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Perspectives on Total Force

The Guard and Reserve Step Up
January 2002

New Horizons for the Total Force
August 2002
The Guard and Reserve Stand Fast
March 2003
Total Force In a Search for Balance
September 2003
The Blended Wing Goes to War
October 2003
Guard and Reserve in a Time of War
July 2004
Total Force Turbulence
October 2005
The Totally Integrated Air Force
June 2006
Leave It to the Guard
January 2007
High Plains Lifters
February 2007



The Guard and Reserve Step Up January 2002
By James Kitfield

The nation's security needs put new pressures on the Air Force's on-call forces.


New Horizons for the Total Force August 2002
By John T. Correll

The Guard and Reserve take on responsibilities once held exclusively by the active force.


The Guard and Reserve Stand Fast March 2003
By James Kitfield

Guardsmen, Reservists, employers, and family members have stepped up to a bigger mission, but it has not been easy.


Total Force In a Search for Balance September 2003
By Adam J. Hebert, Senior Editor

Allocation of active, Guard, and Reserve missions and forces is under scrutiny once again.


The Blended Wing Goes to War October 2003
By John A. Tirpak, Executive Editor

The unique Joint STARS unit composed of active and ANG airmen was a big-time success in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Guard and Reserve in a Time of War July 2004
By James Kitfield

Recent years have seen the longest sustained, large-scale mobilization in Air Force history.


Total Force Turbulence October 2005
By Rebecca Grant 

Pentagon, Congress, states, and governors struggle to set the right course for the Air National Guard.


The Totally Integrated Air Force June 2006
By Adam J. Hebert  

USAF wants its three components to do at home what they do on deployments: Blend together in a seamless, unified, and integrated whole.


Leave It to the Guard January 2007
By Lt. Col. Braxton Eisel  

Gen. George C. Marshall helped clear the path for development of a powerful US air arm.


High Plains Lifters February 2007
By Breanne Wagner, Associate Editor

The Wyoming Guard and Air Mobility Command have launched the “active associate” concept.


      

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