Editorial: The Air Force at a Crossroads
By Robert S. Dudney
The service is engaged in a great struggle over the future of tactical airpower. (PDF version)

Washington Watch
By John A. Tirpak
Delusions in Weapon Procurement; Now Playing: “Enter the Dragon”; More on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles .... (PDF version)

The Ground Warriors of Airpower
By Adam J. Hebert
The Air Force’s seven groups of “battlefield airmen” will get tougher training and more members. (PDF version)

The Clash of the UAV Tribes
By Rebecca Grant
The struggle over UAVs bears a striking resemblance to service face-offs of bygone years. (PDF version)

Enlisted Heritage Under Glass
Photography by Paul Kennedy
With the opening of its new 3,700-square-foot wing, Enlisted Heritage Hall is stepping up its efforts to preserve the history of the nation’s enlisted airmen. (PDF only)

The Air Force and the Cold War: A Chronology, 1945-91
By John T. Correll
Here are the key events of a world conflict that shaped, and was shaped by, the Air Force. (PDF only)

The Outstanding Airmen
By Tamar A. Mehuron
These are the 12 all-stars of the enlisted force in 2005. (PDF only)

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

The Two-War Strategy Begins To Fade Away
By Jason Sherman
The Rumsfeld Pentagon wants to overhaul the concept and use a very different yardstick for sizing the armed forces. (PDF version)

The Guns of July 1950
By Kenneth Moll
North Korea went for a quick knockout, but airpower stood in the way. (PDF version)

Aerospace World
By Adam J. Hebert (PDF version)

Action In Congress
By Tom Philpott (PDF version)

Verbatim
By John T. Correll (PDF version)