Moseley’s Warning
China’s ASAT shot was a “strategically dislocating event,” but it was not the only cause for alarm.
June 2007
Vol. 90, No. 6
Highlights from the June 2007 Issue
Can the Total Force Hold Together
The push for integration is strong, but so are the pressures that could produce disintegration.
“Air Force Alliance” for the US and Japan
Tokyo and Washington have gotten serious—really serious—about joining forces and multiplying their pow
Hobbins’ World
Gen. William T. Hobbins, head of USAFE, looks eastward to the Black Sea and southward into Africa.
Actionable Intelligence
It’s the Holy Grail, and the Air Force is taking big steps toward getting it.
The Fuel War
Air Force leaders say the service had better get a grip on its huge energy costs.
The Years of Noble Eagle
The homeland defense operation is much reduced, but it’s starting to look permanent.
Making It Without a Minuteman IV
The Air Force’s ICBM plan keeps shifting, and the service keeps tinkering with the Minuteman fleet.
Life With the C-5
The Air Force’s largest strategic airlifter is working overtime at Dover AFB, Del.
A Brave Man at the Right Time
The phosphorous bomb was loose inside the airplane, burning at 1,300 degrees. SSgt. Red Erwin seized i
Project Paperclip
It was an all-out race to seize the best German scientists and technologies. America won.
Washington Watch
Let Airmen be Airmen; The Air Force and Navy Could Do It; More on the UAV Struggle ....
Aerospace World
F-16 Pilot Awarded DFC Maj. Troy L. Gilbert, who died while strafing an enemy vehicle in Iraq last Nov. 27, posthumously received the Distinguished Flying Cross with valor device, the Air Force said in April. The Air Force attributed the...
Verbatim
Pork and Peanuts “I like peanuts as much as the next guy, but I believe the security of our troops should come before the security of the peanut crop.”—President Bush on $74 million proposal for secure peanut storage, one of...
Action in Congress
Inconsistent Disability Ratings; Was the Army Cutting Costs?; Away With the Efficiency Wedges .....
A-1 Skyraider
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Bush and Preventive War
The “Pre-emption” Speech President George W. Bush Graduation Address US Military Academy West Point, N.Y. June 1, 2002 FULL TEXT VERSION All US Presidents have reserved a right to pre-empt an urgent, imminent threat to the nation. Five years ago,...
The Pigeon Post
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Letters
Is it Possible I read the [April] issue with a growing sense of amazement and frustration. The entire issue seems devoted to case after case of USAF (and USN and USMC) shortages that seem destined to get worse, maybe far...
Complete Contents of June 2007 PDF
PDF Downloads are an Air & Space Forces Association member benefit.Moseley's Warning
China's ASAT shot was a "strategically dislocating event," but it was not the only cause for alarm.
Washington Watch
Let Airmen be Airmen; The Air Force and Navy Could Do It; More on the UAV Struggle ....
Can the Total Force Hold Together?
The push for integration is strong, but so are the pressures that could produce disintegration.
"Air Force Alliance" for the US and Japan
Tokyo and Washington have gotten serious-real/y serious-about joining forces and multiplying their power.
Hobbins' World
Gen. William T. Hobbins, head of USAFE, looks eastward to the Black Sea and southward into Africa.
Actionable Intelligence
It's the Holy Grail, and the Air Force is taking big steps toward getting it.
The Fuel War
Air Force leaders say the service had better get a grip on its huge energy costs.
The Years of Noble Eagle
The homeland defense operation is much reduced, but it's starting to look permanent.
Making It Without a Minuteman IV
The Air Force's ICBM plan keeps shifting, and the service keeps tinkering with the Minuteman fleet.
Life With the C-5
The Air Force's largest strategic airlifter is working overtime at Dover AFB, Del.
A Brave Man at the Right Time
The phosphorous bomb was loose inside the airplane, burning at 1,300 degrees. SSgt. Red Erwin seized it in his bare hands and fought his way to the copilot's window.
Project Paperclip
It was an all-out race to seize the best German scientists and technologies. America won.
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