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June 1991, Vol. 74, No. 6

Electronic Storm: The War the Enemy Never Saw


The Measure of Affordability
Editorial by John T. Correll
The nation may not want to spend more than 3.6 percent of GNP on defense, but claiming it cannot do so is absurd.

The Electronic Storm
By James W. Canan
EW systems made a big difference once the fighting started in the Gulf War.

A Checklist of Major Electronic Systems

Joint STARS Does Its Stuff
By Peter Grier
Six years before its scheduled deployment, the E-8A makes a spectacular combat debut.

Mixing It Up
By Lt. Col. Michail C. Sheen, USAF
Electronic combat planners must avoid both excessive cost and single-point failure.

More Voices From the War
By Stewart M. Powell
Here are more tales from the Gulf War, recounted by the troops who fought it.

A Conversation With Chuck Horner
By Richard Mackenzie
An interview with the Central Air Forces Commander at his headquarters in Riyadh.

Japan Bucks a Trend
By Robert S. Dudney
Japan is the only world power that continues to increase its armed might.

Gallery of Soviet Missiles
By John W. R. Taylor

The Sartorial Splendor of the Air Force That Was
By Bruce D. Callander
From the "fifty mission crush" to the bush jacket, the look has been unmistakably independent.

AFA Advisors and Councils
By Toni Kuzma

The Store in the Desert
By Amy D. Griswold

Valor--Eareckson of the Aleutians
By John L. Frisbee
Col. William O. Eareckson earned every major combat decoration except the Medal of Honor, but his superiors found him too hot to handle.


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