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June 2007, Vol. 90, No. 6  

Editorial: Moseley’s Warning
By Robert S. Dudney
China’s ASAT shot was a “strategically dislocating event,” but it was not the only cause for alarm. (PDF version)

Washington Watch
By John A. Tirpak
Let Airmen be Airmen; The Air Force and Navy Could Do It; More on the UAV Struggle .... (PDF version)

Can the Total Force Hold Together?
By Adam J. Hebert
The push for integration is strong, but so are the pressures that could produce disintegration. (PDF version)

“Air Force Alliance” for the US and Japan
By John A. Tirpak
Tokyo and Washington have gotten serious—really serious—about joining forces and multiplying their power. (PDF version)

Hobbins’ World
Gen. William T. Hobbins, head of USAFE, looks eastward to the Black Sea and southward into Africa.
(PDF version)

Actionable Intelligence
By Rebecca Grant
It’s the Holy Grail, and the Air Force is taking big steps toward getting it. (PDF version)

The Fuel War
By Marc V. Schanz
Air Force leaders say the service had better get a grip on its huge energy costs. (PDF version)

The Years of Noble Eagle
By Otto Kreisher
The homeland defense operation is much reduced, but it’s starting to look permanent. (PDF version)

Making It Without a Minuteman IV
By Adam J. Hebert
The Air Force’s ICBM plan keeps shifting, and the service keeps tinkering with the Minuteman fleet.
(PDF version)

Life With the C-5
By Marc V. Schanz
The Air Force’s largest strategic airlifter is working overtime at Dover AFB, Del. (PDF version)

A Brave Man at the Right Time
By John T. Correll
The phosphorous bomb was loose inside the airplane, burning at 1,300 degrees. SSgt. Red Erwin seized it in his bare hands and fought his way to the copilot’s window. (PDF version)

Project Paperclip
By Walter J. Boyne
It was an all-out race to seize the best German scientists and technologies. America won. (PDF version)

Aerospace World
By Marc V. Schanz (PDF version)

Action In Congress
By Tom Philpott (PDF version)

Verbatim
By John T. Correll (PDF version)

The Keeper File (PDF version)

Airpower Classics
Artwork by Zaur Eylanbekov
(PDF only)

Letters (PDF version)

Books (PDF only)


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