July 2013

Airmen shouldn’t need to be told any of this.

Adversaries are sharpening the skills needed to keep the US military away in times of war. But USAF ha

Internal and external reviews will reshape the Air Force’s Active Duty, Guard, and Reserve.

Low on cash, USAF rethinks its most basic mission.

The F-15 masterfully addressed USAF’s air combat frustrations from Vietnam and became the most success

Airmen want to eat. The global operation needed to feed them is bigger than most realize.

A lot has changed in PACAF over the last 10 years. A lot more will change over the next 10.

People know what the Wright brothers accomplished, but they were not the first humans to take to the a

Eisenhower did not regard Berlin as an important military target. He would not expend tens of thousand

At the time, the Globemaster II crash near Tokyo was the worst air disaster in history.

Focus on the “no fail” nuclear mission; Keeping the Total Force in the loop; Donley’s sobering conclus

? Civilian Furloughs Begin Beginning on July 8, most Defense Department civilian personnel will face as many as 11 days of furloughs for the remainder of the fiscal year, announced Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. Speaking to DOD employees during a...

Commanders Are Critical “To truly turn the corner on sexual assault, we must thoroughly consider every reasonable alternative. … It will be important for us to remember that commanders are … the key to permanent organizational and environmental change. …...

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Whither the C-145 I always look forward to receiving the latest iteration of AFA’s timely “USAF Almanac” and have relied on it as a trusted source for pertinent facts and figures throughout my Air Force career [May, p. 34]. Having...

Cake, Coffee, Awards In California, the Robert H. Goddard Chapter hosted its annual awards ceremony for airmen from Vandenberg Air Force Base. It took place in April, only two months after the base held its own annual awards ceremony at...