North American’s F-107 Was the “Ultra Sabre” and Perhaps the “Ultra Might-Have-Been”
On Sept. 10, 1956, test pilot Bob Baker took off from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to complete the maiden …
U.S. Air Force
Super Tucano Is Winner in Contentious Light Aircraft Contest
The U.S. Air Force quietly made a somewhat surprising choice Dec. 22 when it tapped Brazil’s Embraer as winner of …
Ready To Eat! Thirty Years of the MRE: Wondering What the Other Guys Eat
In part five of our series on the 30th anniversary of the MRE we come to one of the most …
Ready To Eat! Thirty Years of the MRE: MRE entrees – the Favorites and the Failures
It turns out that the three previous installments in our series on the 30th anniversary of the “Meal, Ready To …
CV-22 Ospreys in Action
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) CV-22 Ospreys deployed to Southwest Asia, getting immediately into the fight even before …
Ready To Eat! Thirty Years of the MRE: Field-stripping, First Strike Rations, and the Humanitarian Daily Ration
Thirty years of history, including employment in at least five conflicts, are behind the “Meal, Ready-to-Eat.” So far we’ve outlined …
Ready To Eat! 30 Years of the MRE: Part Two
Keeping the MRE current and in-step with warfighter needs and preferences is a constant challenge for the relatively small Combat …
It Could Have Been Worse
In terms of physical and morale damage, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor remains one of America’s worst military defeats. …
Pearl Harbor: The Army Air Forces Fight Back
Pearl Harbor was primarily a naval battle, but America’s Air Force was also caught up in the fighting. There were …
Comes a New Cold War?
Without fanfare or finger pointing, senior Defense Department officials make it abundantly clear that the United States and China are …