AIR FORCE Magazine -- November 1993

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November 1993, Vol. 76, No. 11
Editorial: Warning Signs on National Security The 199394 AFA Statement of Policy. An American Hero By C. V. Glines Remembering the remarkable life of Gen. James H. Doolittle (18961993). Materiel Command Faces Uncertainty By James W. Canan Air Force Materiel Command must confront a force drawdown and an antagonistic acquisition environment. The JPATS Race Gathers Speed By Frank Oliveri Seven contractor teams are entering very different trainers in the JPATS competition. Deployment By Peter Grier Along with its airplanes, a squadron takes equipment ranging from signal processors to volleyball sets. How Navstar Became Indispensable By Michael R. Rip The most popular piece of equipment in the Persian Gulf War was a Navstar GPS receiver. Directory of Wing Commanders By Tamar A. Mehuron A list of the people in charge of USAF's 148 wings.	What's Left in Europe? By Bruce D. Auster US Air Forces in Europe has been cut by one-third and will get even smaller. The Pentagon's Technology Targets The Advanced Research Projects Agency identifies seven areas for emphasis in military applications. Convention 1993 State of the Aerospace Art By Ramon L. Lopez AFA's Aerospace Technology Exposition reflected the Pentagon's austere forecast. A Week of Firsts By Tamar A. Mehuron AFA's forty-seventh annual Convention marked the official debut of Air Force Secretary Sheila E. Widnall. An Airpower Prescription By James W. Canan Airpower will be the key to victory for the US in future regional conflicts. The von Kármán Scholars By Arthur C. Hyland Ten ROTC seniors received Aerospace Education Foundation scholarships. Valor--Behind Enemy Lines By John L. Frisbee Escape and evasion in wartime Italy was pretty much a do-it-yourself proposition.
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