WORLD: Readiness

Sept. 6, 2024
Sun, Spades, and Forklifts at Bamboo Eagle By David Roza MOJAVE, Calif. It was a quiet Sunday morning before the C-17 arrived. Hundreds of wind turbines churned the 100-degree desert air over the nearby Tehachapi Mountains, and the only air...
Small satellites lend themselves to many more applications than simply low-Earth orbit resilience.  Russian and Chinese offensive spacepower ambitions are making headlines and are intent on erasing the vital advantage the United States has in space. U.S. defense leadership now...

Fighting the Air Base

Sept. 6, 2024
Front-line air bases are like any other weapon system: They are only effective if they can function under enemy fire. Air bases at forward locations in the Indo-Pacific, Europe, or other theaters must be able to fend off complex integrated air and missile strikes, rapidly ...
In a potential fast-moving future conflict, spread widely across the Pacific, the U.S. would depend on mighty Air Force C-5 and C-17 airlifters to move vast amounts of military materiel. But they can’t do the job alone. Air Mobility Command’s 1,145 tankers and cargo aircraft ...
Our F-16 burst through the clouds above Spangdahlem Air Base on a crisp early morning in June, one of several Fighting Falcons from the 480th Fighter Squadron operating as an opposition force for a counter-air exercise. 

Faces of the Force

July 26, 2024
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Verbatim

July 26, 2024
A collection of quotes on airpower, space power, and national security issues.

WORLD: Space

July 26, 2024
WORLD: Space: Mission Deltas Unite Operations.

WORLD: Sentinel

July 26, 2024
WORLD: Sentinel: Costs Jump 81% after Pentagon Review.

WORLD: Personnel

July 26, 2024
WORLD: Personnel: Space Force Adjusts Readiness Model.