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December 2001, Vol. 84, No. 12


Editorial: Strategy for Changing Times
By John T. Correll
Assumptions in effect on Sept. 11 may no longer be in effect. (PDF version)

The QDR Goes to War
By John A. Tirpak
The Quadrennial Defense Review says homeland defense is the top mission for the armed forces. (PDF version)

The War on Terror
Photography by DOD photographers
Allied military forces attack terrorists in Afghanistan. (PDF version only)

Verbatim Special: The War on Terror
By Robert S. Dudney
Interesting and infamous statements about the war. (PDF version)

Fifty Years of the B-52
By Walter J. Boyne
In the skies over Afghanistan, the BUFF sees action in yet another war. (PDF version)

The Changing Business of Defense
By Richard J. Newman
Both the QDR and Sept. 11 point to new directions for the defense industry. (PDF version)

Developing Aerospace Leaders
By John T. Correll
The Air Force is divided into "tribes," each of them focused on its own occupational specialty. (PDF version)

Their Mission Is To Help
By Bruce D. Callander
In times of distress, the Air Force Aid Society is there for airmen and their families. (PDF version)

The Promise and Problem of Laser Weapons
By Catherine MacRae
Over the next 20 years, the services will probably field a whole family of operational lasers. (PDF version)

The Chart Page
(PDF version)

Aerospace World
(PDF version)

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