Down Payment
What priority does the White House put on defense?
September 2001
Vol. 84, No. 9
Bomber Questions
In the era of long-range precision strike, we have only 112 operational bombers.
Wesley Clark’s War
The campaign was in the air, but SACEUR's mind was on the ground.
Ryan’s Outbrief
The Air Force was committed to readiness--even at the expense of modernization.
Interservice Static in Space
The other services support--but are wary of--the leading role that has been assigned to the Air Force.
IPs From the Total Force
A fifth of the Air Force's Instructor Pilots now come from the Guard and Reserve.
The Quest for Jointness
US Joint Forces Command keeps looking for it, with mixed results so far.
Wings To Come
Procurement budgets may be limited, but technology continues to evolve.
The Changing World of Nuclear Deterrence
Missile defense should be in addition to--not instead of--deterrent capabilities.
Photochart of USAF Leadership
Air Force Magazine’s annual pictorial directory of Air Force leaders.
AFA/AEF Almanac
A compendium of facts and figures about the Air Force Association and the Aerospace Education Foundation. This article is only available in PDF format. Read the article.
Aerospace World
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Verbatim
Once Is Enough “[A]m I confident we can have a …successful base closing round? The answer is no, I’m not. And no one could be. It is a very difficult thing to do. … After a great deal of consultation...
The Defense Budget at a Glance (Fiscal 2002)
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An Enclosed Cockpit, Please.
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