vietnam.
Footholds tor the Fighting Force
The Air Force has perfected its techniques for getting the most out of remote air bases.
The Ground Observer Corps
Some 800,000 volunteers at 16,000 observation posts scanned the sky for hostile aircraft.
Sharp Focus on Air Force Civilians
Civilian workers will be put through tactical, operational, and strategic training programs
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