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July 1993, Vol. 76, No. 7


Blood on the Rock
Editorial by John T. Correll
Four Air Force officials were fired and their careers ruined on the basis of an IG report known to be full of holes.

Washington Watch: Gay Horizons
By John T. Correll
The activists' agenda goes far beyond "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

Testing the Limits of the Total Force
By Bruce D. Callander
How much of the load can the Guard and Reserve carry?

The C-17 Fights the Headwinds
By David J. Lynch
Despite problems, the Air Force believes this is the airlifter of the future.

The Infrared Battleground
By James W. Canan
If the electronic endgame goes sour, here's where it is most likely to happen.

The Dellums Agenda
By Pat Towell
Mr. Aspin's successor at the House Armed Services Committee says he's antiwar, not antiwarrior.

Bosnia Airdrop
By Tony Capaccio
Not all the bundles fell into the right hands, but a great many of them did.

Chinese Airpower Revs Up
By Julia A. Ackerman and Michael Collins Dunn
As part of a notable military buildup, Beijing is buying Russian fighters and shopping for an aircraft carrier.

The Case for the Academies
By Peter Grier
Should we close West Point? Move Annapolis to Colorado Springs?
The Air Force Academy Superintendent gives his views.

Russian Military Almanac
By Tamar A. Mehuron
The latest facts and figures about the Eurasian power.

Weighing the Evidence on POWs
By Robert S. Dudney
A Senate panel finds it "arithmetically impossible" that large numbers were left, but a Soviet document rekindles doubt.

Gallery of US Navy, Marine Corps, and Army Aircraft
By Kenneth Munson, Paul Jackson, and Bill Gunston

Valor--Unsung Heroes of World War II
By John L. Frisbee
Aerial gunners deserve a major share of credit for the Allied victory over the Axis.


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