Current Issue
 
 Archives
 Back Issues
 Editorials
 The Chart Page
 Verbatim
 Airpower Classics
 The Keeper File
 Valor
 Enola Gay Controversy
   Chronology
   Reports & Analysis
   Articles & Editorials
 Covers

 Almanacs
 
 Special Topics
 
 Special Reports
 
 Search
 
 Advertising
 
 About the Magazine

February 2001, Vol. 84, No. 2

Editorial: The Threshold of War
By John T. Correll
The dividing line between peace and war has been blurred in recent years. (PDF version)

Pitsenbarger, Medal of Honor
By John T. Correll
At long last, the actions of the heroic PJ are fully recognized. (PDF version)

Are We Wearing Out the Guard and Reserve?
By James Kitfield
They have taken on a greater share of the military mission, but the strain has begun to show. (PDF version)

Desert Storm Scrapbook
Compiled by Juliette Kelsey Chagnon
These snapshots from the albums of Air Force Association members recall faces and places from the Gulf War. (PDF version)

The Force and Space
By Peter Grier
USAF leaders survey the outlook in space at AFA's Los Angeles symposium.
(PDF version)

Trouble on the Final Frontier
By John A. Tirpak
Although healthy enough for the near term, the US space industry faces fundamental problems. (PDF version)

A Preview From Powell
Remarks by Gen. Colin Powell, USA (Ret.)
"We will defend our interests from a position of strength." (PDF version)

When the U-2 Went to Sea
By Norman Polmar
This aircraft has been to some strange places. (PDF version)

The Real Billy Mitchell
By Rebecca Grant
He was more complicated than perceived by either his admirers or his detractors. (PDF version)

Mule Train
By Walter J. Boyne
The airplanes were slow and ugly and they leaked, but they were a lifeline for the Vietnamese ground forces. (PDF version)

Aerospace World
(PDF version)


Air Force Magazine is published monthly by the Air Force Association, 1501 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22209-1198. Phone (703) 247-5800. Membership Rate: $36 per year; $90 for three-year membership. Life Membership (nonrefundable): $500 single payment, $525 extended payments. Subscription Rate: $36 per year; $29 per year additional for postage to foreign addresses (except Canada and Mexico, which are $10 per year additional). Regular issues $4 each. USAF Almanac issue $6 each. Trademark registered by Air Force Association. Copyright by Air Force Association.

 

   
 
 



AFA is a 501c(3) nonprofit educational foundation. Your contributions help support AFA initiatives to educate the public about the need for a strong national defense, advocate aerospace power and directly support our Air Force family are tax deductible.

SEARCH  |  CONTACT US  |  MEMBERS  |  EVENTS  |  JOIN AFA  |  HOME

The Air Force Association, 1501 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22209-1198
Contact Webmaster | Design by Steven Levins | Some photos courtesy of USAF