Listening to General Franks
There can be no powerful Joint Force without strong services.
September 2004
Vol. 87, No. 9
The New Air Force Fighter Debate
The F/A-22 and F-35 are vital, all agree. Everything else—numbers, types, mix—is up for grabs.
The Vietnam War Almanac
This almanac collects the numbers, dates, and key facts about the USAF experience in Southeast Asia.
Building Battlespace Awareness
USAF has a plan to improve its intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance capabilities.
Afghan Duty
In the badlands of Afghanistan, USAF airmen and their allies continue Operation Enduring Freedom.
The Missing Aces
Air Force pilots today are far more likely to tangle with SAMs than with enemy aircraft.
Photochart of USAF Leadership
Air Force Magazine’s annual pictorial directory of Air Force leaders.
The Rocket Men
The work of three Germans in the late 1920s had a lasting impact on air and space flight.
AFA/AEF Almanac
A compendium of facts and figures about the Air Force Association and the Aerospace Education Foundation.
Washington Watch
Taking C-5As to 2029?; SBR Has Something for Everyone; B-52s Could Go Another 40 Years; DOD Releases T
Aerospace World
OSI Civilian Agent Killed Air Force Special Agent Rick A. Ulbright, 49, died Aug. 8 from injuries sustained during a rocket attack on Kirkuk AB, Iraq. Ulbright, who was assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigation’s 33rd Field...
Verbatim
Developing Space Warfighters “The job is not yet complete in preparing space officers to be warfighters. Space career paths have tended to be insular, with fewer chances to expand professional horizons beyond managing space assets. This has a two-fold effect....
Action in Congress
Cliff-Hangers Await Congress; Wrangling Over SBP Phaseout; Family Housing Dispute; Fixing Service Memb
