Why we need the F-35
The size, scope and technological firsts of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program make it a game-changer for tactical aviation and for the U.S. tactical aircraft industrial base.
Beyond the numbers, behind the capabilities
Defenders of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are having a tough year as headlines scream about cost overruns, schedule...
BY KAREN WALKER
Defenders of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are having a tough year as headlines scream about cost overruns, schedule...
BY KAREN WALKER
Hovering at a precipice
The Marine Corps has embarked upon a comprehensive overhaul of its aviation force that is scheduled to culminate in 15...
By Lt. Cmdr. Perry Solomon
The Marine Corps has embarked upon a comprehensive overhaul of its aviation force that is scheduled to culminate in 15...
By Lt. Cmdr. Perry Solomon
DARTS & LAURELS
Blind arroganceTO ARROGANCE. The most far-reaching and damaging comments in Rolling Stone’s profile of Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal were not his dismissive attitude toward the vice president and...
Toast to unityTO LEADERSHIP. President Obama, announcing his decision to accept the resignation of McChrystal after the Rolling Stone article became public, finally stepped up to his commander-in-chief...
Commanding speechTO DUTY. “I am humbled and honored to have been nominated by the president to command the ISAF and U.S. forces in Afghanistan,” said Army Gen. David Petraeus during his Senate...
COMMENTARY
Perspectives
BOB KILLEBREW
The relief in June of Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal has led to an outpouring of articles about civil-military relations and the need for top generals to be better trained in high politics. In The Washington Post, reporter Greg Jaffe commented, “Today’s wars demand that top commanders act...
BOB KILLEBREW
The relief in June of Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal has led to an outpouring of articles about civil-military relations and the need for top generals to be better trained in high politics. In The Washington Post, reporter Greg Jaffe commented, “Today’s wars demand that top commanders act...
Perspectives
JOSEPH J. COLLINS
U.S. efforts and prospects in Afghanistan stand at the intersection of five major vectors. These vectors are likely to bring about significant changes after “7/11” — the July 2011 start of what one day might be called “Afghanization.” Change in Afghanistan, however,...
JOSEPH J. COLLINS
U.S. efforts and prospects in Afghanistan stand at the intersection of five major vectors. These vectors are likely to bring about significant changes after “7/11” — the July 2011 start of what one day might be called “Afghanization.” Change in Afghanistan, however,...
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Essay
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