May 2019

Vol. 102, No. 5

The VC-25B will be next in the line of presidential aircraft from FDR to Donald Trump.

Letters

THE REAL VALUE OF TYNDALL Having been stationed at Tyndall four times and losing my on-base home and most of my belongings to Hurricane Michael, I appreciated y’all attempting to capture the challenges going forward and for quoting a great...

World

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carries an Iridium satellite into orbit from Vandenberg AFB, Calf., in January. Photo: SrA. Clayon Wear QUESTIONS REMAIN AS LAWMAKERS MULL SPACE FORCE PROPOSAL By Rachel S. Cohen Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are confident...

Faces of the Force

The Air Force 2019 Female Athlete of the Year is Maj. Amy Natalini, director of headquarters 8th Air Force. Photo: Courtesy The Air Force 2019 Female Athlete of the Year is Maj. Amy Natalini, director of headquarters 8th Air Force’s...

Airman for Life: The D-Day Pilot and Flight Nurse; CAP and UAS

Capt. Vito Pedone (pilot) and his wife, 1st. Lt. Geraldine Pedone (flight nurse), were both participants in D-Day’s Operation Overlord. Photo courtesy of the Pedone family As the United States geared up for Operation Overlord and the D-Day invasion of...