AIR FORCES MONTHLY 2010/01

Aircraft in Profile: C-17 Globemaster
Guy Martin describes Boeing's heavy-hauler.

Your Best Enemy
Alaskan Aggressors, their role and tactics explained by Lt Col Andrew P Hansen.

Air Force Report: Army Air Corps
Tim Ripley examines the structure, order of battle and current operations in Afghanistan.

The South Ossetia War
Russian combat air operations, and losses reviewed by Alexander Mladenov.

Typhoons Over Spain
Ian Harding, Chris Lofting and Keith Chilton witness Spanish Eurofighter operations.

Chilean Choppers
Santiago Rivas outlines Grupo 9's challenging mission.

Falcon Air Meet 2009: Duels in The Desert
Jordan's F-16s operate alongside those of the USAF ANG. Stefan Degraef and Edwin Borremans report on the meet.

Exercise: Flying Zoo
Frédéric Lert describes Europe's new CSAR techniques.

Attrition
AFM's Dave Allport records the world's latest military accidents.

Out of the Shadows
Greg L Davis looks at the unusual role of the US Army's 3-210th Aviation Regiment.

Just a nice pic
A Pakistan Army bird-shooter stands with his gun next to the Qasim runway.

Front cover
Mixing it up! Lt Col ʽPopeye' Hansen hauls who writes in this month's AFM hauls his jet into a tight turn, as his colleague Lt Col ʽSpyder' Ryder pushes off in the opposite direction. john dibbs/plane picture co