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| February 2006, Vol. 89, No. 2 |
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Editorial:
What It Means To Be No. 1
By Robert S. Dudney
The United States, unlike any other nation, is a global power with worldwide interests, responsibilities, and allies. (PDF version)
Washington Watch
By John A. Tirpak
Another QDR, Another Cut; Why an F-22 Stretch Out?; The UAV Factor .... (PDF version)
The Chinese Calculus
By Rebecca Grant
There is hard power, soft power, and airpower, and the greatest of these may be airpower. (PDF version)
ISR Miracles, at a Reasonable Price
By John A. Tirpak
The Air Force will update many of its old warhorses and throw in an exotic new system or two. (PDF version)
Smashing the UAV Stovepipe
By Adam J. Hebert
Will the new center of excellence in Nevada succeed in bringing order out of chaos? (PDF version)
Flight-Test Worries
By Otto Kreisher
A testing capability that was once the envy of the world has begun to suffer from the drift and sag of austerity. (PDF version)
Huey Goes Long
Photography by Ted Carlson
At USAF’s 23rd Flying Training Squadron, chopper pilots will train on the new Huey II for another 20 years. (PDF only)
Calculated Courage at Thai Nguyen
By John T. Correll
Merlyn Dethlefsen pressed the attack on the SAM sites through the heaviest flak ever seen in North Vietnam. (PDF version)
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Footholds for the Fighting Force
By Daniel L. Haulman
The Air Force has perfected its techniques for getting the most out of remote air bases. (PDF version)
The Ground Observer Corps
By Bruce D. Callander
Some 800,000 volunteers at 16,000 observation posts scanned the sky for hostile aircraft. (PDF version)
Sharp Focus on Air Force Civilians
By George Cahlink
Civilian workers will be put through tactical, operational, and strategic training programs. (PDF version)
Aerospace World
By Breanne Wagner (PDF version)
Action In Congress
By Tom Philpott (PDF version)
Verbatim
By John T. Correll (PDF version)
The Keeper File
By James R. Schlesinger (PDF version)
The Chart Page
By Tamar A. Mehuron (PDF only) Airpower Classics
Artwork by Zaur Eylanbekov (PDF only)
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