Headline News:
? Boeing moves tanker production
? A400M production proceeds
? Australia accepts MRH90s
? First P-8A in build

World News:
? Marine One problems continue
? US Navy .grounds P-3s
? UAE delays trainer order
? Tiger HAD flies
PLUS! Special reports on Algeria's problems in improving its fighter force and recent Coalition operations in Iraq

FEATURES:
Front Line - Robert F. Dorr looks behind the military aviation headlines in our hard-hitting regular column
Air Mobility: the boss speaks out - USAF Air Mobility Command boss Gen Arthur J. Lichte tells Robert F. Dorr about C-17s. C-5s, KC-135s, the Joint Cargo Aircraft and why they're on his mind
Sea Monster - Valeriy Romanenko briefs us on-the history and current operations of the venerable Beriev Be-12 amphibian. PLUS ? Color artworks
Rafale: mature and combat-proven - The French AF's Rafale force has now seen action on deployed operations, while the type itself continues to be made better and better. Report by Henri-Pierre Grolleau
Sky Soldiers - The US Army's new helicopter demo team is photographed and described by Greg L. Davis
New Books and Flight Sims - We give our verdicts on a selection of new military aviation books and flight sim add-ons
Changing the Guard - The 111th Fighter Squadron of the Texas Air National Guard is celebrating its 90th anniversary ? and is about to trade in its F-16s for UAVs. Richard Cooper outlines the transition, with air-to-air photos by John Dibbs/The Plane Picture Co
Eagle in Crisis - Jamie Hunter reports on the recent grounding due to structural problems of the USAF's aging F-15 force

USAF IN Korea Special:
USAF in Korea today - Lt Gen Stephen G. Wood, the US air commander in South Korea, leads forces that must remain at a state of constant alert due to tensions with the North ? but he found time to be interviewed by Robert F. Dorr
The Threat - Highly detailed satellite images by DigitalGlobe illustrate the North Korean air bases whose assets pose a threat to the US presence in South Korea. Analysis by Robert F. Dorr and Ronald Lewis
USAF in Korea yesterday - The mission may have remained the same, but the equipment used by the USAF in Korea has changed a lot through the years, as shown in these shots from the collection of Warren E. Thompson

JSF PROGRAM SPECIAL: F-35B breaks cover Tom Kaminski covers the roll-out of the first STOVL F-35B Lightning II
JSF PROGRAM SPECIAL: Battle of the 'X-Planes' - A 'from the cockpit' report on testing the X-35 Joint Strike Fighter prototype by British test pilot Justin Paines

Front cover - Has the Eagle lost its crown? The USAF's fleet of F-15A/B/C/Ds has suffered immeasurably at the hands of fatigue, which resulted in the force-wide grounding of the type until mid-January. See report on page 6.