September 1997

Vol. 80, No. 9

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Valor: Lest We Forget

By John L. Frisbee

During the winter of 1944-45, 6,000 Air Force noncoms took part in an event of mass heroism that has been neglected by history.

Fallout From Khobar Towers

By John T. Correll

The wing commander was nominated to meet the demand for a sacrifice.

Pieces of 50

A rich history can be seen in some of the most common things.

Hap

By Walter J. Boyne

H.H. Arnold, one of the nation's first military aviators, went on to become the founding father of the

The First Five Years of the First 50

By Herman S. Wolk

The Air Force gained its independence on Sept. 18, 1947. Then the crises started popping, one after th

Chief Airey

By Charles Lucas USAF (Ret.)

As the first Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, he paved the way for those who came after him.

The Robotic Air Force

By John A. Tirpak

Here come the unmanned and "uninhabited" aircraft

The Chinese Buildup Rolls On

By Bill Gertz

China is engaged in a major buildup of conventional and nuclear military forces.

Photochart of AAF Leadership, January 1947

Air Force Magazine’s pictorial directory of Army Air Forces leaders before the transition to USAF.

Photochart of USAF Leadership, October 1947

Air Force Magazine’s pictorial directory of the first leaders of the newly independent Air Force.

AFA/AEF Almanac

A compendium of facts and figures about the Air Force Association and the Aerospace Education Foundation.

Ryan Selected for Top Post Gen. Michael E. Ryan, USAF’s top commander in Europe, was tapped to become the Air Force’s 17th Chief of Staff, the service’s highest uniformed position. The plan called for Ryan to swiftly succeed Gen. Ronald...

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In Like Flinn “We distributed the first news release on May 6 to 125 targeted media, including wire services and top daily newspapers. The news release focused on the Flinn family’s appeal to military authorities to reconsider her court-martial and...