The issue is not war and peace, but how best to preserve our freed.

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Concentration on strategic extremes obscures a range of more realistic options.

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It lasted only a decade, but this top-secret reconnaissance aircraft program left a legacy of new technologies.

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Today, the achievements of the early space satellites sound elementary. In the 1950s, though, it was a different story.

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The "Revolt of the Admirals" focused on the big bomber, but the real issues ran much deeper.

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Veterans of the greatest humanitarian airlift in history recall the experiencs. It began 50 years ago this month.

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It was justifiably called the airlife that saved Israel.

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Fifty years ago this month, a production-model B-50 with a regular crew made the first nonstop flight around the world.

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A Half Century of NATO April 1999
By Stewart M. Powell

Edgy Western nations signed the Treaty of Washington in April 1949, never dreaming it would be 45 years before NATO even fired a shot.

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The mission soon became too complicated for bombers and fighters to perform as an additional duty.

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In its heyday, it included a Ground Observer Corps, radar picket lines in the far north, SAGE centers, and almost 1,500 interceptors.

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NSC-68 recognized the massive changes in the postwar world and set the stage for a new kind of peacetime force.

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Gen. Bernard Schriever not only produced an ICBM force in record time but also led the way to American dominance in space.

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Minuteman Turns 40 March 2001
By Bruce D. Callander

The nation's ICBM workhorse is still going strong.

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The Early Overflights June 2001
By Walter J. Boyne

At the dawn of the Cold War, air surveillance missions over "denied areas" could-and did-get pretty sporty.

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In the Shadow of MAD November 2001
By Peter Grier

This grim, strange, often misunderstood concept has hovered over defense policy for more than 30 years.

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Fifty Years of the B-52 December 2001
By Walter J. Boyne

In the skies over Afghanistan, the BUFF sees action in yet another war.

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The Short, Happy Life of the Glick-Em July 2002
By Peter Grier

Twenty years ago, the Air Force activated its first Ground Launched Cruise Missile wing in Europe.

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The "New Look" August 2003
By Herman S. Wolk

Under Eisenhower, strategic airpower became the centerpiece of US military strategy.

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50 Years of Space and Missiles June 2004
Compiled by the staff of Air Force Magazine

This chronology recalls key events in USAF’s quest for strategic “high ground.”

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Moscow's Fatal Military Adventure December 2004
By Walter J. Boyne

The thunderous collapse of the Soviet Union can be traced to the invasion of Afghanistan 25 years ago.

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A Short History of Military Space December 2004
By Benjamin S. Lambeth

Air Force control of the mission has never been—and is not today—totally secure.

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How the Air Force Got the IBCM July 2005
By John T. Correll

The mission could have gone to the Army, which saw ballistic missiles as a new kind of artillery.

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Airpower and the Cuban Missile Crisis August 2005
By John T. Correll

The Russians hoped to have their missiles in operation before the Americans discovered them. They almost made it.

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The Air Force and the Cold War: A Chronology 1945-91 September 2005
By John T. Correll

Here are the key events of a world conflict that shaped, and was shaped by, the Air Force.

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The Ups and Downs of Counterforce October 2005
By John T. Correll

A big issue in the Cold War was whether nuclear weapons should be targeted mainly on the enemy force or on the enemy’s cities.

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