Editorial: Long-Range Strike in Two Jumps
By Robert S. Dudney
In recent months, the Air Force has adjusted its position. (PDF version)

Washington Watch
By John A. Tirpak
New Challenge to Fighter?; Tanker Deal Spins Its Wheels; New Kinds of Strategic Arms .... (PDF version)

Transformation, Take 2
By John A. Tirpak
The new defense budget sticks to the script—with the Air Force in a starring role. (PDF version)

Basic Beliefs
By John T. Correll
Recent decades have brought some major changes in Air Force doctrine. (PDF version)

When Eagles Strike
Photography by Guy Aceto and Paul Kennedy
The power and precision of USAF’s F-15E Strike Eagles starts with the 4th Fighter Wing. (PDF only)

The Space Cadre
By Peter Grier
The Air Force’s goal is a “space-oriented culture of professionals” who will advance US power. (PDF version)

Marine Air in the Mainstream
By Rebecca Grant
In Gulf War II, Air Force and Marine airmen devised an informal pact that paid big dividends. (PDF version)

Better “Blue Force” Tracking
By George Cahlink
When it comes to fratricide, “zero is the only good score.” (PDF version)

50 Years of Space and Missiles
Compiled by the staff of Air Force Magazine
This chronology recalls key events in USAF’s quest for strategic “high ground.” (PDF only)

Purloined Yak
By Bill Getz
The theft of the fighter was a classic case of Cold War skullduggery. (PDF version)

Aerospace World
By Adam J. Hebert
(PDF version)

Action In Congress
By Tom Philpott
(PDF version)