Megan Scully
Recent stories by Megan Scully
Innovative Armament Test Solutions Empower ACE and Multi-Capable Airmen
Our national defense priority is now once again focused on the high-end fight, requiring the Services to embrace the need to modernize rapidly. However, in many cases our military advantage has eroded from decades of fighting a low-intensity war on...
MTS-3060A SmartCan™ – Empowering ACE and Multi-Capable Airmen
The Agile Combat Employment (ACE) operational concept, a proactive and reactive operational scheme of maneuver executed within threat timelines to increase survivability while generating combat power, provides a starting point for Airmen to codify best practices. However, this can be quite...
The Air Force has long struggled to find its way on Capitol Hill
Things appear to be getting a bit better, but there’s still a long way to go in improving the relation
Retention Questions
It's not just about pay.
The Sequestration Zombie
If Congress doesn’t act, sequestration comes back to life.
BRAC’s Long, Hard Slog
Congress is no fan of base closures.
The A-10 and the Rescue Helicopter
Tough budget limits and diverging requirements led USAF in opposite directions on two high-profile pla
Stealth Bomber, Public Messages
A B-2 bomber mission to the Korean Peninsula was highlighted by USAF’s burgeoning social media effort.
Lightning Rod on the Hill
The sheer size of the F-35 program makes it an irresistible target for congressional cost-cutters.
The Austerity Budget Hits the Hill
Lawmakers are concerned that many of the Air Force’s cost-saving moves may be penny-wise but pound-foo
Nuke Fix, Phase II
It’s not just the weapons that were neglected.
Thinking Outside the Wire
The rise of “joint expeditionary taskings” has pushed airmen to train harder for ground combat.
The Little Airlifter That Could
C-27 program changes have put the Air Force and Army “on a far more amicable path.”
Getting on With the Neighbors
USAF moves to ameliorate the concerns of citizens in communities near major Air Force bases.
High Velocity Maintenance
If all goes as planned, this new initiative will cut the time that airplanes are out of service.