John Venable, who served 25 years in the Air Force, is a senior research fellow for defense policy at The Heritage Foundation.
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The U.S. just moved one step closer to creating a Space Force. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump directed the Department of Defense to draft legislation… Read More
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The Air Force released its 2018 Electromagnetic Defense Task Force report last week, which concluded that an electromagnetic pulse—generated either by a nuclear weapon or… Read More
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Tuesday, Sept. 18 is the 71st anniversary of the founding of the United States Air Force. As the youngest of the four branches of the… Read More
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President Donald Trump directed the Pentagon on Monday to create a sixth branch of the U.S. military—the fifth within the Department of Defense—to be known… Read More
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March 9 marks the end of an incredible run for one of the most ground-breaking and successful aircraft ever to take to the sky. It… Read More
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Many nations set aside days to celebrate the end of wars or major battles, and to honor those who fought in them. Memorial Day in America… Read More
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On Thursday, President Donald Trump ordered the launch of 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles against an airfield in Syria. The strike came in response to Tuesday’s… Read More
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Air Force Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, this week declared the F-35A fighter jet ready for combat. While many pundits and… Read More
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There are only a handful of organizations whose sole mission is to travel across the United States and allow Americans to see their military up… Read More
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There’s no better way of celebrating our presidents around Presidents Day than by remembering a few of their extraordinary acts of courage. Here are four… Read More
