Editorial: Second Opinion
By Robert S. Dudney
“The United States is a wealthy country. Such expansion is hardly unprecedented.” (PDF version)
Washington Watch
By John A. Tirpak
All Eyes on the New SECDEF; Who Runs Capitol Hill?; A Harder Look at Directed Energy .... (PDF version)
America’s Airmen: An Air Force
Enlisted Hall of Fame.
By the staff of Air Force Magazine (PDF only)
Turning a Corner on Space
By Adam J. Hebert
When it comes to space, the bad old days are over, top USAF leaders tell AFA’s Los Angeles Symposium. (PDF version)
UAVs With Bite
By John A. Tirpak
In just a few years, USAF will have more than 200 armed Predators and Reapers on hand, with lots more to come. (PDF version)
The New Aggressors
Photography by Rick Llinares
Out at Nellis AFB, Nev., the 64th and 65th Aggressor Squadrons carry on a proud tradition. (PDF only)
The Men Who Make the Saves
By Breanne Wagner
At Moody AFB, Ga., USAF’s combat search and rescue troops train for missions in bad-guy territory. (PDF version)
Leave It to the Guard
By Lt. Col. Braxton Eisel
In a recent AEF rotation, Air National Guard units pretty much controlled air ops in Iraq. (PDF version)
