AIR FORCE Magazine -- March 1998

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March 1998, Vol. 81, No. 3
Editorial: Air Mobility is an Operational Mission By John T. Correll Not many military actions in the modern era rank in strategic importance with the Berlin Airlift. The NDP and the Transformation Strategy By John A. Tirpak The National Defense Panel would dump the two-conflict strategy and move ahead from there. The Devastating Impact of Sensor Fuzed Weapons By James Kitfield The Air Force and Army demonstrate two very different cultures where Total Force is concerned. The Super Hornet By John A. Tirpak The Navy has decided that stealth is not that important and has pegged its future to the F/A-18E/F. Making the Case for FEHBP Ever since it ended, the 1991 Persian Gulf War has been the focus of intense controversy. Here are some illuminating facts about Desert Storm.	The Poor Man's Nukes Two types of weapons of mass destruction--chemical and biological agents--have moved to the center of attention. Mustangs By Wendy Alexis Peddrick These Air Force general officers began their careers as enlisted members. LeMay By Walter J. Boyne Doolittle and Eaker said he was the greatest air commander of all time. Department of Defense Senior Leadership Compiled by Juliette Kelsey Who's who in the Clinton Administration's Pentagon How US Defense Spending Compares The defense burden is lighter for Europeans and Canadians. Aerospace World Verbatim Valor--Greenland Rescue By John L. Frisbee Three attempts to save the men who had crash-landed on Greenland's ice cap had failed. It was up to Lt. Col. Emil Beaudry to get them out.
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