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March 1991, Vol. 74, No. 3

The Forces of Desert Storm


The Force of War
Editorial by John T. Correll
The performance of weapons and forces in the Gulf confirms that the Pentagon has gotten its money's worth after all.

The Force's of Desert Storm
By week three of the war, 50,000 Air Force personnel and parts of nearly 200 major active-duty, Guard and Reserve units were in action in the Gulf conflict.

Long Haul in the Middle East
By Stewart M. Powell
Iraq is not the only hot spot in this troubled region.

The Soviet Hard-Liners Return
By Harriet Fast Scott
Hard-liners in the Soviet military are demanding that the Kremlin restore power and prestige to the military.

Soviet Aerospace Almanac
Edited by Colleen A. Nash

Gallery of Soviet Aerospace Weapons
By John W. R. Taylor

The Powell Perspective
By Charles W. Corddry
The Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman is under pressure to restructure the armed forces. He has some strong views of his own.

Steady Course for Unmanned Aircraft
By James W. Canan
The future looked strong for UAVs even before their large-scale infusion into the Mideast.

Dig Deep--Blast Hard
By Colleen A. Nash
Tomorrow's munitions will be just as powerful as today's, but they will be a lot less sensitive.

The Drone Pilots
By Jeffrey P. Rhodes
In this outfit, the airplanes fly but the operators (usually) don't.

Flying the Hump
By C. V. Glines
When the Japanese closed the Burma Road, everything going to China had to go over the Himalayas by air.

Valor--"The Bravest Man I Ever Knew"
By John L. Frisbee, Contributing Editor
Few men have fought and died as gallantly as fighter ace Jerry Johnson.

Washington Watch


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