July 2012

It’s never too late to set the record straight.

The US military is refocusing its attention on the threats and opportunities in Southeast Asia, a regi

Through the declining budgets, the Air Force will remain unmatched.

USAF faces a $1.3 billion budget shortfall due to rising fuel prices. It hopes non-petroleum fuels can

Merrill McPeak and Donald Rice dramatically reshaped the Air Force in 1991 and 1992, creating the orga

For a short time, the Air Force had thousands of nuclear-tipped weapons ready to defend the United Sta

For seven years, Prince Sultan Air Base was USAF’s indispensable Middle Eastern hub.

Throughout the Cold War, USAF crews took advantage of the air corridors to Berlin to spy on the Soviet forces in East Germany.

In 1953, Ken Rowe, then known as No Kum-Sok, used his North Korean MiG-15 to make a daring escape to f

Under cover of darkness, British Lysanders flew Allied agents into and out of occupied France.

They represent the best in their field: airborne operations.

The J-20 will be ready early; Wishy-washy assessment; Cyber attacks from China; Remaining clear-eyed i

Welsh Nominated as Chief of Staff President Obama nominated Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, now serving as commander, US Air Forces in Europe, to succeed Gen. Norton A. Schwartz as the USAF’s next Chief of Staff. Pending Senate approval, Welsh...

Make or Break “The Air Force has arrived at a make-or-break moment. The past 10 years have seen the service’s share of the defense budget decline to record lows—hovering around 20 percent of the total—while 90 percent of the Fiscal...

“Air War Against North Vietnam“ Preparedness Investigating Subcommittee Sen. John Stennis (D-Miss.), Chairman Washington, DC August 31, 1967 FULL TEXT VERSION In March 1965, Washington opened an air war against North Vietnam. “Rolling Thunder” was desultory, so tightly micromanaged that...

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What Pay Gap I feel compelled to comment on “The Long March of Military Pay,” presented on the “Chart Page” in the May issue (p. 34). The chart tracks military pay raises relative to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) from...

A Double in Dallas “This quarter’s membership meeting … is quite different from our routine get-togethers,” wrote Seidel-AFA Dallas Chapter President Robert Gehbauer in his group’s newsletter. AFA Board Chairman Sandy Schlitt (l) and USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Norton...