April 2011

The Air Force needs to change its stated priorities into actual purchases, and time is running out.

Top USAF leaders at AFA’s Air Warfare Symposium described a delicate balancing act between today’s war

There are only ugly budget choices ahead.

The marker is 65 orbits, but USAF is already looking for what’s next.

The Air National Guard is acquiring the C-27J. It is also training initial crews and preparing to depl

From F-100 to F-106, USAF’s legendary Century Series” of fighters performed a wide range of missions with distinction.”

The MC-12 quickly added a valuable niche intelligence capability in Afghanistan.

Every four years, the Quadrennial Defense Review is supposed to offer a clean-sheet look at military s

Mil-to-mil relations are strong, but the US needs Japan’s politicians to deliver what they’ve promised

The legendary and controversial airpower theorist is debated to this day.

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Tennessee’s Allen Robnett is the Air Force Association’s Teacher of the Year.

No Flies on Libya The UN has implemented a no-fly zone over Libya, responding to Muammar Qaddafi’s attempts put down a popular uprising by using mercenaries and air strikes on rebels and civilians alike. The March 17 authorization followed weeks...

Airmen Killed at Frankfurt Airport A gunman killed two airmen and wounded two more in a shooting at Frankfurt Arpt., Germany, March 2. A1C Zachary R. Cuddeback, a vehicle operator assigned to the 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron stationed at Ramstein...

Smoke Signals “Deliver what you promise. Period. Dot. Don’t blow smoke up my ass. There is no time for it. There is no money for it. There is no patience for it.”—Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, USAF Chief of Staff, in...

“Iraq: An Illustrative List of Potential Problems” Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld Memo to President George W. Bush Washington, D.C. October 15, 2002 FULL TEXT VERSION Before Operation Iraqi Freedom, Donald H. Rumsfeld wrote a secret memo to President...

Replanting ROTC Your editorial on ROTC returning to prestigious schools was insightful and timely [“Editorial: Replanting ROTC,” February p. 4]. While I agree that your expectations of faculty reaction are unfortunately realistic, at least at Harvard, it appears that the...

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Desert Storm Anniversary The Central Florida Chapter’s 27th annual black-tie Air Force Gala noted the 20th anniversary of Operation Desert Storm, spotlighting some of the milestone events and major players from that war. The gala always serves as the culmination...