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January 1999, Vol. 82, No. 1

Editorial: The Integration of Aerospace
By John T. Correll
The last thing we need is another wedge between airpower and space power. It is not sensible to pit one against the other.

On Course for Global Engagement
By John T. Correll
The Air Force's new strategic concept explains the advantages of airpower in a manner that is cooperative, not confrontational.

Mission to Mach 5
By John A. Tirpak
The successor to the B-2 bomber could be a high-altitude hypersonic aircraft.

Hans Mark Looks Ahead
By Robert S. Dudney
The new DDR&E brings bold thinking and decades of experience to the job.

How Compensation Got Complicated
By Bruce D. Callander
The government has held down active duty pay to keep retirement pay in check.

The New Doctor Is In
By Peter Grier
The Pentagon's top health affairs official talks about Tricare, retiree issues, and medical readiness.

Missile Controversies
The Rumsfeld Commission said rogue nations could pose a ballistic missile threat to the US within a few years. The Joint Chiefs disagreed.

Reading, Writing, and Aerospace
By Stewart M. Powell
Sheila Williams used airpower and discipline to work wonders in a rural Mississippi school.

Desert One
By Otto Kreisher
The mission was to rescue the hostages held in Iran, but it ended in disaster.

Aerospace World

Valor--The Long Road to Freedom
By John L. Frisbee
Bud Day escaped from his captors in North Vietnam with nothing on his side but faith and boundless courage.

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