The Battle of the Boots
Given world realities, creating more ground forces looks like a marginal if not poor investment.
March 2007
Vol. 90, No. 3
Highlights from the March 2007 Issue
Tough Test for Secret Warriors
Air Force special operators must fight terrorists and transform themselves—at the same time.
Making the Best of the Fighter Force
The Air Force of the future will have a “high-low” mix and a “new-old” mix.
Bird Dog’s Last Battle
Hilliard Wilbanks swept low over the advancing enemy, firing out the side window with his M-16 rifle.
Bad to the B-One
Out in the Dakotas, the 28th Bomb Wing keeps the B-1B’s edge sharp and ready.
Operation Gomorrah
The devastating 1943 bombing of Hamburg shook the Nazi regime as never before.
ESPIONAGE, the Sequel
Spies of all stripes have discovered that there is life after the Cold War.
Bandwidth Breakthrough
A new generation of spacecraft will revolutionize military communications.
The Pilgrim Airlift
A long time ago, in a distant place, US airmen helped out a throng of desperate Muslim travelers.
Photochart of Senior DOD Leadership
Who’s who in the Bush Administration Pentagon.
State-of-the-Art Teaching
AFA's Teacher of the Year, Susan Rippe, has made her aerospace program the envy of the region.
Washington Watch
The New Counterinsurgency; Airpower to the Rear; That Satellite Is Toast ....
Aerospace World
1,100 Officers Face Cuts Soon This month the Air Force will convene a board to consider for separation nearly 1,800 officers from year groups 2003 and 2004 to help it in its force shaping efforts. March 31 also marks the...
Verbatim
They Fought (Virtually) Alone “My Army has been underfunded for more than half a century. The Army’s slice of the total defense budget has remained steady at about a quarter on the dollar since the Korean War. Today, the Air...
Action in Congress
Task Force Eyes Fee Increases; Lawmakers Ready for Battle; Webb Seeks GI Bill Gains ....
B-29 Superfortress
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Orville Wright Plays Hardball
“Why the 1903 Wright Aeroplane Is Sent to a British Museum” Orville Wright US Air Services Magazine March 1928 FULL TEXT VERSION The 1903 Wright Flyer—the first working airplane—hangs in the National Air and Space Museum, but it took 45...
That Giant Droning Sound
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Fire in the Fortress
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Letters
Billy Mitchell Dr. Rebecca Grant is a jewel for our Air Force and the Air Force Association. She is a superbly credentialed observer of our institution, articulate, with a keen sense of history. She has written extensively. Her piece entitled...
Books
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Complete Contents of March 2007 PDF
PDF Downloads are an Air & Space Forces Association member benefit.The Battle of the Boots
Given world realities, creating more ground forces looks like a marginal if not poor investment.
Washington Watch
The New Counterinsurgency; Airpower to the Rear; That Satellite is Toast ....
Tough Test Secret Warriors
Air Force special operators must fight terrorists and transform themselves-at the same time.
Making the Best of the Fighter Force
The Air Force of the future will have a "high-low" mix and a "new-old" mix.
Bird Dog's Last Battle
Hilliard Wilbanks swept kJw over the advancing enemy, firing out the side window with his M-16 rifle.
Bad to the B-One
Out in the Dakotas, the 28th Bomb Wing keeps the B-1 B's edge sharp and ready.
Operation Gomorrah
The devastating 1943 bombing of Hamburg shook the Nazi regime as never before.
Espionage, the Sequel
Spies of all stripes have discovered that there is life after the Cold War.
Bandwidth Breakthrough
A new generation of spacecraft will revolutionize military communications.
The Pilgrim Airlift
A long time ago, in a distant place, US airmen helped out a throng of desperate Muslim travelers.
Photochart of Senior DOD Leadership
Who's who in the Bush Administration Pentagon.
State-of-the-Art Teaching
AFA 's Teacher of the Year, Susan Rippe, has made her aerospace program the envy of the region.
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