September 2007 Issue
Two decades of decay
The Air Force begins its sixth decade in circumstances that aviators elsewhere might consider enviable: unrivaled for global air dominance. But that is not the way Air Force leaders view...
BY LOREN THOMPSON
The Air Force begins its sixth decade in circumstances that aviators elsewhere might consider enviable: unrivaled for global air dominance. But that is not the way Air Force leaders view...
BY LOREN THOMPSON
The dual-role dilemma
The Air Force finds itself at an unwelcome and unexpected crisis at its 60th birthday. Although the service is tremendously successful at its core capacities, as demonstrated in a series of...
BY CHRISTOPHER GRIFFIN
The Air Force finds itself at an unwelcome and unexpected crisis at its 60th birthday. Although the service is tremendously successful at its core capacities, as demonstrated in a series of...
BY CHRISTOPHER GRIFFIN
Flashpoint: No bungle in the jungle
Whether you agree with it or not, it’s likely there will be some changes to the current size and shape of U.S. forces in Iraq over the next year. For reasons from the political to the...
BY PETER BROOKES
Whether you agree with it or not, it’s likely there will be some changes to the current size and shape of U.S. forces in Iraq over the next year. For reasons from the political to the...
BY PETER BROOKES
Waiting for David
’m going to wait to see what David has to say,” President Bush declared.
By WILLIAM MATTHEWS
’m going to wait to see what David has to say,” President Bush declared.
By WILLIAM MATTHEWS
Old soldiers
As a mobilized Army Reserve officer with 34-plus years in uniform, including 21 years active, I’m doing everything I can to stay in uniform. I think in July 2008 I may be looking for...
As a mobilized Army Reserve officer with 34-plus years in uniform, including 21 years active, I’m doing everything I can to stay in uniform. I think in July 2008 I may be looking for...
Making generals
The military, historically, is a conservative institution, and no more so than in the general officer corps. Conservatism rises through the ranks, and the survivors tend to embody the...
The military, historically, is a conservative institution, and no more so than in the general officer corps. Conservatism rises through the ranks, and the survivors tend to embody the...
In this issue
It’s especially fitting in this Air Force 60th anniversary issue to include a commentary from retired Brig. Gen. Bill Shields, whose own military career spanned the Air Force’s...
It’s especially fitting in this Air Force 60th anniversary issue to include a commentary from retired Brig. Gen. Bill Shields, whose own military career spanned the Air Force’s...
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