Now comes the hard part.
January/February 2020
Vol. 103, No. 1
A surprise deployment sent a message to Iran—and DOD: B-1s are fast, agile, and readier than you think.
There is still more work to be done to fully realize the power of RPA technology.
Editorial: Launching the Space Force
Culture change is a leadership issue. Time is of the essence.
Q&A: Reconstruction and Resiliency
An exclusive interview with John W. Henderson, assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment, and energy.
The Future of COIN
How the Air Force is preparing for counterinsurgency in 2030.
Who’s Paying Their Share in NATO?
After years of declining investment, NATO members’ spending on defense is rebounding. But frictions persist.
The Euromissile Showdown
Deployment of the Soviet SS-20 sent tremors through western Europe.
Namesakes: Roy Kirtland
Ring Leader
Letters
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Strategy and Policy
The End of Nuclear “Kick the Can”
World
Growing Aggressors; AFGSC second decade changes; Goodbye Line of the Air Force; JSTARS heads home; and more ...
Faces of the Force
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Verbatim
A collection of quotes on airpower and national security issues.
Airman for Life: Marking the Spot Where Eight Airmen Were Lost
The Air Force Association’s General Russell E. Dougherty Chapter 407 raised $3,000 in just over four months to sponsor an approved Commonwealth of Kentucky Historical Marker near the Hardinsburg crash site.