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Air Force Magazine
Daily Report
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This Month in Air Force Magazine
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Notes from AFA
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Courage, Gen. Loh op-ed
August 25, 2012 -- AFA members, Congressional staff members, civic leaders, DOCA members, the Air Force has just released its latest “Portraits in Courage.” The Portraits in Courage series highlights...More
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AFA National Convention and Conference
August 11, 2012 -- With AFA's 2012 National Convention and Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition just six weeks away, you can expect things to be quite busy around these spaces...More
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New CSAF, Sequestration and Defense Budget
August 4, 2012 -- AFA members, Congressional staff members, civic leaders, DOCA members, earlier this week, we officially said farewell to Mike Dunn as AFA's President and CEO. He served AFA and the nation superbly...More
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Final note
July 28, 2012 -- AFA members, Congressional staff members, civic leaders, DOCA members, this will be my last note to you. I depart my AFA position at the end of the month...More
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Previous Notes from the President
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This Week In Airpower History
| | Thursday, September 29, 1938 -- Brig. Gen. Henry H. "Hap" Arnold is named Chief of Army Air Corps, succeeding Maj. Gen. Oscar Westover, who was killed in an airplane crash Sept. 21.
| | | Friday, September 30, 1949 -- The Berlin Airlift, gradually reduced since May 12, 1949, officially ends. Results show 2,343,301.5 tons of supplies carried on 277,264 flights. US planes carried 1,783,826 tons.
| | | Wednesday, October 02, 1918 -- The first test flight of the Kettering Aerial Torpedo is carried out at Dayton, Ohio. Nicknamed "Bug," the Aerial Torpedo is the world's first guided missile and is a precursor to modern day cruise missiles.
| | | Friday, October 04, 1957 -- The space age begins when the Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite, into Earth orbit.
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