June 2008

Gates wants to cure the services of “next-war-itis,” but he would only weaken the patients.

The Air Force says goodbye to 50 years of tranquil, undisturbed operations “up there.”

Federal auditors will decide whether we are at the beginning of the end or only the end of the beginni

As the Maryland Guard showed in Iraq, the A-10C is an oldie but goodie.

The famous ace influenced generations of pilots, and he always led from the front.

In handling nuclear weapons, the Air Force had gotten lax. It’s tightening up with a vengeance.

At Columbus AFB, Miss., the Tweet called it a career, leaving the mission to other trainers.

Twenty-two minutes after the first bomb fell, Ostfriesland rolled over and sank to the bottom.

The Pentagon chief gives the services an earful.

Wynne drops the hammer; The IG takes a second look; What Gates really said ....

Eighteen months from now, the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I) will expire, raising questions about what takes its place. Six months from now, a Congressional commission will report its ideas about the future shape of US strategic forces. Today,...

IEDs Kill Three Airmen Three airmen deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq were killed by improvised explosive devices in March and April during operations supporting coalition forces. TSgt. William H. Jefferson Jr., 34, of Norfolk, Va., died March 22 from wounds...

Major Strategic Victory “The surge has done more than turn the situation in Iraq around—it has opened the door to a major strategic victory in the broader war on terror.”—President Bush, speech at Pentagon, March 19. Rockefeller’s Spitball “McCain was...

Webb’s new GI Bill; Will it weaken retention?; Cuts for Tricare physicians ....

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Cliffward Bound I agree with your assessment [“Editorial: Lurching Toward a Cliff,” April, p. 2] that the 2009 budget request does not adequately fund Air Force investment programs. The nation needs at least 381 F-22 fighters, many more C-17s than...

In Honor of Air Attachés Foreign air attachés from more than 30 countries gathered for Air Force Magazine’s 28th annual reception held in their honor in March in Arlington, Va. Air Force Association Chairman of the Board Robert L. “Bob”...