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August 2001, Vol. 84, No. 8
Editorial: The Purpose of War By John T. Correll The objective is not to destroy the enemy but to gain a strategic result.(PDF version) Washington Watch: In Pursuit of a Strategy By John T. Correll The QDR is on a "forced march" with Rumsfeld and top Pentagon leaders calling the cadence.(PDF version) Space Almanac Compiled by Tamar A. Mehuron Facts, figures, agency and system profiles, budget data, and other information about US and international space programs. (PDF only) Send in the UCAVs By John A. Tirpak The Air Force is pursuing Uninhabited Combat Air Vehicles in a big way. (PDF version) The Osprey Factor By Adam J. Hebert Air Force Special Operations Command wants the CV-22 and believes its problems can be fixed. (PDF version)	Russia's Military Retrenchment By Stewart M. Powell The Kremlin wants to tackle long-festering problems, and painful reform can't be avoided much longer. (PDF version) The Deep Freeze Photography by TSgt. Michael T. Smith (ANG), with SrA. Richard T. Kaminsky and MSgt. David Nolan. USAF supports scientists at one of the most inhospitable places on Earth. (PDF only) The Tricare Budget Drain From Tom Philpott Mismanaged health care budgets pull funding from base hospitals, readiness, and other programs (PDF version) AFA Nominees for 2001- 02 Candidates for national offices and the Board of Directors. Verbatim (PDF Version) Aerospace World (PDF Version)
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