The Air War Over Hezbollah
It is outrageous to imply that modern airpower is some kind of theory. It is a fact.
September 2006
Vol. 89, No. 9
Highlights from the September 2006 Issue
Struggling for Altitude
The F-35 Lightning II looks like a big winner, but sudden nervousness in Washington could spell big pr
Air Mobility’s Never-Ending Surge
USAF needs to bring down airlift and tanker optempo to a sustainable level.
Under Lockdown
The Air Force wants to retire 347 old airplanes to help pay bills, but Congress says no.
The JDAM Revolution
The low-cost, highly accurate Joint Direct Attack Munition has revolutionized bombing in just a few sh
An Air Guard for the Future
Lt. Gen. Craig McKinley, head of the Air National Guard, looks at ANG’s promise and problems.
In the Wake of the QDR
The Quadrennial Defense Review shifts the emphasis to “irregular” conflict but is sketchy about force
Sabres and Aces
These rare color images present some of the pilots and aircraft that made history in the Korean War.
The Laptop Scandal
The theft of data on 26 million veterans was bad enough, but the VA’s bumbling response defied belief.
Lovett
Long before Robert Lovett became Secretary of Defense, he helped Hap Arnold push for increased aircraf
The Outstanding Airmen
These are the 12 all-stars of the enlisted force in 2006.
Photochart of USAF Leadership
Air Force Magazine’s annual pictorial directory of Air Force leadership.
AFA Almanac
A compendium of facts and figures about the Air Force Association. This article is only available in PDF format. Read the article.
Washington Watch
Compensation Reforms You May Not Like; Pay More for Tricare, They Said; Army and Air Force—Together on
Air Force World
Airman Dies in Iraq Accident A1C Jerome Ware Jr. was killed July 1 in a noncombat-related accident in Iraq. He was 22. The accident is under investigation. Ware was a security forces specialist at Camp Bucca, the largest prisoner internment...
Verbatim
Serving Suggestion “They taste better if you haven’t eaten for a few days and you are under extreme stress.”—Jess Soto, Vietnam veteran now working at the Pentagon, on the new Meal, Ready to Eat (MRE), introduced in June, Los Angeles...
Action in Congress
Stop Abusive Lending Practices; Battle Over Drug Costs; Personal Data Theft; More on Reserve Tricare .
AC-47D Gunship
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Truman Reports, “It is an Atomic Bomb”
“Statement by the President of the United States” President Harry S. Truman Release on Use of the Atomic Bomb Washington, D.C. Aug. 6, 1945 FULL TEXT VERSION On Aug. 6, 1945, President Harry S. Truman was aboard the cruiser USS...
Letters
The “Real Fight,” Reconsidered … I have had enough of the pompous comments from armchair strategists [saying] that the Air Force is superfluous in the war on terror because all the country needs is more “boots on the ground”—and, by...
Complete Contents of September 2006 PDF
PDF Downloads are an Air & Space Forces Association member benefit.The Air War Over Hezbollah
It is outrageous to imply that modern airpower is some kind of theory. It is a fact.
Washington Watch
Guard and Reserve for Peace and War; The Wartr.og Will Live Long; McCain Wants Costs To Be Fixed ....
Struggling for Altitude
The F-35 Ughtning II looks like a big winner, but sudden nervousness in Washington could spell big problems.
Air Mobility's Never-Ending Surge
USAF needs to bring down airlift and tanker optempo to a sustainable level
UnderLockdown
The Air Force wants to retire 347 old airplanes to help pay bills, but Congress says no.
The JDAM Revolution
The low-cost, highly accurate Joint Direct Attack Munition has revolutionized bombing in just a few short years.
An Air Guard for the Future
Lt. Gen. Craig McKinley, head of the Air National Guard, looks at ANG's promise and problems.
In the Wake of the QDR
The Quadrennial Defense Review shifts the emphasis to "irregular" conflict but is sketchy about force structure.
Sabres and Aces
These rare color images present some of the pilots and aircraft that made history in the Korean War.
The Laptop Scandal
The theft of data on 26 million veterans was bad enough, but the VA 's bumbling response defied belief.
Lovett
Long before Robert Lovett became Secretary of Defense, he helped Hap Arnold push for increased aircraft production, more pilots, and Air Force independence.
The Outstanding Airmen
These are the 12 all-stars of the enlisted force in 2006.
Photochart of USAF Leadership
Air Force Magazine's annual pictorial directory of Air Force leadership.
AFA Almanac
A compendium of facts and figures about the Air Force Association.
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