21 Years of Iraq War
Most airmen have never seen the Air Force not involved with Iraq.
January 2012
Vol. 95, No. 1
Hard Looks at Growing Missions
The Air Force is the backbone behind military space, cyber, and ISR.
Global Power on a Budget
Airpower’s importance will increase as resources decline.
Dual Capable
The Air Force’s B-2 and B-52 bombers stand ready for any conventional or nuclear mission put to them.
Rescue in Space
The first AEHF satellite looked like a goner, but the Air Force’s unusual recovery effort pulled it ba
An Air Force War on Sexual Assault
USAF is stepping up its prevention efforts after finding nearly one in five female airmen has been sex
The Strike Eagle’s Nest
Airmen at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base keep 96 F-15Es ready for action.
Black Bomber Blues
The B-2’s tortured acquisition program casts a shadow even today.
Return to Vietnam
With both nations casting a wary eye toward China, the US has quietly expanded low-key military relati
The B-52 Gunners
Few know it now, but enlisted gunners protected B-52 bombers through the 1991 Gulf War.
Encounters in the Tonkin Gulf
A fateful decision was based on reports of two attacks, one of which did not happen.
Washington Watch
Supercommittee punts; Still aiming for loopholes; Future bomber at risk; No more F-35B? ....
Air Force World
New Deployment Model To improve unit cohesion, the Air Force is changing the way it deploys airmen under the Air and Space Expeditionary Force construct. Christened “AEF Next,” the new system will deploy airmen alongside their squadron commander as an...
Verbatim
Sucking Wind “The [problems] that have arisen in the last 12 months or so in the [F-35 fighter] program have surprised us at the amount of change and at the cost. Most of them are little ones, but when you...
A-6 Intruder
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The Relative Handful in Uniform
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Letters
Loss of Continuity I was surprised to see some of the comments in your article about NEADS in “Airmen on 9/11” in the September issue [p. 50]. According to the article, “[NEADS] had not trained for what unfolded on 9/11”...
Books
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AFA National Report
President Obama greets AFA Board Chairman Sandy Schlitt (left) and Patricia Schlitt at the White House breakfast reception on Veterans Day. (Official White House photo by Lawrence Jackson) Veterans Day in Washington, D.C. On Veterans Day, Air Force Association Chairman...
