AIR FORCE Magazine -- February 1997

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December 1997 Vol. 80, No. 12
Editorial: Sending Signals and Projecting Power By John T. Correll When Nimitz arrived in the Gulf, the Air Force was already there with 120 combat airplanes. Airlift Gets a Boost By John A. Tirpak The new C-17s have helped, and the QDR confirmed the critical importance of air mobility. A Talk With the Personnel Chief By Bruce D. Callander The Air Force works to ease the optempo-perstempo pressures and moves to handle the latest drawdown by contracting out support jobs. Pilots Here are the statistical profiles of the men and women who fly USAF's aircraft and the unfavorable trends USAF now confronts. Aerospace History at Hill Photography by Paul Kennedy Local volunteers carefully preserve pieces of Air Force history near the shores of the Great Salt Lake at Hill AFB, Utah. Washington Watch Verbatim	The Fielding of the F-86 By Bruce D. Callander When the Korean War broke out, the Sabre was ready--and it was decisive. The Cost of NATO Expansion These are the best current estimates of what the Allies will pay. Report From the Personnel Center By Suzann Chapman AFPC is downright bullish about force stability and the rise in promotion rates for officer and enlisted alike. The Long Reach of the Stratojet By Walter J. Boyne The B-47 first flew 50 years ago this month. Its influence went far beyond its military role. A whole host of airliners followed its basic design characteristics. The World Gallery of Trainers By John W.R. Taylor and Kenneth Munson Details on trainers of the world's air forces. Valor--Odyssey Extraordinary y John L. Frisbee Lt. Damon J. Gause was the central figure in one of the most dramatic events of World War II.
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