Soviet Strides in Space
Last year, the USSR launched five times as many satellites as the US.
March 1983
Vol. 66, No. 3
Highlights from the March 1983 Issue
The Many Battles of Maverick
The AGM-65D is a heat seeker, and it has been finding plenty of heat in Washington. Still, the Air For
The Lessons of Vietnam
It has been a decade since the United States signed the Paris Peace Accords. That agreement signaled t
Valor: Ordeal by Flak and Fighter
Though severely wounded, Sergeant Vosler steadfastly stood to his post aboard the mortally crippled B-17 bomber.
Complete Contents of March 1983 PDF
PDF Downloads are an Air & Space Forces Association member benefit.Special Section: Soviet Aerospace Almanac
Will Economic Weakness Increase Soviet Militancy?
The US faces "a trial by Yuri" in the years ahead.
Soviet Strides in Space
The Soviets break the 100-launch barrier in 1982.
Top Leaders of the Soviet Armed Forces
The top ten in the USSR's defense establishment.
Organization of the Soviet Armed Forces
The wiring diagrams for the aerospace services.
The Strategic Rocket Forces and Their Five Elites
"First among equals"-a history of the Soviet rocketeers.
The Myth of Free Travel in the USSR
The Iron Curtain is more than just a figure of speech.
Ivan Is Only About 5' 8"
A look at the average Soviet recruit.
Gallery of Soviet Aerospace Weapons
A world authority details the Soviet aerospace arsenal.
Features
Trying to Fool the Troops
The pay freeze is a false economy
Communism in Film and Fact
Solzhenitsyn's indictment is often curiously ignored.
Standards and Leadership: New Emphasis on Old Topics
An interview with Maj. Gen. Kenneth L. Peek, Jr.
The Many Battles of Maverick
The heat-seeking missile draws the fire of critics.
The Lessons of Vietnam
A war we neither won nor lost.
Hiding the Aircraft Factories
The greatest camouflage effort ever attempted.
Civil Air Patrol: Yesterday, Today, and in 2003
A report on the Air Force 's civilian auxiliary.
Valor: Ordeal by Flak and Fighter
Though blinded and severely wounded, Forrest Vosler kept fighting.
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