December 2002

Bush's pre-emption policy is easy to grasp, once you get past the critics' slogans.

Soon, US combat forces will begin to field lasers as weapons.

Women pilots who fly Air Force fighters and bombers have made their mark and earned respect.

Devastating cruise missile attacks on US cities? The danger, for years a back-burner issue, now gets h

With a new base-closing round set for 2005, communities have begun to mount aggressive defenses.

Officials hope the new system gives airmen an honest assessment of performance and a blueprint for imp

In upstate New York, carefully rebuilt World War I and 1920s era aircraft take to the skies once more.

Saddam's Iraq is vicious and nasty, but Tehran may pose an even more formidable challenge.

The merging of Navy and Marine Corps aviation will have a dramatic impact on the cultures of both serv

Lt. Gen. Ronald Kadish, USAF, head of US missile defense efforts, says the program is making rapid pro

USAF Changes F/A-22 Leaders Senior Air Force officials on Nov. 18 announced changes of both top managers for the F/A-22 fighter program. They cited increased program schedule demands and a need to align acquisition with “operational acumen” as the primary...

War Is Last Choice “The use of force is not my first choice, it’s my last. But my first choice, as well, is not to allow the world’s worst leader to blackmail, to harm America with the world’s worst weapons.”—President...

“Memorandum No. 6” Brig. Gen. James Allen, Chief Signal Officer of the Army Signal Office Washington, D.C., August 1, 1907 FULL TEXT VERSION In 1907, the chief of the Army Signal Corps created the progenitor to the US Air Force...

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