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  • This story has been updated with new scholarship and the best account of the air pressure campaign by Conrad Crane in American Airpower Strategy in Korea, 1950–1953 Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2000.

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

  • This story has been updated with new scholarship and the best account of the air pressure campaign by Conrad Crane in American Airpower Strategy in Korea, 1950–1953 Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2000.

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

  • "Airpower" is another one of those words that needs to go on the vocabulary scrap heap.

    Lorelei Kelly: Israel, Stop! Just. Stop. 2009

  • There's Major General Johnny A. Weida, who as commandant at the Air Force Academy made its National Day of Prayer services exclusively Christian, and also created a code for evangelical cadets: whenever Weida said, "Airpower," they were to respond "Rock Sir!"

    Harper's Magazine Jeff Sharlet 2009

  • "Airpower", to again quote General Arnold, "is the first line of defence, and the first weapon of attack.

    The Development of Air Power In Canada 1946

  • Mario Kuhnke/European Pressphoto Agency ROUGH LANDING: Drama unfolded in the air as two parachutists got in a tangle during an event Friday at the 2011 Airpower air show in Zeltweg, Austria.

    Photos of the Day: July 1 2011

  • Fighting the forces of doctrinal stagnation, General William "Billy" Mitchell and other early Airpower pioneers worked aggressively to establish a separate and distinct air service.

    Ravi Chaudhary: Celebrating the Spirit of the Red Tails With My Fellow Service Members Ravi Chaudhary 2012

  • As an Air Force officer and pilot I shared a special kin to their experience: Their desire to serve, overcome challenges and deliver unrivaled Airpower for our nation.

    Ravi Chaudhary: Celebrating the Spirit of the Red Tails With My Fellow Service Members Ravi Chaudhary 2012

  • Airpower seemed to prove its credentials once more in the Balkan wars of the mid-1990s.

    Zero-Sum Future Gideon Rachman 2011

  • Airpower set the stage for the ground campaign in Operation Desert Storm and policed Iraq afterward, but an extensive land campaign was still essential to liberate Kuwait and achieve the objectives of the war.

    Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011

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