The third and final Air Force Week of 2008 kicks off today in Los Angeles and runs through Nov. 21. Air Force Weeks were conceived several years back to celebrate the service, build ties with local communities, and get the word out on the Air Force’s mission. Among the activities planned in the City of Angels is an exposition this weekend at the Hollywood & Highland plaza. It will include super-sized models of aircraft, historical military photos, satellite pictures, and flight posters from yesterday and today, and even looking to the future. There is also an Air Force-themed film festival at theaters around LA, and the Wings over Long Beach aerospace exhibition and jobs fair Nov. 15-16. (For more on the LA festivities) Philadelphia hosted the first Air Force Week in late May, followed by Omaha in August.
On Oct. 1, the Air Force Association's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies will host a virtual rollout of its latest policy paper "Understanding the Promise of Skyborg and Low-Cost Attritable Unmanned Aerial Vehicles" by retired USAF Col. Mark Gunzinger, the think tank's director of future Concepts and capability assessments, and…