Leaders need to be frank about how they spend taxpayer money.
March 2020
Vol. 103, No. 3
Barbara Barrett’s first interview as Secretary of the Air Force.
USAF and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force are taking bilateral interoperability to the next level with joint F-35 training.
Creating a Culture of Fitness
USAF to launch no-risk, trial fitness tests.
Acquisition Accelerators
With a dozen-plus initiatives, the Air Force is cutting decades from the acquisition process.
The Grey Wolf Arrives
Patrolling USAF’s missile fields is job one for the Air Force’s new helicopter.
Japan Needs More Fifth-Generation Jets
The case for a new version of the F-22, reborn with the brains of the F-35.
Hitler’s Buzz Bombs
The priority target for Germany's V-1
“Vengeance” weapon was London. To his peril, Hitler ignored military targets close to the coast.
Namesakes: George Moody
Still Unexplained
Letters
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A collection of quotes on airpower and national security issues.
Strategy & Policy
Research Closes in on Reality
World
The Defense Budget Drops; F-35 Fixes; Planners Work on Space Force; and more ...
Faces of the Force
Know of someone we should recognize? Send nominees to afmag@afa.org
Airman for Life: RPA Building Dedicated to Ollie Crawford
The Air Force’s sole center for undergraduate remotely piloted aircraft training, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, was renamed “Crawford Hall” on Nov. 13, 2019, in honor of the late Ollie Crawford, a World War II pilot and Air Force Association charter member who went on to lead the organization as national president and chairman of the board.
Airman for Life: USAFA Alumni Transition Center Seeks Volunteers
Air Force Association member and 2006 U.S. Air Force Academy alumna Liz McLean is putting out a call for individuals and organizations to get involved with the USAFA Association of Graduates’ AOG Transition Center.
Airman for Life: Chapter News
Updates on AFA’s activities, outreach, awards, and advocacy.
