March 2012

When everything was said and done, USAF closed exactly zero Air Force bases.

The final airmen to leave Iraq found the end of the mission as memorable as the first days of Desert S

Can the Air Force get 30 to 50 more years out of the bombers it already has?

Technical advances have the Air Force on the verge of refueling operations with no human present.

Hap Arnold is the Air Force’s only five-star general, but just the 10th highest ranked US military off

Who’s who in the Obama Administration’s Pentagon.

The battle was a painful reminder of the need for close air and ground coordination.

Jack Broughton sacrificed his Air Force career to protect two of his pilots.

More than 100 pilots surpassed Manfred von Richthofen’s kill total, but none earned his fame or notori

The airmen charged with delivering nuclear weapons were often kept in the dark about the revolutionary

Cutting the fleet; Squeezing the lemon; Bye-bye C-27; Spotting the Army’s hand ....

Three Airmen Killed in Afghanistan Three airmen died when an improvised explosive device struck their vehicle near Shir ghazi in Afghanistan’s Helmand province Jan. 5, DOD announced. The deceased were: TSgt. Matthew S. Schwartz, 34, of Traverse City, Mich.; SrA....

Knocked Off Balance “The Air Force’s definition of ‘balanced’ cuts tilts heavily against the nation’s most experienced and cost-effective flying units. Despite claims last week that reductions to Air Force aircraft and personnel would be ‘balanced’ across the active component,...

“The Military Option” Rep. Les Aspin, democrat of Wisconsin Chairman, House Armed Services Committee White Paperon Persian Gulf Crisis Washington, DC Jan. 8, 1991 FULL TEXT VERSION In early 1991, Washington was agonizing about possible war with Iraq. Some hawkish...

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Always Bring Them Home I read with great interest Richard Halloran’s article, “Return to Vietnam” [January, p. 60]. The work accomplished by the airmen and Navy Seabees to renovate three medical clinics and build a library for a Vietnamese orphanage...

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San Antonio Success Air Education and Training Command’s sixth January symposium—co-hosted by the Alamo Chapter in San Antonio—attracted yet another record crowd. AFA Board Chairman Sandy Schlitt (left) and Alamo Chapter President Randy Coggins look over an information brochure at...