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December 1991, Vol. 74, No. 12
They Want the Money Editorial by John T. Correll The real reason Congress is demanding swift and sweeping defense cuts is no mystery. Washington Watch: Snapshots of Soviet Power By John T. Correll Nobody knows where radical change will take the Soviet armed forces. The Fighter Training Shortfall By James W. Canan With transition training cut and SUPT not fully implemented, TAC squadrons may have a big gap to fill. World Gallery of Trainers By John W. R. Taylor and Kenneth Munson The C-17 Is Up By David J. Lynch Few questions the need for the new airlifter, which made its first flight September 15. The Industrial Base at War By John T. Correll and Colleen A. Nash Even with excellent stock levels and five months to prepare, thin spots began to show during the Persian Gulf War.	Friendly Fire By Stewart M. Powell The armed forces think that the lessons of the Gulf War will help lower the casualty rate. USAF Human Systems Checklist 3-D Sound and Other Innovations By James Kitfield Air Force technologies are finding new solutions in nature. Shot Down at Pearl Harbor By Ernest L. Reid Fifteen hours out of California, their B-17 became the first US plane shot down in World War II. Shopping From Scratch By Amy D. Griswold Local purchases for Operation Desert Storm involved more than just a stack of procurement forms and a bag of money. Valor--Veterans Day, 1967 By John L. Frisbee We all have reason to celebrate Nov. 11, but no one more than Col. Ralph Hoggatt.
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