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Rewrite the AUMF | No split for NSA/CYBERCOM | Better mobile tools

Charles E. Berger says it’s time to rewrite the AUMF. (National Interest)

The White House rejects the arguments for un-dual-hatting NSA and CYBERCOM, at least for now. (Washington Post)

Sea change at …

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0 commentsDecember 13, 2013Must-Reads

ADIZ, heating up | An 8-boomer fleet? | Launch “codes”

The ADIZ saga continues. China sends its own military jets up to check on U.S. and Japanese planes flying through the newly declared Air Defense Identification Zone over the East China Sea. …

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0 commentsNovember 29, 2013Must-Reads

‘Get it right quickly’ | What is al Qaeda? | Navy, space leader

Daniel P. Bolger, a retired Army lieutenant general, writes about a military’s duty during times of uncertain peace. “The best the U.S. Army — or any military — can do is try …

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Army seeks way forward | USAF QDR | China’s air force

Happy AUSA Week! As you head off to the year’s biggest domestic land-warfare convention, don’t miss Paul McCleary’s article about the Army’s attempt to find its way post-Iraq, post-Afghanistan. McCleary talked with …

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0 commentsOctober 21, 2013Latest

Train without radios | Nuke triad debate | Sequester grief

Train without radios | Nuke triad debate | Sequester grief

Good on Pacific Air Forces for practicing no-GPS, no-radio operations. It’s a method championed by Marine Gen. James Mattis and in AFJ. The idea, as Air Combat Command’s Gen. Mike Hostage put …

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0 commentsOctober 17, 2013Latest

Sequester forever? | Lessons from Mogadishu | USAF readiness

The GOP fight to delay Obamacare has sapped efforts to eliminate sequester cuts. (The Hill)

On the 20th anniversary of the Battle of Mogadishu, Benjamin Runkle draws up a list of lessons …

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0 commentsOctober 3, 2013Latest

1962: Starfighters aim for space

1962: Starfighters aim for space

F-104A Starfighters were to be used to train Air Force space pilots.

From the archive: September 29, 1962

Lockheed Starfighter Gets Space Mission

Three Lockheed F-104A Starfighters will be specially equipped with …

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0 commentsSeptember 29, 2013Today in AFJ History