August 2015

Vol. 98, No. 8

A Prelude to War

Twenty-five years ago this month, the Air Force moved to save Saudi Arabia and began tense preparations for the first Gulf War.

Volcanic Observatory

AFSPC and AFRL track objects in the skies from a 10,000-foot dormant volcano on Maui.

The View From Langley

The ACC commander presented unvarnished thoughts on war and the future at a recent Air Force Association-sponsored event.

The Year of the Kamikaze

The suicide pilots were sent to die for the emperor—regardless of what the emperor thought about it.

The Goering Interrogation

The captured Luftwaffe head was surprisingly open when questioned by Spaatz, Vandenberg, and other Air Force leaders just after VE Day.

AFA Nominees

Candidates for national offices and Board of Directors.

Aperture

Long-Range Strike Bomber contract to be awarded; Boeing and Lockheed’s edge; Northrop Grumman’s advan

Air Force World

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Verbatim

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Tornado

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Scramble

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Letters

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Books

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