Editorial: Strung Out
By John T. Correll
We have too few forces and too little money chasing too many open-ended deployments.

A Heritage Shared
Photography by Guy Aceto and Paul Kennedy
The new American Air Museum in Britain is a working monument to a common aviation heritage.

Local Lift
By John A. Tirpak
Evolving theater airlift requirements are forcing USAF to re-evaluate its organization and equipment needs.

From the Battlelabs
By Peter Grier
Heads of USAF's six battlelabs make their first-year progress reports.

The New Expeditionary Force
By Bruce D. Callander
The "Expeditionary Aerospace Force" will comprise 10 standing groups ready to deploy on operations short of theater war.

The Easter Halt
By Walter J. Boyne
In the spring of 1972, a North Vietnamese invasion was stopped and then turned back by US airpower.

Photochart of USAF Leadership
Compiled by Teresa K. Jameson
Air Force Magazine's annual pictorial directory of Air Force leaders.

Training For Stealth
Photography by Guy Aceto and Paul Kennedy
The pilots and ground crews for the "Black Jet" maintain both the hardware and the mystique.

Photochart of AAF Leadership, January 1947
Air Force Magazine's pictorial directory of Army Air Force Leaders before the transition to USAF.

Photochart of USAF Leadership, October 1947
Air Force Magazine's pictorial directory of the first leaders of the newly independent Air Force.

Gallery of Russian Aerospace Weapons
By Kenneth Munson
The latest facts and figures on Russian aircraft and missiles.

Communications and Electronics' Best
These seven communications and electronics specialists are AFA's 1998 Team of the Year.

USAF's Best in Operations
AFA and the Air Force recognize the best crews, aerial tactician, and crew chief for their 1997 accomplishments.

Best in Reserve and Guard
AFA and USAF recognize the best Guard and Reserve airmen, crews, and units for their 1997 accomplishments.

USAFA's Outstanding Squadron
The Air Force Academy's top squadron for 1998.

AFA/AEF Almanac
Compiled by Frances McKenney
A compendium of facts and figures about the Air Force Association and the Aerospace Education Foundation.

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