The 75 Percent Force
Under the new regime, weapon buying “is going to be more of a Wal-Mart approach than a Gucci approach.
March 2009
Vol. 92, No. 3
Highlights from the March 2009 Issue
The Cyber Menace
The world has yet to see all-out cyber-war, but it’s getting closer.
Beyond Reachback
New ISR systems and techniques put awesome intel at the fingertips of practically any warfighter.
In for the Long Haul
In Iraq, airmen see progress, but no one’s celebrating just yet. There’s too much hard work that remai
The Balkan Air War
The European war that began 10 years ago this month was fought—and won—with airpower alone.
The Pararescuemen
The Air Force’s PJs are a tough breed and always ready to jump into action.
The Lessons of Salty Demo
For USAF, the defense of air bases was mission-critical. And it still is.
Bullet Vs. Bullet
To deal with ballistic missiles, the US has assembled an impressive defense system. Will it work as ad
The Matterhorn Missions
The B-29 was rushed into production and sent to India to strike at Japan through staging bases in Chin
Making the H-Bomb
The nation was divided about the thermonuclear weapon, but Truman concluded, “We have no choice.”
Expanding the Envelope
In the schools around Eglin AFB, Fla., Leo Murphy has created a regional aviation hotbed and a pipelin
Washington Watch
Lawmakers and the F-22; The Chinese doppelganger; Taiwan, the major irritant ....
When Airpower Kills Civilians
Civilian casualties are endemic to war. In World War I, death claimed not only 8.5 million troops but also some 13 million noncombatants. Disease and starvation dominated. Still, many were killed by military forces—unintentionally or by design. The problem, on...
Air Force World
Airman Dies in Iraq SrA. Omar J. McKnight, 22, of Marrero, La., died Jan. 17 in a noncombat incident in Iraq. McKnight was deployed to Joint Base Balad from the 6th Security Forces Squadron at MacDill AFB, Fla. As of...
Verbatim
Really Shrewd Question “Can We Get the Nuclear Genie Back in the Bottle?”—Headline, USA Today, Dec. 15. Not a Choice “We would do well to avoid notions that we can pick and choose the kinds of wars in which we...
B-25 Mitchell
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Desolation Row
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Letters
The Downdraft [Regarding Air Force Magazine’s December editorial, “Air Supremacy in a Downdraft,” p. 2]: The Air Force must recognize that it has to change its culture to eliminate all resistance to being open to meaningful change so it, like...
Books
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AFA National Report
Bigger and Better Air Education and Training Command’s symposium, carried out with the Alamo Chapter in San Antonio in January, set an attendance record when more than 3,300 crowded into the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center to attend seminars, the...
Complete Contents of March 2009 PDF
PDF Downloads are an Air & Space Forces Association member benefit.The 75 Percent Force
Under the new regime, weapon buying "is going to be more of a Wal-Mart approach than a Gucci approach."
The Cyber Menace
The world has yet to see a/I-out cyber-war, but it's getting closer.
Beyond Reachback
New ISR systems and techniques put awesome intel at the fingertips of practically any warfighter.
In for the Long Haul
In Iraq, airmen see progress, but no one's celebrating just yet. There's too much hard work that remains.
The Balkan Air War
The European war that began 10 years ago this month was fought and won-with airpower alone.
The Pararescuemen
The Air Force's PJs are a tough breed and always ready to jump into action.
The Lessons of Salty Demo
For USAF, the defense of air bases was mission-critical. And it still is.
Bullet Vs. Bullet
To deal with ballistic missiles, the US has assembled an impressive defense system. Will it work as advertised?
The Matterhorn Missions
The B-29 was rushed into production and sent to India to strike at Japan through staging bases in China.
Making the H-Bomb
The nation was divided about the thermonuclear weapon, but Truman concluded, "We have no choice."
Expanding the Envelope
In the schools around Eglin AFB, Fla., Leo Murphy has created a regional aviation hotbed and a pipeline to college. For that, he is AFA 's National Aerospace Teacher of the Year.
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