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Education and Opinion Archives

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Thane Rosenbaum, The Wall Street Journal -- The War on Terror Has Not Gone Away:
Martin Feldstein, The Wall Street Journal -- Defense Spending Would Be Great Stimulus
The Wall Street Journal -- Feel Like a Trillion Bucks
December 2008 AAR from General McCaffrey
The Enlisted Perspective, Rodney J. McKinley, CMSAF -- We Care About You
Andrew J. Bacevich, Newsweek -- Afghanistan: What's Our Definition of Victory?
Richard Halloran, The Honolulu Advertiser -- U.S. Pacific Command Modifies Strategy
Brian T. Kennedy, The Wall Street Journal -- What a Single Nuclear Warhead Could Do
The Wall Street Journal -- Ray Kelly’s Wiretap Alarm
Max Boot, The Wall Street Journal -- Pirates, Terrorism and Failed States
General Kevin Chilton, The Wall Street Journal -- Sounding the Nuclear Alarm
Benjamin Bahney and Renny McPherson, The Washington Times -- Know Your Enemy
Richard N. Haass -- What The Recession Means For Foreign Policy
APA -- Waterfall Charts of ANG Aircraft (All_States_FY34CAFv2_3.xls)
APA -- Waterfall Charts of ANG Aircraft (All_States_FY34MAFa.xls)
APA -- Waterfall Charts of ANG Aircraft (All_States_FY34v2_3.xls)
APA -- Waterfall Charts of ANG Aircraft (All_States_FY34CAFvASA.xls)
General McCaffrey Visit to Iraq - November 2008
Frederick W. Kagan, The Wall Street Journal -- Security Should Be the Deciding Issue
Andrew J. Bacevich, The Los Angeles Times -- The Age of Triumphalism is Over
John R. Bolton, The Washington Post -- Russia Unromanticized
Robert M. Gates, Secretary of Defense, Air Force Memorial, Arlington, VA, Friday, October 17, 2008 -- Swearing-In of Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley
General Barry R. McCaffrey, -- NORAD/NORTHCOM After-Action report
Henry A. Kissinger and George P. Shultz, The Washington Post -- Building on Common Ground With Russia
General Lawrence A. Skantze -- Reflections on the Evolution of Air Force Acquisition
Charles J. Dunlap Jr., Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Using Bad PR Is Taliban's Defense Against Airpower
The Enlisted Perspective, Rodney J. McKinley, CMSAF -- Outside the Wire
Gideon Rose, The Los Angeles Times -- Small Allies, Big Headaches
Jim Hoagland, The Washington Post -- A Baltic Response to the Bear
Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman, Wall Street Journal -- Russia's Aggression Is a Challenge to World Order
Tom Bowman, National Public Radio -- New Chief Aims To Restore Air Force's Reputation
James Lyons, The Washington Times -- LYONS: China's One World?
Peter Bergen, The Washington Post -- Al Qaeda at 20 Dead or Alive?
Air Force Key Talking Points
Bing West, The Wall Street Journal -- The War in Iraq Is Over. What Next?
General McCaffrey visit to Air Force Space Command
Editoral, The Washington Post, 8/2/2008 -- A Strategy for Pakistan
Ashton B. Carter and Robert G. Joseph, The Boston Globe -- Strengthening Our Strategy Against WMD
Ernesto Londoño, Washington Post Foreign Service -- Rebuilding an Air Force From The Ground Up
Siobhan Gorman, The Wall Street Journal Online -- Georgia States Computers Hit By Cyberattack
More Quotes on Airpower
Peter Mansoor, The Washington Post -- How The Surge Worked
The Wall Street Journal -- The EMP Threat
Peter Wood, The Chronicle of Higher Education -- How Our Culture Keeps Students Out of Science
AFA Chairman Tours Eielson
AFA Chairman Visits Elmendorf
Latest Report from General McCaffrey
Fixing DOD Acquisition
David Buckwalter, -- Tinker Visit Refreshing
Richard Andres, The Washington Times -- The New Role of Air Strike in Small Wars
Richard Lugar, The Washington Times -- Trust Still Needs Verification
Peter Huessy, The Washington Times -- Keep U.S. Nukes
AFA Chairman Visits Elmendorf
Michael M. Dunn, President/CEO of the Air Force Association -- The Pile-On Effect
James A. Baker III and Warren Christopher, The New York Times -- Put War Powers Back Where They Belong
From Michael B. Donley, Acting Secretary of the Air Force -- Rebuilding the Air Force Nuclear Enterprise
On a Wing and a Prayer
Caspar Weinberger Jr. , HumanEvents.com -- Gates and the Air Force
David Buck Buckwalter, Tucson Citizen -- Visit to D-M Leaves Former Chief Proud
AIR FORCE SPACE:
Los Angeles Times -- Candy Bombing for 2008
Rowan Scarborough, The Washington Times -- Air Force Firings Followed Budget Battle
Gates Approves New Defense Strategy Over Objections of Service Chiefs
Richard Halloran, The Washington Times -- COMMENTARY: North Korea Conundrum
Mike Daly, The New York Daily News -- GI Bill Wilts As Troops Face Heat
Mark Bowden, The Philadelphia Inquirer -- The Point: Handling a 21st-Century Threat
Stephen F. Cohen, The Nation -- The Missing Debate
Gates, Air Force leaders were at odds from start, analysts say
Robert Scheer, Los Angeles Times -- Letter to Los Angeles Times
Bob Kjar, President AFA Houston, San Jacinto Chapter AF233 -- Greatness Defined The Resignation of Secretary Wynne and General Moseley
Peter Brookes, The New York Post -- The Newest Trends in Terror
Richard Halloran, The Honolulu Advertiser -- In Asia-Pacific, U.S. 'Leads From the Middle'
Andrei Cherny, USA Today -- A Lesson from Berlin for Baghdad
Mark Helprin, The Wall Street Journal -- The Challenge From China
Brian M. Carney, The Wall Street Journal -- Air Combat By Remote Control
Predator CAPs Double in One Year
Fiscal Year 2009 Air Force Unfunded Requirements List
Jon Kyl, The Washington Post -- Hussein's Terrorism Links
Charles Krauthammer, The Washington Post -- Deterring the Undeterrable
Pat Condon, -- Mandatory vs. Discretionary Federal Spending – Who Says?
Information courtesy of National Journal - Procurement History and Average Age
Information courtesy of National Journal - Aircraft Procurement
The Sky Warrior Program … Building a House of Cards
Air Force VS Army Concepts for UAV Employment
Bill Croom, Aerospace Education Council -- The Data, The Whole Data...And Nothing But....
David Stafford, The Washington Post -- Iraq Is a Mess. But Germany Was, Too.
AFA Letter to Secretary of Defense
James Carafano, New York Post -- Right Way to View US Defense Costs
CMSAF Rodney J. McKinley -- The Enlisted Perspective - Caring is Free
Elizabeth Dole, The Washington Times -- Planning for America's Security
Louis Rene Beres, Thomas McInerney and Paul E. Vallely, The Washington Times -- Strategic Doctrine
Bret Stephens, The Wall Street Journal -- How al Qaeda Will Perish
Fighter & Attack Aircraft Inventory vs. Tanks
Richard Halloran, The Honolulu Advertiser -- China Looks to Modernize its Military
Peter Wehner, Financial Times -- Al-Qaeda is Losing the War of Minds
Military Power of the People’s Republic of China 2008
Jim Saxton, Washington Times -- The Price Of Peace And Strength
Joseph R. Tomczak -- The Away Game
Maj. Gen. Charles J. Dunlap Jr. -- Air Power Unsung Hero in Surge
Daniel Gallington, Washington Times -- Failure to Communicate
Zalmay Khalizad, Wall Street Journal -- Iran's Nuclear Threat
Ashley J. Tellis, Wall Street Journal -- Don't Panic About Space Weapons
Anthony H. Cordesman, Washington Post -- Two Winnable Wars
General Eugene E. Habiger -- Nuclear Weapons.........Getting Closer to Zero
Charles J. Dunlap Jr, New York Times -- We Still Need the Big Guns
Joseph F. Callo -- What About Our Military?
Aging Airframes in Perspective
Elizabeth Dole, Fayetteville Observer -- Keep Commitment to Defense
Bob Kjar, President, AFA Houston, San Jacinto Chapter AF233 -- Turning On Our Lights
General Barry R McCaffrey USA (Ret) After Action Report -- Visit Iraq and Kuwait 5-11 December 2007
General Barry McCaffrey USA (Ret) - After Action Report
War -- or Crime -- in Cyberspace
Henry Sokolski, Asian Wall Street Journal -- Atomic Non-Allies
Kim Holmes/Mackenzie Eaglen, The Washington Times -- Avoiding a Hollow Force
Air Force Issues Update -- January 2008
Tucker Fagan, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle - Letter to Editor -- Aging Aircraft
Scott P. Van Cleef, Brig Gen, USAF (Ret) - Your Aging Air Force
Richard Halloran, Honolulu Advertiser - 2008 Full Of Challenges For Asia Leaders
Gordon G. Chang, Wall Street Journal - China Flexes Its Muscles

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