Of Airpower and Morality
Are critics all that interested in long-ago deeds, or are they actually targeting today’s US Air Force
June 2006
Vol. 89, No. 6
Highlights from the June 2006 Issue
The Totally Integrated Air Force
USAF wants its three components to do at home what they do on deployments: Blend together in a seamles
Space and Counterspace
Space superiority cannot be taken for granted, so the Air Force is making plans to defend it.
Death in the Desert
For US airmen, the Long War with terrorists began on June 25, 1996 in a place called Khobar Towers.
The Mustang Line
At Osan AB, South Korea, A-10s and F-16s of the 51st Fighter Wing “Mustangs” keep the edge perpetually sharp.
Charting a Course for Tankers
In a long-awaited analysis, Rand says the Air Force should seek variety in its refueler fleet.
The European Invasion
The US now has become the target market for some of Europe's biggest defense firms.
Toward A New Laser Era
The Air Force is thinking about laser gunships and other amazing things.
The Ride of the Valkyrie
The B-70 project lasted only a few years, but the airplane itself was the stuff of legend.
Bombing With the Beam
Development of realistic radar bomb scoring opened up new vistas for bomber effectiveness.
A Day in the Life of the Misty FACs
Finding and marking targets was dangerous business, as Charlie Neel and Guy Gruters learned firsthand.
Washington Watch
Eight Bomber Prospects; Poke in the Eye to Airbus; Up and Down With the F-22 ....
Aerospace World
IED Kills Airman in Iraq The Defense Department announced the death of an airman in Operation Iraqi Freedom. TSgt. Walter M. Moss Jr., of Houston, died March 29 in Baghdad when an improvised explosive device detonated while he was working...
Verbatim
Don’t Call Them Evil “It is sometimes convenient, for purposes of rhetorical effect, for national leaders to talk of a globe neatly divided into good and bad. It is quite another, however, to base the policies of the world’s most...
Action in Congress
Is Reserve GI Bill Inequitable?; Pentagon Blinks on Tricare; Pushing for HSAs ....
B-24 Liberator
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Nunn’s Bleak Tale
“DOD Must Thoroughly Overhaul the Services’ Roles and Missions” Sen. Sam Nunn Address to the US Senate Washington, D.C. July 2, 1992 FULL TEXT VERSION Not long after the fall of the Soviet Union, Sen. Sam Nunn (D-Ga.) shook up...
Letters
The Schwalier Case I was the commander, JTF Southwest Asia, at the time of the Khobar Towers bombing and observed firsthand the exceptional force protection efforts undertaken by Brigadier General Schwalier. Additionally, he and I were closely involved with the...
Complete Contents of June 2006 PDF
PDF Downloads are an Air & Space Forces Association member benefit.Of Airpower and Morality
Are critics all that interested in long-ago deeds, or are they actually targeting today's US Air Force?
Washington Watch
Eight Bomber Prospects; Poke in the Eye to Airbus; Up and Down With the F-22 ....
The Totally Integrated Air Force
USAF wants its three components to do at home what they do on deployments: Blend together in a seamless, unified, and integrated whole.
Space and Counterspace
Space superiority cannot be taken for granted, so the Air Force is making plans to defend it.
Death in the Desert
For US airmen, the Long War with terrorists began on June 25, 1996 in a place called Khobar Towers.
The Mustang Line
At Osan AB, South Korea, A-10s and F-16s of the 51st Fighter Wing "Mustangs" keep the edge perpetually sharp.
Charting a Course for Tankers
In a long-awaited analysis, RAND says the Air Force should seek variety in its refueler fleet.
The European Invasion
The US now has become the target market for some of Europe's biggest defense firms.
Toward a New Laser Era
The Air Force is thinking about laser gunships and other amazing things.
The Ride of the Valkyrie
The B-70 project lasted only a few years, but the airplane itself was the stuff of legend.
Bombing With the Beam
Development of realistic radar bomb scoring opened up new vistas for bomber effectiveness.
A Day in the Life of the Misty FACs
Finding and marking targets was dangerous business, as Charlie Neel and Guy Gruters learned firsthand.
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