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The article explores the policies of the U.S. Department of Defense under the leadership of U.S. secretary of defense Ashton Carter. The author suggests that the job of the defense secretary does not reflect civilian control of the military-industrial complex. Emphasis is given to topics such as the project to build and produce the Long Range Strike-Bomber, military contracting, and U.S. military policy in the Middle East.

The author argues whether the escort fighters provided defensive advantages in the course of their duties or whether they were actually offensive weapons in eliminating enemy forces. Topics discussed include Army's Air Corps' heavy bombers that could outfly the fighters that might be launched to stop them in 1930s; ways in which Bomber formations enhanced the effectiveness of the guns; and use of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress planes.

Discusses the limitations on the side of the United States that upset talks leading to the formation of a second strategic arms limitation treaty (SALT II) with the Soviet Union. Apprehensions related to the strategic use of medium range bomber aircraft Backfire; Political opportunity posed by the SALT II in the wake of presidential elections in the U.S.; Problems caused in the arms negotiation process that limited SALT I; Views that the U.S. would prefer to include the bomber under the Vladivostok ceiling, but the Soviet Union has resisted that idea for at least two reasons; Opinion of the media that the U.S. has linked its development of cruise missiles to a resolution of the Backfire question.

The article focuses on the decision of U.S. President Jimmy Carter to turn down the request of the Air Force to have 244 units of B-1 bombers. It states that the decision is based on Carter's view that the B-1s are not necessary and are too expensive, and will just be replaced with 330 units of B-52 bombers. It mentions that the decision is being supported by Iowa Democrat John Culver, saying that Carter's effort is the most constructive decision in terms of the military spending in the U.S. It says that compared to the B-1s, the B-52s will give the U.S. a 20% lesser cost and same capacity of air defenses against Soviet Union. It adds that the European allies of the U.S. also agreed with Carter's decision because they considered the B-1s to have less air defense than the B-52s

Focuses on the military policy of the U.S. towards the Soviet Union. Features of the report "Survival in the Air Age," released by U.S. President Harry S. Truman's Air Policy Commission; Need for rearmament stressed by Truman; Significance of the air force and of atomic power in fighting a war; Demand of huge financial support for the aircraft industry by the commission in the report; Appointment of a Finletter commission to study air policy for giving practical guidance on the importance of air power; Increase in Air Force appropriations; Assumptions made in increasing Air Force appropriations; Strategies made by the Air Force to fight against the Soviet Union; Development of air bombers to target industrial centers of the Soviet Union from military bases in Alaska; Development of an anti-atomic air force to fight against atomic war with the Soviet Union; Arguments presented by the commission against the national ownership of the aircraft industry.

Presents a radio account of the atomic bombing experiment carried out by the United States off the Bikini Atoll in Marshall Islands, broadcast by the All America Network. Bomber plane that was used to carry out the mission; Implications of detonating an atomic bomb under water; Effect of gamma rays released by the bomb on electronic equipments; Environmental changes observed in the Hawaii Islands due to the bomb explosion; Damage to the environment caused by intense energy and heat released due to the bomb explosion; Formula according to which the field of fire caused by the bomb spreads.

This article presents news including the psychological and political value of capturing Rome in World War II, the plan that was generated between the United States and Great Britain in dealing with oil in the post-war world, and an explanation why U.S. bombing planes do not operate from bases in Russia.

A biography of U.S. aviation pioneer Glenn Luther Martin is presented. At the age of three he constructed his first sail and at six started marketing box kites. In 1907 Martin built a glider and in 1909 a plane, while in 1912 he opened his airplane factory. Other topics include the aircraft manufacturing company Glenn L. Martin Co., the creation of the Martin Bomber airplane, and the production line methods Martin's factory uses to build military airplanes.

The article focuses on Colonel Elliott Vandevanter of the 305th Bomber Wing of the Strategic Air Command (SAC) of the U.S. Air Force. Colonel Vandevanter and his men have to be ready always to take a devastating load of atomic bombs anywhere in the world. Colonel Vandevanter was married in 1947 and has a daughter and a son. He and the other men from his team at MacDill Air Force Base are mostly in their thirties and have a family.

The article describes the operations of the U.S. Strategic Air Command (SAC) stationed at U.S. and overseas bases. The 200 bombers and crews of SAC are in alert shacks 24 hours a day as they stand primarily as a deterrent to enemy attack. Members of SAC are composed of the best-trained flight crews, sharpest maintenance crews and the best available bombers. At its Offut base near Omaha, Nebraska, the SAC staff reappraises the deterrent strategy in the light of reports on plane and crew readiness and on what the Russians are reportedly doing.

Comments on several political and foreign affairs developments in the U.S. Rejection made by the House of Representatives of the plea made by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to pass the legislative bill abolishing public utility holding companies; Efforts of several prominent individuals and representatives of groups to create a new political party in Chicago; Inability of the U.S. administration to take active involvement regarding the conflict between Ethiopia and Italy; Arrest of several Americans forming a Commission of Inquiry into political and economic conditions in Cuba; Announcement on the completion of a giant bomber airplane with increased capabilities for the U.S. Army Air Corps; Impact of the strike conducted by garbage collectors on the political career of New Orleans Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley.

The article focuses on the investigation of the crashed U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber carrying four hydrogen bombs and reporting a fire aboard attempted an emergency landing at Thule Air Base in northwest Greenland. Toxic and radioactive ingredients mixed with the jet fuel in the pyrotechnic display. The plane broke into thousands of small pieces on the three-foot-thick ice. Other aircraft and weapons fragments were suspended in new ice as the bay refroze, leaving a long black gash to mark the site. Into this frozen desert were sent representatives of some seventy U.S. agencies, mainly military, to deal with the "broken arrow," the code name for accidents involving nuclear weapons. Because Greenland belongs to Denmark, teams of officials from Copenhagen also were called in. INSET: Dangers of low-level radiation..

Focuses on several socio-political issues in the U.S. Conflict between the U.S. Army and the Navy over the indecisiveness of army bombers to attack a Japanese airplane carrier spotted by a navy flying boat, during the attack on Dutch Harbor, Alaska; Discussion on instances where military and other government information services have been accused of lack of candor or of serious bungling and inefficiency; Plans of politician Harold Knutson to stand for renomination in the primaries in Minnesota; Comments on privileges and immunities, termed as extraterritoriality, that the citizens of the U.S. have enjoyed in China.

The article presents information on the U.S. attack on the advanced Japanese base at Saipan. As a powerful American force launched its attack on the advanced Japanese base at Saipan, B-29 Superfortresses struck at the great steel works at Yawata in the industrial heart of Japan, Liberators carried out bombing attacks of unprecedented fury against Truk, Yap and Palau and a carrier-based force hit the Bonin Islands, 650 miles southeast of Tokyo. On the days immediately preceding the Saipan landing, all the more important islands in the Manaria group were subjected to heavy air and sea attacks and another naval task force bombarded Paramushiru, Shimushu and Matsua in the Kuriles, 1,000 miles north of the Japanese capital.

The article looks at the development of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), cyberoperations, and unmanned aircraft technology. Officials from the aerospace companies Northrop Grumman and Boeing discuss aircraft designed for the U.S. Air Force's next-generation, long-range bomber program. Dave Deptula, former head of Air Force intelligence, examines opposition to networking systems while Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn looks at the need for long-range strike systems.

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration is slowly adding performance upgrades and longevity to its fixed-wing fleet of aircraft under tight budget constraints. Each pilot and mission specialist is expected to fly up to 100 hr. annually in the T-38s; however, pilots assigned to a specific mission can be expected to rack up an annual rate of 180 hr. The agency looked at retiring its T-38s in the late 1980s and investigated the acquisition of General Dynamics F-16s or McDonnell Douglas F/A-18s, but decided it would be too costly to operate the fighters in the type of mission it was flying. INSET: WB-57Fs As Investigative Tools.

The article focuses on disastrous weapons used during wars. Topics discussed include the use of the Great Panjandrum weapon during the World War II, the views of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler on the Heinkel He 177 Greif long-range bomber and the use of "bat bomb" by the U.S. against Japan. Other topics discussed include the use of Mark 14 torpedo anti-ship torpedo during the World War II and the British Blue Peacock project under which ten casings with plutonium weapons have been manufactured.

The article focuses on the KC-135 tanker aircrafts of the U.S. Air Force which were designed by aerospace company Boeing Co. to refuel bombers on Cold War strategic missions. Topics discussed include the plan of the Air Force to acquire 179 KC-46A tankers from 2015 to 2028, the KC-46A the Air Force's number-one modernization program, and the new KC-46A tanker will be nearly 20 percent larger than KC-135 tanker.

The article focuses on the history of the construction of the Convair B-36 Peacemaker, an intercontinental nuclear bomber aircraft operated by the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF). Topics discussed include contract for two prototype aircraft San Diego, California-based Consolidated Aircraft Corp., the merger of Consolidate and Vultee Aircraft Corp., and the design of the aircraft.

The article offers information on the role of social media in 37-hour mission of B-2 Spirit bombers in the Korean Peninsula in March 2013. The author mentions that individuals who have access to different social media networks, like YouTube, Twitter and Facebook, can see the impressive U.S. airpower display. Moreover, Former U.S. Pacific Command Press Secretary George Little states that stealth bombers' pictures, refueling and flight are seen on the social media.

The article focuses on the U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC), headed by General William Fraser. Plans by the command to purchase F-22 fighter planes and to authorize the construction of a new bomber plane are discussed. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is reviewing the bomber program due to cost concerns.

The article focuses on the possible development of a new bomber aircraft by Northrop Grumman for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) based on clues and signs. Scott Winship of Northrop announced in 2005 that it has proposed a bigger version of the Joint unmanned combat aircraft system (UCAS) with long endurance and then the firm said in 2007 that it expects to win a restricted program. Another sign is the new large hangar being constructed at the flight-test center of USAF at Groom Lake in Nevada. The aircraft is said to have a high-altitude performance.

The article reports on the plan of the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (Afsoc) to plan to buy a fleet of bombers to house its future gunship. The plan is breaking with a decades-old tradition of using C-130 transports to carry heavy fires into the sky. Requirements for the Air Combat Command's (ACC's) bomber and the gunship are still being drawn up.

The article discusses the U.S. Air Force's bomber that is set to be launched by 2018. Air Combat Command director Major General Mark Matthews explains that the bomber could incorporate more exotic capabilities like unmanned operation and supersonic speeds and would fill the bomber gap left by the stealthy B-2 in the 1970s. The bomber design would hinge on survivability, available funding, foreign basing rights and the outcome of the Navy's Unmanned Combat Aerial System Demonstrator program.

The article focuses on the role of the U.S. Army Air Force 31st Fighter Group in World War II. The author discusses the history and formation of the Group as it moved throughout Europe, explains that in 1944 the Group was transferred to the U.S. Air Force mobility command of the Fifteenth Air Force as to escort heavy bombers and assist on strategic missions, and explores the Group's role in ground operations in northern Italy. Additionally, tables are presented with listed information of pilots, aircraft markings, and victory missions fought by the Group.

In this article the author compares the actions of the German Luftwaffe against the British Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Battle of Britain in 1940 to the actions of the U.S. 8th Air Force against German aircraft factories in 1944, which is referred to as "Big Week." The author discusses the air warfare strategies used for bomber and fighter aircraft during both events and contends that the Luftwaffe failed to properly recognize their numerical advantages over the RAF within their missions. Other topics discussed include Nazi military leader Hermann Göring, German Messerschmitt Bf109 military fighter planes, and U.S. Army Air Force Lieutenant James Doolittle.