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September 2004, Vol. 87, No. 9

Editorial: Listening to General Franks
By Robert S. Dudney
There can be no powerful Joint Force without strong services. (PDF version)

Washington Watch
By John A. Tirpak
Taking C-5As to 2029?; SBR Has Something for Everyone; B-52s Could Go Another 40 Years; DOD Releases Tanker Documents .... (PDF version)

The New Air Force Fighter Debate
By John A. Tirpak
The F/A-22 and F-35 are vital, all agree. Everything else—numbers, types, mix—is up for grabs. (PDF version)

The Vietnam War Almanac
By John T. Correll
This almanac collects the numbers, dates, and key facts about the USAF experience in Southeast Asia. (PDF only)

Building Battlespace Awareness
By Adam J. Hebert
USAF has a plan to improve its intelligence-surveillance-
reconnaissance capabilities. (PDF version)

Afghan Duty
Photography by USAF combat camera photographers
In the badlands of Afghanistan, USAF airmen and their allies continue Operation Enduring Freedom. (PDF only)

The Vietnam War Almanac

The Missing Aces

The Missing Aces
By Rebecca Grant
Air Force pilots today are far more likely to tangle with SAMs than with enemy aircraft. (PDF version)

Photochart of USAF Leadership
By Chequita Wood
Air Force Magazine’s annual pictorial directory of Air Force leaders. (PDF only)

The Rocket Men
By Walter J. Boyne
The work of three Germans in the late 1920s had a lasting impact on air and space flight. (PDF version)

AFA/AEF Almanac
By Frances McKenney
A compendium of facts and figures about the Air Force Association and the Aerospace Education Foundation. (PDF only)

Aerospace World
By Adam J. Hebert (PDF version)

Action In Congress
By Tom Philpott (PDF version)

Verbatim
By John T. Correll (PDF version)

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