The Martin XB-51 Bomber
If things had worked out differently, the U.S. Air Force might have had a force of B-51 bombers available in …
Aerospace
The Air Force of 2030
In his speech to the graduating Air Force Academy class of 2012 in May, President Barack Obama told the men …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Building and Deploying the U.S. Navy’s Missile Fleet – With Urgency
For anyone younger than those of the baby boomer generation, it is impossible to fully understand the urgency the Cold …
Flying and Fighting in the B-26 Marauder
“It was not the airplane I wanted to fly. I was horrified because of all the bad stories I had …
XP-59A Airacomet: The First American Jet Began As A Secret Program
When the Bell XP-59A Airacomet came on the scene during World War II it was shrouded in secrecy and surrounded …
Attack on Camp Bastion: VMA-211 Is Back in the Fight
After suffering the loss of its commanding officer and all but two of its aircraft in the attack on Camp …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: The Transition From Guns to Missiles
The U.S. Navy has been in the missile defense business for over six decades. Given such a long history, and …
Book Review – Mission to Tokyo: The American Airmen Who Took the War to the Heart of Japan
With Mission to Tokyo, Robert F. Dorr once again has created a multi-dimensional, multi-layered approach to telling a story of …
P-3 Orion Marks 50th Anniversary
As the P-3 Orion continues to serve in its 50th year it has seen its role but not its importance …
Attack on Camp Bastion: The Destruction of VMA-211
Late on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, a Taliban insurgent force of sappers carried out an attack on Camp Bastion, the …