October 2010

New START is far superior to the uncertainty and guesswork that accompany no agreement whatsoever.

New procedures are designed to deliver better equipment, with fewer delays and cost surprises.

The soldiers at the remote Afghan outpost were outnumbered and surrounded by a heavily armed Taliban f

Manned space exploration has bolstered US science and strength, but the Administration may just give u

The enemy could be anywhere, but the Air Force is up to the challenge.

An independent look at the Quadrennial Defense Review finds a pressing need for more long-range bomber

After a long and troubled development, the Air Force’s first SBIRS satellite should soon be on the loo

The Air Force has been at the forefront of aerial firefighting since Day 1.

The crew of the Enola Gay guessed—but had not been told—what the weapon in its bomb bay was.

The commander of the 12th Army Group didn’t need wild declarations about how airpower helped win the war in Europe. The results spoke for themselves.

Organize Your Space Following an eight-month review, Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley has directed a sweeping reorganization of the service’s headquarters space management structure, consolidating functions and designating Air Force Undersecretary Erin C. Conaton as the focal point for...

Airman Dies in Afghanistan An Air Force Special Operations Command combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron died Sept. 16 in Afghanistan. SrA. Daniel R. Sanchez, 23, of El Paso, Tex., died at a medical facility in Tarin Kwot,...

Short Term, Long Term “In the short term, we will continue to see greater demand for Air Force capabilities in relatively uncontested environments. In the future, however, we are more likely to encounter the global proliferation of precision weapons, coupled...

“Coalition Air War” Lt. Gen. Michael C. Short, USAF Commander, Allied Air Forces, Southern Europe Address to AFA Air Warfare Symposium Orlando, Fla. February 25, 2000 FULL TEXT VERSION Lt. Gen. Michael C. Short was NATO’s air boss for the...

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Lavelle The sorry conclusion to the Lavelle story, presented to a limited audience in Air Force Magazine by General Casey in February 2007 [“Lavelle, Nixon, and the White House Tapes,” p. 86] has now achieved full-blown public confirmation by the...

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PACAF Perspective Alaska and Hawaii, noted Joseph E. Sutter, then Air Force Association Chairman of the Board, “are a long way from the center of the action.” He endeavored to remedy this through an outreach visit to Pacific Air Forces...