
Tag: air power

Everything you wanted to know about flying the F-35B:
For the last five days I’ve been embroiled in the brutal, thankless process of moving self and family from the Queen City of the West to the Horse Capitol of the World. In the interest of spar
Later this afternoon, I will begin a short research trip to the nation formerly known as the United Kingdom. My research had originally focused on pedestrian topics such as the origins of the Royal Ai
I’ll admit to getting pretty excited by the F-22 cancellation last year. It seemed to indicate that Robert Gates and the Obama administration were willing to get serious about costly and unneces
The military procurement field has been made safe for Boeing: European defense and aerospace consortium EADS and its U.S. partner, Northrop Grumman, have handed an apparent $35 billion dollar gift to
A few people have forwarded me this WaPo article about how the USAF is dealing with the increasing importance of drones. Unfortunately, the article doesn’t really live up to its opening quote; i
In the process of engaging In Praise of Aerial Bombing, Edward Luttwak makes an odd claim: Back in 2006, while the Israeli Air Force was bombing down its target list in Lebanon, assorted experts were
Today I’m at the Air Command and Staff College at Maxwell AFB in Montgomery, Alabama. I’m speaking on one panel and in two seminars. No idea what the topic might be. Full report tomorrow o
- Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 1,318
- Castner Range National Monument
- Images from American History, Part 46
- Intensities in ten cities
- Chasing Trains Leaving Stations
- Pathetic
- LA School Labor Deal
- Biden Wants a Unionized Campaign Staff
- We can remember it for you wholesale
- What a difference a non-reactionary NLRB makes