President Trump has spent nearly a year pressing for the creation of an independent Space Force. Over the next few months, Congress must decide how—and whether—to act. Advocates for a separate Space Force argue that Russia and China already see...
June 2019
Vol. 102, No. 6
An exclusive interview with Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, AFRC commander.
A comprehensive look at the Air Force including its people, equipment, budget, weapons systems, and mo
Almanac: Insignia of the Armed Forces & Awards and Decorations
Rank insignia for USAF, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard; Ribbons in order of precedence; devices; specialty berets.
Almanac: Spending
USAF spending trends; DOD and USAF fiscal 2020 budget request; spending as a share of GDP; major procurement and RDT&E programs.
Almanac: Aircraft Inventory
Total aircraft inventory; aircraft inventory trends; ICBM and satellite inventory; aircraft age; tail codes.
Almanac: Major Commands and Reserve Components
Command profiles, equipment, personnel, wings, and centers.
Almanac: FOAs, DRUs, and Auxillary
Brief descriptions of each.
Almanac: Leaders
Principal USAF and major command leaders through the years.
Almanac: Historic Major Command Leaders
Air Force Magazine Almanac Historic Major Command Leaders
Almanac: Bases and Stations
A guide to Active Duty, Reserve, and Air National Guard installations worldwide; locator maps for US and overseas installations and operating bases.
Almanac: Weapons and Platforms
A detailed guide to the aircraft, aerial target systems, weapons systems, and satellite systems in the USAF inventory.
Team B Tackles the CIA
The Pentagon and Cold War hardliners did not trust the national intelligence estimates.
Namesakes: W.L. Creech
Gen. Wilbur Creech. Photo: USAF The man whose name graces Creech AFB, Nev., was described upon his death in 2003 as “a leader, visionary, warrior, and mentor.” Gen. W. L. Creech was so described by Gen. John P. Jumper, Air...
Letters
WHITHER WEATHER As a USAF facility engineer, I was reading with interest about the plans for Tyndall’s reconstruction [“Tyndall’s New Rebuild Plan: The Base of the Future,” April, p. 18]. Little did I know that the author and the Air...
Strategy & Policy
An airman runs maintenance on an EC-130H Compass Call at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, in 2018. The Compass Call mission is transitioning to the new EC-37 airframe. Photo: SSgt. Kristin High REBUILDING ELECTRONIC WARFARE After long years of neglect, the Air...
Verbatim
QX54 unmanned aircraft. Photo: USAF video still. SECURITY FLAW “The US technology-control system is designed for an era of US technological dominance that no longer exists. The export-control mechanisms, which were designed to maintain US technological dominance developed at the...
World
A SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying a GPS III payload lifts off from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., Dec. 23, 2018. The GPS mission is overseen by Air Force Space Command at Schriever AFB, Colo. Photo: SpaceX PREPARING FOR FUTURE SPACE FLIGHTS...
Faces of the Force
Sgt. Matthew Staggs (r) saved Amy Lynn Samulenas (l), an Air Force spouse, with a kidney transplant. It was the difference between life and death. Courtesy photo 691st Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group TSgt. Matthew Staggs (r) saved an Air...
Airman for Life
Mark Tarpley leader of AFA’s Field Council Advocacy Committee. Courtesy photo Air Force Association members have a new tool to help them share current issues and advocate for airpower: A series of issue-by-issue communications cards that capture the key details...
AFA Emerging Leaders
Mitzi Morrison in front of a STEM display. Courtesy photo MITZI J. MORRISON Home State: Texas Chapter: Donnelly Chapter (Texas) Joined AFA: 2016 AFA Awards: Chapter Teacher of the Year, Medal of Freedom, AFA Medal of Merit Occupation: Director and...
Almanac: Structure, People, and Pay
USAF command structure; numbered air forces and centers; USAF’s personnel by the numbers; breakdowns by gender, rank, region, and command; military basic pay; housing allowance; hazardous duty pay; and federal civilian pay.
