January 2014

Bombers allow the US to defend its allies without going to war.

At AFA’s Pacific Air & Space Symposium, top USAF officials touted the increasing need for engagement a

After more than a decade of fits and stops, USAF’s next tanker is almost here.

An F-16 crash was neither the beginning nor the end of this story.

Rated aircrew management is a constant struggle, with ever-shifting variables.

In recent years, the Air Force-inspired high school citizenship program saw more students, instructors

Restoring vintage aircraft to like-new condition takes time, money, expertise—and lots of TLC.

Graduates of the Civilian Pilot Training program had a head start toward flying for the AAF in World W

Ignoring China’s ADIZ; Senkakus in the spotlight; A worst-case budget pays off; Too many bases ....

Operational Homes for F-35A Burlington Arpt., Vt., and Hill AFB, Utah, will serve as the first operational homes for the Air Force’s combat-ready F-35 strike fighters, announced USAF officials. The decision comes more than three years after the service first...

Strangelove Strategy “I don’t think it’s [US-Iran war] inevitable, but I think if you have to hit Iran, you don’t do it with boots on the ground. You do it with tactical nuclear devices and you set them back a...

Eyes Wide Open I want to thank Mr. Armstrong, NORAD, the 113th Fighter Wing, and Mr. John Tirpak for November’s article “Noble Eagle Flies On” [p. 52], and I would like to expand upon the in-depth information presented. The Continental...

The Old and The New As part of their 34th reunion, eight World War II veterans of the 86th Fighter-Bomber Group toured Eglin AFB, Fla., in September. At least half of them came from AFA chapters from four states. In...