The U.S. crushed Iraq and could defeat similar adversaries today. But that doesn’t mean the Pentagon learned from the experience.
December 2020
Vol. 103, No. 12
Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, the first Chief of Space Operations, speaks to Senior Editor Rachel S. Cohen about building the newest service.
The Trump administration wanted to widen the treaty’s scope. Now what’s the plan?
Pegasus Paradox
The Air Force is satisfied Boeing will fix the KC-46—but full-rate production is still at least three years away.
The Allied Rift on Strategic Bombing
The British and the Americans disagreed on almost everything about the Combined Bomber Offensive.
Editorial: Domain Dominance
The air, space, and cyber domains will take precedence over land and sea in future conflicts.
Space Force Training Takes Shape
USSF will take USAF training protocols and fine-tune them to suit the fledgling service.
Commercial Solutions Answer Space Force’s Call
National Security Space must start to use commercial satellite architectures.
Range and Flexibility
Why bombers are the most flexible leg in the nuclear triad.
Putting the CAP on COVID-19
How Civil Air Patrol rallied to the nation's call in the face of a global pandemic.
Namesakes: Frederick Eglin
Undefeated
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Parsing the New Electromagnetic Strategy
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Thrive After-School Program Wins CAP Award