On Fighting Irregular War
USAF is about more—much more—than “traditional” combat.
October 2007
Vol. 90, No. 10
Highlights from the October 2007 Issue
The One-Deep Air Force
In Europe, USAFE faced a brutal optempo—and that was before 10 percent of its troops deployed.
The Big Squeeze
The Air Force can’t buy many new large ISR aircraft. It must wring out much more from what it’s alread
The Medical Middlemen
The 455th aeromedical evacuation unit links the Afghan battlefield to advanced medical care in the Wes
When Sputnik Shocked the World
With the success of Sputnik 1, the Space Age was born, and the Space Race was about to begin.
Desert Airlift
Up against the elements and old airplanes, air and ground crews somehow manage to hold it all together
The Hooligan Trade
The North Dakota Air National Guard wing has moved on to new aircraft, but it won’t soon forget its F-16s.
The Air Force on the Eve of World War II
The United States was well down the list of the world’s military powers, but it had strengths that were not fully apparent.
Every Pilot in His Place
The Chief of Staff wants to fix the way USAF uses its pilots, starting with those flying the F-22.
Seven New Carriers (Maybe)
The Navy plans to build many more flattops, and they won’t be “Gary Hart carriers.”
The Eagle Squadrons
In World War II, a handful of American fliers answered Britain’s call for help.
Vanished Arts
What has been lost with the demise of wipers, oilers, cleaners, and supernumeraries?
Washington Watch
Out of Russia’s mothballs; Putin sets a course; Thwarting ASATs ....
Aerospace World
Airman Dies in Basic Training A 19-year-old boot camp trainee at Lackland AFB, Tex., died Aug. 7, after apparently contracting a respiratory virus. Amn. Paige Renee Villers of Norton, Ohio, died at Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio. A...
Verbatim
Who Needs ISR “The day of the spy-in-the-sky approach to intelligence gathering may be coming to an end, plagued by cost overruns and systems so complex they take too long to perfect and probably, most importantly, are increasingly less useful...
F4U Corsair
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“Aerospace,” According to White
“Air and Space Are Indivisible” Gen. Thomas D. White Statement in Air Force Magazine Arlington, Va. March 1958 FULL TEXT VERSION Are air and space separate military environments? Or are they simply parts of a single “seamless continuum”—the aerospace—in which...
Uniform Respect
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Letters
War Budgets and Sacrifice I just finished reading your article about the war budgets [“Editorial: War Budgets, Then and Now,” August, p. 2]. I am not an economist nor do I have all the know-how when it comes to supporting...
Complete Contents of October 2007 PDF
PDF Downloads are an Air & Space Forces Association member benefit.On Fighting Irregular War
USAF is about more-much more-than "traditional" combat.
Washington Watch
Out of Russia's mothballs; Putin sets a course; Thwarting ASATs ....
The One-Deep Air Force
In Europe, USAFE faced a brutal optempo-and that was before 10 percent of its troops deployed.
The Big Squeeze
The Air Force can't buy many new large ISR aircraft. It must wring out much more from what it's already got.
The Medical Middlemen
The 455th aeromedical evacuation unit links the Afghan battlefield to advanced medical care in the West.
When Sputnik Shocked the World
With the success of Sputnik 1, the Space Age was born, and the Space Race was about to begin.
Desert Airlift
Up against the elements and old airplanes, air and ground crews somehow manage to hold it all together.
The Hooligan Trade
The North Dakota Air National Guard wing has moved on to new aircraft, but it won't soon forget its F-16s.
The Air Force on the Eve of World War II
The United States was well down the list of the world's military powers, but it had strengths that were not fully appreciated.
Every Pilot in His Place
The Chief of Staff wants to fix the way USAF uses its pilots, starting with those flying the F-22.
Seven New Carriers (Maybe)
The Navy plans to build many more flattops, and they won't be "Gary Hart carriers."
The Eagle Squadrons
In World War II, a handful of American fliers answered Britain's call for help.
Vanished Arts
What has been lost with the demise of wipers, oilers, cleaners, and supernumeraries?
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