Air Force Materiel Command and Air Force Smart Operations for the Twenty-First Century

Carlson, Bruce, Air & Space Power Journal

I HAVE PROUDLY SERVED in the United States Air Force for over 35 years, and today's Air Force possesses the strongest, most technologically advanced, capable, and lethal combat power I have ever seen. Whether we talk of total air dominance or unmatched close air support of ground troops, our modern Air Force-and the men and women who comprise it-remains unmatched in its ability to execute the mission: to fight and win America's wars.

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Publication information: Article title: Air Force Materiel Command and Air Force Smart Operations for the Twenty-First Century. Contributors: Carlson, Bruce - Author. Journal title: Air & Space Power Journal. Volume: 20. Issue: 4 Publication date: Winter 2006. Page number: 7+. © 2003 U.S. Air Force. Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved.

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