May 1987

An aerobatics demonstration in 1931 convinced Ernst Udet of the military worth of a new maneuver and l

The White House draws up a formal strategy that integrates US foreign, defense, and economic policies.

Three factors—a short budget, rising costs overseas, and unusually high retention in 1986—leave the Ai

In February 1983, this magazine began the regular presentation of a new series we called “Valor.” Each month since then, these short articles have recounted instances of individual bravery from the eighty-year history of the US Air Force and its...