AIR FORCE Magazine -- August 1998

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August 1998, Vol. 81, No. 8
Editorial: Destiny in Space By John T. Correll The Army wants the ground force commander to control all "fires"-whether they support the ground operation or not. Space Almanac Compiled by Tamar A. Mehuron Facts, figures, agency and system profiles, budget data, and other information about US and international space programs. The F-22 Out Front By John A. Tirpak This fighter is built to handle any competition for the next quarter-century. The Views of the Force By Bruce D. Callander The latest poll finds a great many Air Force members thinking about leaving service. Expeditionary Nerve Center By Robert Wall All that AEF commanders need is the right information, at the right time, to help attack the right targets, in the right way. In the Sandbox By Otto Kreisher Desert deployments are a big reason why the Air Force is losing some of its best people. Nuclear Adjustments By James Kitfield Seven years after the end of the Cold War, the questions continue about nuclear policies and strategies.	From Ravens to Prowlers In June the Air Force bid farewell to its last Raven and ushered in a new age of jointness. Airpower at Khe Sanh By Walter J. Boyne The North Vietnamese thought it was Dien Bien Phu all over again. They thought wrong. Congressional Veterans' Affairs Establishment Compiled by Chanel Sartor Photochart of Capitol Hill's veterans' affairs panel members. AFA Nominees for 1998-99 Candidates for national offices and the Board of Directors. Aerospace World News Valor--A Gift of Life By John L. Frisbee Over the Gulf of Tonkin, Capt. Steve Bennett made a fateful decision to save the life of his back-seater.
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