February 1983

Vol. 66, No. 2

 
Highlights from the February 1983 Issue

Watch the Roles and Missions

Among the many items AFA members should be alert for as the year continues to unfold, two warrant special note. They are, first, evidence of Air Force cooperation with other US services and allied forces; and, second, cases where the...
 
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Special Section: Training, TAC Style


TAC's Training Pays Off /
Ready to fly, fight, and win.
By By F. Clifton Berry, Jr.

Lead-in Fighter Training: Gateway to Tac Air
Fledging the novice fighter pilot.
By William P. Schlitz

Electronic Warfare: The "Force Enhancer"
Training for the battle of the beams.
By F. Clifton Berry, Jr.

Home of the Fighter Pilot
Out on the Nellis range.
By F. Clifton Berry, Jr.

New Wings for UPT
Introducing the T-46, ATC's new primary trainer.
By Maj. Gen. William M. Charles, Jr., USAF

Curtain Up on the 1983 Thunderbirds
Taking a bow with the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
By Capt. Michael B. Perini, USAF

How Europeans Win Their Wings
No corner-cutting on the far side of the Atlantic.
By Mark Berent

A Foursome of Foreign Trainers
Pilot reports on Pilatus, Tucano, Epsilon, and Hawk.
By Mark Berent and F. Clifton Berry, Jr.

Features


Watch the Roles and Missions
As the services thrash out responsibilities.
By F. Clifton Berry, Jr.

Valor: One Could Live
Steve Bennett knew the odds were against him.
By John T. Correll

A New Era of Jointness?
We can no longer afford interservice sniping.
By Gen. T. R. Milton, USAF (Ret.)

From Tuskegee to Space
Blacks enter the mainstream of American aviation.
By William P. Schlitz

The Eagle in the Hilton
Robinson Risner leads the POWs in Hanoi.
By Col. Jon A. Reynolds, USAF

Jane's All the World's Aircraft Supplement
New Romanian/Yugoslavian fighter, the Cyclo-Crane, and more.
By John w. R. Taylor

Technology, Politics, and the Global View
Top defense leaders survey the issues.
By Edgar Ulsamer

Departments


Airmail

In Focus . . .

Aerospace World

Index to Advertisers

Capitol Hill

Viewpoint

Airman's Bookshelf

The Bulletin Board

Perspective on People

Senior Staff Changes

Intercom

Unit Reunions

AFA State Contacts

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