By Honorable Ed Timperlake 11/17/2010 - In the not two distant future the US Navy/Marine and USAF team may have to establish presence from the sea in a potential combat theater.The threat will be great: friendly forces can be intermixed with opponents who will do what ever it takes to…
The Air Force Tanker Decision: A ‘Fairer’ Way Forward By Michael W. Wynne, 21st Secretary of the Air Force 11/17/2010 - The Air Force is confronting a conundrum that in 1998, the GAO called a mandatory replacement program for the aging tanker fleet. There have been two winners since that…
An Interview with General Art Cameron (Ret.) 11/06/2010 - "Aircraft operational capabilities have become evolutionary and revolutionary over the decades but, reliability and maintainability has not kept pace with the increased operational capabilities. The F-35, in many respects, is the first aircraft that has sustainment as an integral part of…
An Interview with Senior Master Sgt. Steven Wehrle and Master Sgt. David Freeman 11/05/2010 - "We have to ensure we are effectively preparing our mid-level Airmen and our logistics supervision that are transitioning to the F-35. The acquisition and sustainment of this platform is wholly different than anything that has…
By Richard Weitz 11/05/2010 - The Obama administration has decided to pursue a more “proactive” air campaign against the Taliban insurgents and Islamist terrorists operating out of the autonomous tribal regions of northwest Pakistan.
By Ambassador (Ret.) Jon D. Glassman 11/05/2010 - NATO, at its impending Lisbon summit, will decide whether to embrace ballistic missile defense of its member nations as an alliance mission. It will also consider whether to extend its capability against medium and intermediate range upper tier threats, to enhance strategic…
An Interview with Major Lee York 11/05/2010 - "I have read all stories, all the naysayers, that the V-22 can’t replace the FROG. But my experience says the opposite. The landing zones if used in '04-'05 with the FROG, we went back in '07 with V-22 and we landed in…
An Interview with Lt. Col. Damon Anthony, Maj. James Akers, and Lt. Col. Steve Pieper 11/05/2010 - The three pilots provide an understanding of how classic combat operations built around the use of AWACS and the CAOC will be modified as new aircraft re-shape operational capabilities.
