Current requirements to decrease the Department of Defense Base Budget and national desires for an increase in the European community's participation in international security have led to numerous calls for a withdrawal of United States Army forces in Europe and the reinvestment of both money and personnel in the Continental United States. Leaving Europe all together may force Europeans to readdress current military obligations, but such disengagement is not in the best interests of the United States or its allies. Areas such as training, readiness, force projection, and international...

This report details the early history of flight, from the invention of ballooning to the Wright B Flyer and beyond. It chronicles the progression of the United Sates Air Corps and its significance before, during, and after World War I. Most importantly, the book focuses on the formation of McCook Field in Dayton, Ohio and the critical role it played in the advancement of aeronautics in the United States.

The 2014 Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Strategic Plan will shape and guide AFRL's actions for the next 3 to 5 years. Shaped by higher headquarters' guidance and direction, particularly the Air Force Science and Technology (S&T) Strategy, Technology Horizons: A Vision for Air Force Science & Technology during 2010-2030, and Global Horizons Final Report: United States Air Force Global Science and Technology Vision, this plan will serve to focus organizational resources to ensure that AFRL will continue to provide the right technology, at the right time, and at an affordable cost.

The Advanced Concepts effort worked to "enable future Air Force missions through the discovery and demonstration of emerging revolutionary technology." Reviews of technological fields were conducted for launch, near-space, and in-space propulsion. The reviews yielded a set of key technological challenges that were of particular importance for the effort. Individual, small-scale research projects were conducted to address the key challenges. One research effort, FRC propulsion, was successfully transitioned. Several other projects including: radiometric forces for long duration flight in...