Washington Watch
By John A. Tirpak
A Large Airpower Lesson; Refocusing the Army; C-17 Down for the Count? .... (PDF version)

The 2018 Bomber and Its Friends
By Adam J. Hebert
USAF is pushing a three-phase bomber plan, but the next new bomber is the centerpiece. (PDF version)

Where Next With Electronic Attack?
By John A. Tirpak
USAF’s roadmap, years in the making, has collapsed. The service is struggling to find a new course. (PDF version)

A Better Way to Run a War
By James A. Kitfield
Two decades ago this year, Goldwater-Nichols unleashed fundamental change. (PDF version)

Flak Trap
By John T. Correll
For 17 hours, Capt. Gerald Young led the North Vietnamese through the jungle and away from the crash site. (PDF version)

Iron Thunder
Photography by Rick Llinares
Paced by USAF’s 20th Fighter Wing, US and NATO airmen and ground forces and more than 100 aircraft staged a full-scale “invasion” of North Carolina. (PDF only)

A Better Way to Run a War

The 90 Percent Solution
By Bruce D. Callander and Adam J. Hebert
Because of advances in aeromedical evacuation, most American troops now survive their combat wounds. (PDF version)

Fade to Black
By Rebecca Grant
The world’s first operational stealth aircraft, the F-117, is nearing the end of an amazing career. (PDF version)

Air Force Astronauts
By Walter J. Boyne
From the earliest days of the space program, USAF has supplied top space operators. (PDF version)

The Making of an Iconic Bomber
By Frederick A. Johnsen
How did the B-17 become the public’s beloved favorite and the B-24 a respected runner-up? (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)

Airpower Classics
Artwork by Zaur Eylanbekov (PDF only)

Letters (PDF version)