April 2014

This is a quarrel in a faraway country, between people of whom we know nothing, but that is enough.

At AFA’s Orlando Air Warfare symposium, the top Air Force leaders said we’re going back to the basics.

Declining Air Force budgets mean the service must consciously trade capacity for capability.

The remotely piloted aircraft career field, which cut its teeth controlling Predators and Reapers in t

Despite the recent distractions, USAF’s nuclear bomber and ICBM forces must keep focused.

Where should humans step aside and let the machines take over?

The California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing has saved more than a thousand service members a

The Air Force sprang into action to support the storm-ravaged Philippines after the devastating Typhoo

The Global Positioning System, a staple for the military and in daily life, is getting a facelift.

Hoping to survive an atomic attack, families built underground shelters in the backyard. In farm count

Thud missions into North Vietnam were scenic, memorable, and deadly.

Digging deep to balance the books; Cutting tooth and tail; The unfunded priorities list; Long-range fu

Top Acquisition Post Filled The Senate confirmed William A. LaPlante on Feb. 12 to become the next assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition. LaPlante previously served as principal deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition and...

While America Sleeps “With the proliferation of more advanced military technologies and other nations pursuing comprehensive military modernization, we are entering an era where American dominance on the seas, in the skies, and in space—not to mention cyberspace—can no longer...

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Give Peace a Chance Prediction: The letter by retired USAF Col. Robert J. Sallee in the February issue of Air Force Magazine [“Imagine All the People,” p. 6] will generate more responses than any single letter (or article for that...

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Florida Gala Salutes the Guard and Reserve The Air Force Gala in Orlando, Fla., organized by the Central Florida Chapter, honored “citizen airmen”—the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve. Held in conjunction with the Air Warfare Symposium and Technology...