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March 2006, Vol. 89, No. 3  

Editorial: The QDR Has Landed, Sort Of
By Robert S. Dudney
The question is: What forces will be available to support this broad national defense strategy? (PDF version)

Washington Watch
By John A. Tirpak
Next, the Unmanned Bomber?; Getting Congress To Go Along; To Man, Train, and ... and ... hmmmmmm .... (PDF version)

Rising Risk in Air Mobility
By John A. Tirpak
A new Pentagon study paints a rosy picture but glosses over lots of worrisome factors. (PDF version)

Army Change, Air Force Change
By Adam J. Hebert
The Army is going through a turbulent period of change, but the Air Force also feels the effect. (PDF version)

Determination of a Sandy
By John T. Correll
Badly burned when an explosion set his cockpit afire, Bill Jones refused to quit the mission. (PDF version)

Responsive Space
By Jeremy Singer
Making space launch faster, easier, and cheaper sounds simple. It’s not. (PDF version)

Tough Old Birds
Compiled by Brick Eisel
These amazing photos from the US National Archives leave you wondering: How on Earth did they ever make it back? (PDF only)

Magic and Lightning
By Rebecca Grant
For US pilots, Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto was a “high-value” target but also a fleeting one. (PDF version)

DOD Senior Leadership
Compiled by Chequita Wood
Who’s who in the Bush Administration Pentagon. (PDF only)

The “Doctor” Is In
By Bruce D. Callander
Patrick A. Welsh is the Aerospace Education Foundation’s National Teacher of the Year. (PDF version)

The Rise and Fall of Donald Douglas
By Walter J. Boyne
The personality that built an aviation empire also contributed greatly to its downfall. (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 President Harry S. Truman (PDF version)

The Chart Page
By Tamar A. Mehuron (PDF only)

Airpower Classics
Artwork by Zaur Eylanbekov (PDF only)
 

Letters (PDF version)  


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