The U.S. Air Force Year in Review
The United States Air Force can drop a bomb, unload a cargo, or win a fight anywhere across the globe. …
Aerospace
Straight Up, Hands Off
Though vertical takeoff unmanned aircraft systems (VTUASs) cannot match the endurance of fixed-wing unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), unmanned rotorcraft already …
Phantom Phiftieth Anniversary | Photos
At a time when jet aircraft were said to lack character in comparison to their piston-engined forbears, the F-4 Phantom …
E-4B Emergency Command Post Doubles as SECDEF’s Ride
Defense Secretary Robert Gates likes to take his office with him and stay connected when he flies overseas. His “Flying …
British RC-135W Air Seeker Crews in Training
The first British crewmembers to fly the RC-135V/W Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft arrived at the 55th Wing at Offutt …
What Happened to Blue Grass Girl?
Seconds after “bombs away” over Berlin, 1st Lt. Lewis K. Cloud hauled back on the control yoke, applied rudder, and …
Anti-access Air Defenses: Tracking the Development of Anti-stealth Countermeasures
The introduction of stealth technology into U.S. combat aircraft in the late 1970s, leading to the addition of the F-117 …
The Helicopter Today and Tomorrow
The helicopter has unquestionably had great effect upon modern warfare, despite its troubled history of inadequate funding, inter- and intraservice …
Book Review – Mission to Berlin: The American Airmen Who Struck the Heart of Hitler’s Reich
Mission to Berlin: The American Airmen Who Struck the Heart of Hitler’s Reich is an amazing account of American heroism …
Pearl Harbor Survivor Sikorsky JRS-1 Moves to Museum Facility
In March, the world’s only surviving Sikorsky JRS-1 amphibious seaplane (the military version of the Sikorsky S-43) arrived at the …