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2,008 No. 10
October 2008

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Editorial: Improvisation Won’t Do It

By Robert S. Dudney

If land power advocates have their way, this will be the end of “effects-based operations.”

Airlift on Thin Ice

By John A. Tirpak

Gen. Arthur Lichte, USAF mobility boss, says the fleet is at “the ragged edge of the minimum” for the job.

Red Flag Over Alaska

By Marc V. Schanz

USAF has expanded its premier training event with a new “franchise” in the Great North.

Warheads on Foreheads

By Anna Mulrine

The USAF-led combined air and space operations center is helping craft an “airman’s view” of counterinsurgency warfare.

Warriors for the Spectrum

Photography by Jim Haseltine

Needed: 200 New Aircraft a Year

By Megan Scully

It takes that many to make a modest reduction in fleet age. Getting there will be a neat trick.

Moscow's Pipeline Pressure Points

By Adam J. Hebert

Russia's lunge into Georgia was an attempt to gain regional leverage.

Daylight Precision Bombing

By John T. Correll

A basic belief of the Army Air Forces was severely tested in the skies over Germany and Japan.

The Stuka Terror

By Rebecca Grant

Germany’s shrieking Ju 87 dive bomber lingered in the mind as a truly dreaded air weapon.

Washington Watch

Issue Brief: The Joint Base Dispute

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Airpower Classics: P-61 Black Widow

Keeper File: LeMay and the “Airpower Battle”

Chart Page: Forty Years of Air Force Investment

Flashback: World War I "Simulator"

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Appreciative Host
"I know you're here during a difficult time. You're here through Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. I promise you, we will find turkeys."
—Republic of Lithuania Chief of Defence Maj. Gen. Arvydas Pocius, expressing his thanks to airmen of the 493rd Fighter Squadron from RAF Lakenheath, Britain, who on Sept. 1, 2010, began a four-month stint with their F-15s in Lithuania to protect the airspace of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania under NATO's Baltic air policing mission.

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Family Momentum
"In many ways, this was what the Year of the Air Force Family was all about—connecting airmen and their families with the resources they need. I have confidence the Air Force will capitalize on this strong momentum in the years ahead by continuing to improve our family support programs and ensuring people know what resources are available."
—Suzie Schwartz, wife of USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, commenting on the accomplishments of the Year of the Air Force Family initiative that concluded in July, in a statement provided to the Daily Report, Aug. 22, 2010.