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January 2002, Vol. 85, No. 1

Editorial: Blood and Thunder
By John T. Correll
The peanut gallery was wrong again. Airpower did not fail in Afghanistan. (PDF version)

A Strike Fighter for the Future
By John A. Tirpak
A design based on the Lockheed Martin X-35 is chosen to replace aging aircraft in US and allied fighter fleets. (PDF version)

Striking Back
US and coalition air and ground elements press the war against Taliban and al Qaeda forces in Afghanistan. (PDF version)

Verbatim Special: War on Terror
By Robert S. Dudney
Interesting and infamous statements about the war. (PDF version)

The Search for Asian Bases
By Adam J. Hebert
The Air Force has global reach with its bombers but needs airfields closer to the action. (PDF version)

Tankers and Lifters for a Distant War
By Richard J. Newman
Air Mobility Command has been the glue holding the Afghanistan operation together. (PDF version)

The Guard and Reserve Step Up
By James Kitfield
The nation's security needs put new pressures on the Air Force's on-call forces. (PDF version)

Keeping Track of the Force
By Bruce D. Callander
In crisis and wartime, the personnel center must know where the troops are-and that's just the beginning of it. (PDF version)

The Winning Combination of Air and Space
By Peter Grier
Air Force leaders talk about Afghanistan and beyond. (PDF version)

Aerospace World
By Suzann Chapman
(PDF version)


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