August 1981

Highlights from the August 1981 Issue

Complete Contents of August 1981 PDF

A Message of Hope

AFA/USAF Recruiting Team of the Year
By James A. McDonnell, Jr.

PEOPLE OF THE AIR FORCE

Personnel Outlook Improving, If. . .
By Lt. Gen. Andrew P. losue, USAF

Legislative Prospects for People Programs
By Benjamin s. Catlin

Air Force Action Plan for the 1980s

Improving Family Programs
By Maj. James E. Cochran, USAF

Improved Combat Casualty Medicine
By Maj. Thomas L. Sack, USAF

The Long Leap Toward Space Laser Weapons
By Edgar Ulsamer

Jane's All the World's Aircraft Supplement
By John W. R. Taylor

The Rising Importance of Spain and Portugal
By Gen. T. R. Milton, USAF (Ret.)

Paris Air Show 1981: No Surprises, Heavy Competition
By F. Clifton Berry, Jr.

Centennial Tribute to Dr. Theodore von Karman
By James A. McDonnell, Jr.

Reflections on the Osirak Strike By
By Gen. T. R. Milton, USAF (Rel.)

Vandenberg: Rebuilding the "Shoestring Air Force"
By Brig. Gen. Noel F. Parrish, USAF (Ret.)

AFA Nominees 1981-82

Departments

Airmail

Unit Reunions

In Focus . . .

Aerospace World

Index to Advertisers

Capitol Hill

Airman's Bookshelf

The Bulletin Board

Senior Staff Changes

AFA State Contacts

AFA News

There I Was . . .