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Editorial: Schlesinger’s Second Bite
By Robert S. Dudney
The task force found “a serious lack of attention” to the nuclear deterrent in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
 
The Nuclear Force Revival
By Michael C. Sirak
For the Air Force, getting nuclear operations back on track has become Job 1.
 
12 Miles High, Changing Course
By John A. Tirpak
In USAF’s new plan, the U-2 will stick around longer, and the Global Hawk will come on a little slower.

The Phoenix Force
The Iraqi air arm was all but destroyed by USAF. Guess who’s bringing it back to life?

As he starts up the engine of a Cessna 208B Caravan in Baghdad, Lt. Col. Nathan Brauner is at pains to inform those on board that this flight to Kirkuk, while short, should not be considered routine. He achieves his goal with a few well-chosen words: "If we go down, and if you can’t drink it or can’t shoot it, leave it behind."

The Cessna that Brauner pilots bears the markings of the Iraqi Air Force. He is taking it north to the Kirkuk Regional Air Base. There, he advises US trainers in what is now a critical mission: the resuscitation of Iraq’s battered but still breathing airpower arm. ...

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