From Andersen to Zweibrucken: USAF Worldwide
Blue-suiters on distant dromes.
April 1983
Vol. 66, No. 4
Highlights from the April 1983 Issue
USAFE in the Dangerous Decade
US and allied airmen would have their hands full with the ever increasing might of the Warsaw Pact.
Improved Airpower in a Big Ocean
New aircraft, tough training, and closer cooperation have increased PACAF’s combat capability, but the
Restoring NATO’s Flexible Response
The Alliance must have stronger conventional forces to raise the nuclear threshold, but this will not
Strategy for Victory or Defeat?
A leading military analyst says the new concept of overemphasis on attacking the enemy’s rear areas is
Complete Contents of April 1983 PDF
PDF Downloads are an Air & Space Forces Association member benefit.Special Section: The Air Force Worldwide
From Andersen to Zweibrucken
Blue-suiters on distant dromes.
USAFE in the Dangerous Decade
Fifteen minutes away from an increasingly capable foe.
Improved Airpower in a Big Ocean
Added attention for PACAF and the Asian theater.
Five Priorities for Facillties Worldwide
First-class facilities are crucial to a modern Air Force.
Bare-Base Mobility
The 4449th Mobility Support Squadron is "unique, flexible, mobile."
Features
Modest but Meaningful / Editorial by
Some ideas to offset the bad effects of the pay freeze.
The Mass Media Discover EMP /
Though electromagnetic pulse is hardly a new discovery.
An In-depth Look at the New Defense Budget
Assuring combat effectiveness and making up for lost years of investment.
Restoring NATO's Flexible Response
Proposals for raising the nuclear threshold.
Strategy for Victory or Defeat?
The limits of second-echelon concepts.
Jane's All the World's Aircraft Supplement
Details on the Army's new advanced attack helicopter.
Over Here & Over There
A Special AIR FORCE Magazine Travel Section.
The Lukewaffe Winds It Up
Luke AFB was a second home for hundreds of German Starfighter pilots.
Valor: Uncommon Gallantry
Bernard Fisher risked his life to rescue a fellow airman.
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