Valor: AAF’s First Ace
In his first week of combat, flying against Japan's battle-tested veterans, this young American achieved every fighter pilot's goal.
September 1996
Vol. 79, No. 9
GAO Launches a Dud
This report spreads the misconception that stealth and precision didn't amount to much in the Gulf War
First Force
The USAF Chief of Staff talks about airpower, the Air Force, and the future.
The Arena of Space
The Air Force Scientific Advisory Board surveys the prospects of space as a theater of operations.
The Fast Pace of Special Ops
The washout rate in training is seventy percent. Those who make it are in for a grueling time.
Lessons in Leadership
The Air Force Senior NCO Academy produces enlisted leaders ready for the next century.
The Founding of the Force
“This is a new day," Gen. Henry H. "Hap" Arnold declared to the members of the Senate Military Affairs Committee. The date was October 19, 1945, and the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces (AAF) was testifying on the importance of legislating a new national security organization that would feature an independent Air Force. General Arnold's masterful opening statement to the committee portrayed in microcosm the history and impact of airpower.
Inside Intel
These five intelligence specialists are AFA’s 1996 Team of the Year.
Foremost in Their Fields
AFA and the Air Force name the best crews, crew chiefs, and aerial tactician of 1995.
On-Call Capability
From Indiana to Incirlik, these 1995 ANG and AFRES award winners proved the strength of USAF’s Total Force.
AFA/AEF Almanac
A compendium of facts and figures about the Air Force Association and the Aerospace Education Foundation.
Verbatim
Still a Good Idea “This commission finds unacceptable the idea of holding ourselves in all cases to a criminal standard of proof before we act. The US must be ready to view some terrorist attacks as a matter of national...
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