AIR FORCE Magazine -- December 1994

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December 1994, Vol. 77, No. 12
Editorial: Airplanes in the Mist By John T. Correll People come to the Air and Space Museum to see restored airplanes, not for counterculture pageants or spiels about the ozone layer. What's Left of the Air Force Program? By Peter Grier By this time next year, the Air Force will have fewer combat aircraft and fewer people. Bomber Forces for "Cold Start" Conflict By Maj. Gen. Jasper Welch, USAF (Ret.) The bomber inventory is barely adequate to fight one major regional conflict. Fighting two simultaneously may be out fo the question. The Medical Profession Meets Materiel Command By James Kitfield Air Force technology with life-saving capabilities is being shared with the private medical sector as the service stretches its research dollar. New Concepts for the Force Mix By Bruce D. Callander Rand Corp. studies future force mix possibilities.	Hollow Pockets By John Tirpak Retired Army Gen. Edward Meyer and a readiness task force caution DoD to bolster readiness before it's too late. Basic Change in Mission Planning By Tony Capaccio New software and systems are making mission planning faster, more accurate, and more sophisticated. World Gallery of Trainers By John W. R. Taylor and Kenneth Munson Details on trainers of the world's air forces. The Gerrity Award Team By Heather C. Martin Doing more with less is all in a day's work for the 2d Logistics Group. Verbatim Valor--The Ordeal of Sad Sack II By John L. Frisbee The heroism of Sad Sack II's crew typified that of the more than 160 crews that bombed refineries at Ploesti in the low-level attack of Aug. 1, 1943.
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