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June 1995, Vol. 78, No. 6


Editorial: The Confessions of Robert S. McNamara
By John T. Correll
He still has not learned the real lessons of the Vietnam War.

The Aviation Market Goes Global
By David R. Markov
Today, nations have to develop military aircraft with an eye to export as well as to their own needs.

The US Army Air Forces at War
A statistical portrait of USAAF in World War II.

USAFE After the Cold War
By John A. Tirpak
Now it's nine squadrons, not nine wings. Old names--like Zweibrueken and Soestenberg--are history. In some ways, though, the mission is more difficult than before.

Airland Composite
The 347th Wing at Moody AFB, Ga., is one of the newest composite wings in the US Air Force.

More Base Closings in the Works
By Suzann Chapman
The first four rounds of base realignment and closure actions reduced infrastructure by only 21 percent.

Snapshots of a Force on the Move
By Peter Grier
Commitments are up, resources are down, and the pressures are tremendous.

The Quality of Military Life
By Bruce D. Callander
The top attraction is training opportunity. The leading complaint is pay and allowances.

The Starcatchers
By Col. Philip A Rowe Jr., USAF (Ret.)
The task was to grab a descending satellite in midair at night. All manner of things could go wrong.

AFA's Advisors and Councils
By Casey Wilkinson
National President R. E. Smith has appointed these advisors and councils for 1995.

Aerospace World News

Valor--Four-Engine Fighter Pilot
By John L. Frisbee
Fourteenth Air Force B-24s flew many different missions, but dogfighting with enemy heavies was not part of their usual repertoire.

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