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December 2003, Vol. 86, No. 12


Editorial: Enola Gay II
By Robert S. Dudney
If you think you’ve seen this movie before, you are right. (PDF version)

Washington Watch
By John A. Tirpak
The Defense Budget Gap; “Discriminate Use of Force”; Europe’s Forces; The Army in Smaller Pieces ....
(PDF version)

Dawn at Kill Devil Hill
By Rebecca Grant
With four powered flights totaling 98 seconds 100 years ago, the Wright brothers changed the world.
(PDF version)

Up From Kitty Hawk
By the staff of Air Force Magazine A chronology of aerospace power since 1903.(PDF only)

European Command Looks South
and East

By John T. Correll
The emphasis is shifting to places like Romania, Sao Tome, and Camp Bondsteel. (PDF version)

In Search of Spaceplanes
By John A. Tirpak
The Air Force has an urgent need for hypersonic, long-range, transatmospheric vehicles.
(PDF version)

New Horizons for Combat UAVs
By Adam J. Hebert
Air Force planners say the Hellfire-equipped Predator UAV is only the beginning.
(PDF version)

Science Projects
By Peter Grier
For Air Force technologists, “Eureka!” moments are few. Progress depends on small, steady gains.(PDF version)

A Short History of Medals
By Bruce D. Callander
In the beginning, they were few and rare. But that was in the beginning. (PDF version)

Aerospace World
By Adam J. Hebert
(PDF version)

Action In Congress
By Tom Philpott
(PDF version)

Verbatim
By John Correll (PDF version)

The Keeper File
(PDF version)


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