August 2014

Vol. 97, No. 8

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The Birth of American Airpower

US air forces lagged the Europeans in both numbers and capability.

Global Strike Evolution

By Marc V. Schanz

More changes are in the works at Air Force Global Strike Command—but this time, leaders say, airmen ar

Staying Stealthy

By John A. Tirpak

USAF’s Long-Range Strike Bomber program is beginning to take shape, but most details will be kept unde

Traveling the World and Blowing Things Up

By Autumn A. Arnett

SSgt. Nicole Richardson, an EOD tech, proved her mettle supporting a Marine Corps battalion in a parti

He served four years as Air Force Chief of Staff and another four as Joint Chiefs Chairman during a difficult and tumultuous period for the Air Force and Pentagon. Then, at retirement, he created an even larger legacy.

Saving the Legacy of the Lafayette Escadrille

By John A. Tirpak

Just outside Paris, the memorial honoring the first American airmen to fight and die in World War I ha

Billy Mitchell’s Parachute Plan

Airborne operations were vital in World War II, but Billy Mitchell had devised a credible plan in the late days of World War I.

Kittinger

By Peter Grier

Before he served three tours in Vietnam, before he spent 11 months as a POW, Joseph Kittinger jumped f

The Vietnam War That Wasn’t

The Joint Chiefs had a bold plan for airpower, but political leaders chose gradualism instead.

2014-15 AFA Nominees

Candidates for national offices and Board of Directors.

The Cloud Over Lindbergh

The main damage to Lindbergh’s reputation was from what he said and wrote himself.

Aperture

Fixing the nuclear enterprise; Recruiting missileers; Japan reaches out; “Collective defense”; Simulating superiority ….