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November 1998, Vol. 81, No. 11


Editorial: Expeditionary Aerospace
Power

By John T. Correll
Air Force Association 1998 Statement of Policy, adopted by the delegates to the Air Force Association National Convention, Sept. 15, 1997.

Heavy Lifters
By John A. Tirpak
The condition of the strategic mobility force continues to improve.

To Protect the Force
By Otto Kreisher
Two years after Khobar Towers, the armed forces have made great strides in force protection measures.

Pressures on the Guard
and Reserve

By Bruce D. Callander
The Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve have taken on more of the Total Force job. Along with the responsibilities have come additional problems.

The Flight to Orbit
By John A. Tirpak
There are numerous ways to get there-from rocket launch to space maneuver vehicles-and the Air Force is keeping its options open.

MiG Sweep
By Walter J. Boyne
The North Vietnamese thought they were attacking bomb-laden F-105s. What they ran into was Robin Olds and the Wolfpack, flying Phantom F-4s.

AFA 1998 National Convention


By Tamar A. Mehuran

Awards
Compiled by Tamar Mehuran

The Outstanding Airmen
By Tamar A. Mehuran

Aerospace Technology Exposition

The State of the Force
By Peter Grier

The International Perspective
By Peter Grier

Valor--The Track to Survival
By John L. Frisbee
Someone had to find out if a pilot could eject from an airplane at supersonic speed and live.

Chart Page


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