EDITORIAL | It is with great pleasure that we present this issue of the magazine, as we look forward t
September 2018
Vol. 101, No. 9
Some of our favorite covers from the last 100 years.
McNamara moved by stages to a stark balance of terror with the doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction.
Forward Deployed
SrA. Hannah Zink, right, during a health service outreach in southwest Timor-Leste on June 11. PAC ANGEL, a humanitarian assistance operation, also improves military-to-military partnerships in the Pacific. Photo: TSgt. Benjamin Stratton FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT TO PILOT Twenty-two new...
Aperture
F-35s over the Utah Test and Training Range. The fifth generation stealth fighter could be threatened by Russia’s Triumf air defense system, if the missiles are procured by Turkey. Photo: SSgt. Andrew Lee TRIUMF OF THE WON’T Perhaps the most...
Huey Ever After
At some point, USAF will successfully replace its Vietnam-era UH-1s used for security missions and VIP
Wingman: DOD Warrior Games
Members of Team Air Force at this year’s Warrior Games. Photo: MSgt. David Long This year’s Department of Defense Warrior Games were held June 1 to 9 and hosted by USAF at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo....
A Double Dose of Gunship
It isn’t normal for an AC-130 gunship to fight during the day. Or to have to go back up. Or to go Winc
Skunk Works at 75
Lockheed Martin’s legendary and secretive advanced development unit threw a party only slightly restra
News from the Daily Report
Air Force Magazine’s Daily Report brings you the latest USAF, airpower, and national security news fro
The Dawn of American Airpower at St. Mihiel
A century ago, American airpower came of age.
Warriors for Life at the Warrior Games
USAF aims to have Warrior Games participants leave the event stronger than when they arrived.
Ready For Takeoff?
It’s been a long road, but USAF’s new Combat Rescue Helicopter is nearing reality.