October 2019

Vol. 102, No. 10

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Editorial: Matching Up Against the Threat

Eighteen years after 9/11, this is not your father’s Air Force. It’s your grandfather’s Air Force. And the threats it faces are only getting worse.

Q&A: Toward a Seamless Pacific

An exclusive interview with PACAF Commander Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.

Keeping 4th-Gen Fighters in the Game

A-10s, F-15s, and F-16s aren’t giving up the fight.

AFWERX: Beyond the Buzzword

By Rachel S. Cohen

AFWERX aims to make innovation the new normal.

What is a Modern Integrated Air Defense System

By Maj. Peter W. Mattes, USAF

Modern air defense systems are better than ever. Misunderstanding them could prove deadly.

Chief Wright, Superstar

By Brian W. Everstine

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright may be the most popular enlisted leader ever. Here’s why.

CMSAF Reading List

CMSAF Kaleth O. Wright offers his choices for publications aimed at developing a common frame of reference among Air Force members—officers, enlisted, and civilians.

Against the MiGs in Vietnam

By John T. Correll

US airmen were clearly more capable, but the North Vietnamese held several advantages.

Outstanding Airmen of the Year

The Air Force Outstanding Airman program annually recognizes 12 enlisted members for superior leadership, job performance, community involvement, and personal achievements.

FAMILY FIGHT The inimitable John Correll has succinctly stated the challenge facing the Nation’s Armed Forces [“The Counter-Revolution in Military Affairs,” July-August, p. 52]. Correll’s article could be summarized in the words of the great strategist, Pogo, who said, “We...