The “Affordability” Hustle
Is it plausible that the world’s richest nation cannot bear up under a 30-year fighter replacement cyc
July 2007
Vol. 90, No. 7
Highlights from the July 2007 Issue
Comeback in the Pacific
USAF has been steadily injecting new equipment and forces into this vast and explosive region.
Lightning II: So Far, So Good
The fifth generation F-35 has cleared some hurdles, but the stakes are high and the challenges many.
The Drone War
USAF is locked in a battle with the other services over the management and operation of unmanned vehic
A Brush With the Air Force
Milton Caniff was out front with “Terry and the Pirates,” but other cartoonists also found their calli
Worse Than the Hollow Force
Force readiness has dropped by 17 percentage points.
The Art of Strafing
“Enemy troops 75 meters away. ... I need guns only!”
Names for our Unknowns
Scientists are finally identifying servicemen lost long ago.
How the West Would Have Won
A top airpower analyst looks back at the greatest air war that never was.
Mason Patrick’s Inside Game
In World War I and after, this lifelong Army engineer kept the Air Service moving forward.
Washington Watch
Congress Tries To Sort it Out; Big Wars and Little Wars; New Roles and Missions Flare-up ....
Aerospace World
Roadside Bomb Kills Airman Air Force SSgt. John T. Self, a member of the 314th Security Forces Squadron at Little Rock AFB, Ark., was killed on May 14 as he patrolled near Baghdad. Self died from the blast of an...
Verbatim
With Plenty of Mustard “The B-1 is a great piece of equipment. It carries the largest conventional weapons load of any of my bombers. It has the capability of being a ‘Burger King’ jet. You can have it your way...
Action in Congress
A Richer Pay Raise?; At Stake in the Defense Bill; The Push to Raise Tricare Fees ....
Typhoon
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Letters
More on Long-Range Strike The Air Force seems hopelessly confused about the purpose of its new bomber. Secretary Wynne argues that this should be a system that can be both unmanned and manned for nuclear missions and those requiring man-in-the-loop...
Complete Contents of July 2007 PDF
PDF Downloads are an Air & Space Forces Association member benefit.The "Affordability" Hustle
Is it plausible that the world's richest nation cannot bear up under a 30-year fighter replacement cycle?
Washington Watch
Congress Tries To Sort it Out; Big Wars and Little Wars; New Roles and Missions Flare-up ....
Comeback in the Pacific
USAF has been steadily injecting new equipment and forces into this vast and explosive region.
Lightning II: So Far, So Good
The fifth generation F-35 has cleared some hurdles, but the stakes are high and the challenges many
The Drone War
USAF is locked in a battle with the other services over the management and operation of unmanned air vehicles.
A Brush With the Air Force
Milton Caniff was out front with "Terry and the Pirates," but other cartoonists also found their calling in the wild blue yonder.
Worse Than the Hollow Force
Force readiness has dropped by 17 percentage points.
The Art of Strafing
"Enemy troops 75 meters away ... I need guns only!"
Names for our Unknowns
Scientists are finally identifying servicemen lost long ago.
How the West Would Have Won
A top airpower analyst looks back at the greatest air war that never was.
Mason Patrick's Inside Game
In World War I and after, this lifelong Army engineer kept the Air Service moving forward.
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