Who Will Stand For Defense?
Very few lawmakers won re-election on the strength of their support for the military.
January 2013
Vol. 96, No. 1
Highlights from the January 2013 Issue
ISR After Afghanistan
USAF is adapting its global intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance network to a new security e
Breaking the Space Status Quo
The US must shake off complacency about the space arena. Challengers abound.
Meet the New PLAAF
China has learned a lot from USAF.
Test Pilots for Tomorrow
The Air Force Test Pilot School is reinventing itself to keep pace with emerging technologies.
The Assault on EBO
The cardinal sin of Effects-Based Operations was that it threatened the traditional way of war.
White vs. LeMay: The Battle Over Ballistic Missiles
Gen. Thomas White triumphed in an epic battle to develop and field the Atlas, overcoming fierce resist
The Death of Korean Air Lines Flight 007
A 747 heading from the US to Seoul strayed into Soviet airspace. The USSR shot it down.
Fratricide
The fog of war can be deadly and tragic.
Churchill’s Southern Strategy
The D-Day invasion was forced on a reluctant Churchill by the Americans.
Washington Watch
Haunted halls for years; Adversaries doubling down; Going deaf and blind in space; Undersea cables vul
Air Force World
Selva Takes Over AMC Gen. Paul J. Selva took command of Air Mobility Command from Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr. in a ceremony at Scott AFB, Ill., Nov. 30. Selva now leads the nearly 134,000 members of the mobility air...
Verbatim
Money for Nothing “The Air Force has lost confidence in the Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS) and has canceled the program. After spending more than a billion dollars, the Air Force determined that the ECSS program has not yielded any...
AH-1 Cobra
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Reagan’s Zero Option
“Arms Reduction and Nuclear Weapons“ President Ronald Reagan Address to the National Press Club Washington, D.C. Nov. 18, 1981 FULL TEXT VERSION The Soviet Union in the 1970s deployed hundreds of SS-4, SS-5, and SS-20 intermediate-range nuclear missiles against targets...
Three Down and One To Go
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Ace to Ace
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Letters
Sexual Misconduct The Air Force suffered serious repercussions in the media and Congress from the sex abuse scandal at JBSA-Lackland [“Sexual Misconduct at BMT,” November, p. 48]. Three basic military training instructors received prison sentences while 12 others remain under...
AFA National Report
Honored in LA At the Air Force Ball sponsored by the Gen. B. A. Schriever Los Angeles Chapter in November, Lt. Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski received the prestigious Gen. Thomas D. White Space Award. This Air Force Association national-level award...
From Gunnery School to Weapons School
The Nevada school has expanded its offerings whenever USAF
Complete Contents of January 2013 PDF
PDF Downloads are an Air & Space Forces Association member benefit.The Assault on EBO
The cardinal sin of Effects-Based Operations was that it threatened the traditional way of war.
White vs. LeMay: The Battle Over Ballistic Missiles
Gen. Thomas White triumphed in an epic battle to develop and field the Atlas, overcoming fierce resistance from Gen. Curtis LeMay.
The Death of Korean Air Lines Flight 007
A 747 heading from the US to Seoul strayed into Soviet airspace. The USSR shot it down.
Fratricide
The fog of war can be deadly and tragic.
Churchill's Southern Strategy
The D - Day invasion was forced on a reluctant Churchill by the Americans.
Departments
Washington Watch
Haunted halls for years; Adversaries doubling down; Going deaf and blind in space; Undersea cables vulnerable; Radar too hot to hold ....
Chart Page:
Three Down and One To Go
Keeper File:
Reagan 's Zero Option
Airpower Classics:
AH-1 Cobra
Features
Editorial: Who Will Stand for Defense?
Very few lawmakers won re-election on the strength of their support for the military.
ISR After Afghanistan
USAF is adapting its global intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance network to a new security environment.
Breaking the Space Status Quo
The US must take off complacency about the space arena. Challengers abound.
Meet the New PLAAF
China has learned a lot from USAF
Test Pilots for Tomorrow
The Air Force Test Pilot School is reinventing itself to keep pace with emerging technologies.
From Gunnery School to Weapons School Photography
The Nevada school has expanded its offerings whenever USAF needed a new breed of weapons expert.
