McCain tears into Air Force general over ‘embarrassing’ A-10 answers

The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee chewed out the Air Force chief of staff on Thursday over attempts to retire the A-10, calling the general “disingenuous” and saying his responses were…

Social Media Postings Reveal Much About ‘Psychic Medium’ Who Accused AF Basic Training Instructor of Sexual Assault

If the woman who waited 17 years to accuse Air Force MSgt. Michael Silva of sexually assaulting her is truly a “psychic medium” as she…

Your Airman Rating Philosophy and Barometer

BLUF

Rating Principles:
1. Rating is Critical to the Current Performance of a Unit 
2. Effective Rating is an Investment in the Air Force
3. Airmen Effectiveness Follows a Power Law, Not Equal Distribution
4. What We Reward…

Clemency Letter Reveals Much About Pentagon’s Eagerness to Convict Military Men on False Sexual Assault Allegations

Michael Silva wrote a letter recently, and it’s being delivered Monday to Brig. Gen. Robert D. LaBrutta, commander of the 502nd Air…

“On Broken Wings” — Chanute Air Force Base

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Is Accuser’s Facebook Update Riddled With Inaccuracies?

After reading my recent article about Michael Silva’s request for clemency, a friend of Silva’s shared what appears to be damning observations about the allegations that landed the former Air Force military training instructor behind…

I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS IN FOR…

I was 19 years old when I arrived in Vietnam.

Army-Air Force Talks

A Strategic Dialogue Between Two Obscure Field Grade Officers

#Reviewing Air Power Abandoned:

Longing for More Raptors

I Am An Air Force Officer

Something that surprises many people around me as I’m studying in the United Kingdom now is that I’ve served in…