AIR FORCE Magazine -- January 1999

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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. Verbatim
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