October 2006
Vol. 89, No. 10
Highlights from the October 2006 Issue
The 2018 Bomber and Its Friends
Where Next With Electronic Attack?
A Better Way to Run a War
Flak Trap
Iron Thunder
The 90 Percent Solution
Fade to Black
Air Force Astronauts
The Making of an Iconic Bomber
Washington Watch
Air Force World
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Action in Congress
SPAD XIII
Letters
Complete Contents of October 2006 PDF
PDF Downloads are an Air & Space Forces Association member benefit.Editorial: The Ten Truths
These factors reaffirm that air and space power is not now, and never could be, "auxiliary" in any way.
Washington Watch
A Large Airpower Lesson; Refocusing the Army; C-17 Down for the Count? ....A Large Airpower Lesson; Refocusing the Army; C-17 Down for the Count? ....
WashiThe 2018 Bomber and Its Friendsngton Watch
USAF is pushing a three-phase bomber plan, but the next new bomber is the centerpiece.
Where Next With Electronic Attack?
USAF's roadmap, years in the making, has collapsed. The service is struggling to find a new course.
A Better Way to Run a War
Two decades ago this year, GoldwaterNichols unleashed fundamental change.
FlakTrap
For 17 hours, Capt. Gerald Young led the North Vietnamese through the jungle and away from the crash site.
Iron Thunder
Paced by USAF's 20th Fighter Wing, US and NATO airmen and ground forces and more than 100 aircraft staged a fullscale "invasion" of North Carolina.
The 90 Percent Solution
Because of advances in aeromedical evacuation, most American troops now survive their combat wounds.
Fade to Black
The world's first operational stealth aircraft, the F-117, is nearing the end of an amazing career
Air Force Astronauts
From the earliest days of the space program, USAF has supplied top space operators
The Making of an Iconic Bombe
How did the 8-17 become the public's beloved favorite and the B-24 a respected runner-up?
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