May 2006

Vol. 89, No. 5

 
Highlights from the May 2006 Issue

Major Commands

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Air Force World

Two Airmen Killed in Honduras Two airmen were killed and one injured in a car crash outside of La Ceiba, Honduras, on March 15. The injured airman was taken to a Honduran hospital and treated for serious injuries. The deceased,...

Verbatim

You Can Ask “I’m told there’s time for questions and answers. Or at least for questions.”—Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, following his speech at the Truman Museum, Kansas City Star, March 3. It’s OK, Really “We make sure there...

C-54 Skymaster

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Letters

Faith No More [When I read the editorial “Faith No More,” April, p. 2] I thought that (finally) somebody was thinking as I was, but the word never seems to get out. I am a retired Navy Seabee and have...
 
Complete Contents of May 2006 PDF
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Wing-Walking Into the Future
We now can see that the recent upheavals, far from settling matters, left some important issues in dispute.
By Robert S. Dudney

Washington Watch
Are We Losing Nuke Expertise?; Modernizing the Arsenal; Iran, North Korea, and Friends ....
By John A. Tirpak

USAF Almanac 2006

The Air Force in Facts and Figures


Structure of the Force

People

Budgets

Equipment

USAF Grades and Insignia

Air Force Magazine's Guide to Aces and Heroes

Major Commands


Hq. Air Force

Air Combat Command

Air Education and Training Command

Air Force Materiel Command

Air Force Space Command

Air Force Special Operations Command

Air Mobility Command

Pacific Air Forces

US Air Forces in Europe

Air Reserve Components


Air Force Reserve Command

Air National Guard

Field Operating Agencies


Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation, Air Force Audit Agency, Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence, Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency, Air Force C21SR Center

Air Force Communications Agency, Air Force Cost Analysis Agency, Air Force Flight Standards Agency, Air Force Frequency Management Agency, Air Force Historical Research Agency, Air Force Inspection Agency

Air Force Legal Services Agency, Air Force Logistics Management Agency, Air Force Manpower Agency, Air Force Medical Operations Agency, Air Force Medical Support Agency, Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Agency, Air Force News Agency

Air Force Nuclear Weapons and Counterproliferation Agency, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Air Force Operations Group, Air Force Pentagon Communications, Air Force Personnel Center, Air Force Personnel Operations Agency

Air Force Real Property Agency, Air Force Review Boards Agency, Air Force Safety Center, Air Force Security Forces Center, Air Force Services Agency, Air Force Technical Applications Center

Air Force Weather Agency, ANG Readiness Center

Direct Reporting Units


Air Force Doctrine Center, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center

Air Force Studies and Analyses Agency, US Air Force Academy, Air Force District of Washington

Auxiliary


Civil Air Patrol

Guide to Air Force Installations Worldwide

Major Active Duty Installations

Minor Active Duty Installations

ANG and AFRC Installations

Records and Trophies

Gallery of USAF Weapons
A directory of US Air Force aircraft, missiles, and other aerospace assets.
By Susan H.H. Young

Departments


Letters

Verbatim

Aerospace World

Senior Staff Changes

Index to Advertisers

Action in Congress

This Is AFA

AFA National Report

Unit Reunions

Airpower Classics