November 1984

Vol. 67, No. 11

 
Highlights from the November 1984 Issue

It Takes a Triad

It is disturbing that the future of the strategic triad — a deterrent force composed of manned bombers, land-based ICBMs, and submarine-launched ballistic missiles — is in question just as a mutually reinforcing mix of forces has become more important...

Valor: Journey to Java

Remnants of two bomb groups and a fighter squadron flew into Java in early 1942--their near-suicidal task, to check Tokyo's drive toward Australia.
 
Complete Contents of November 1984 PDF
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Special Section: AFA Convention


The Price of Freedom
The 1984-85 Air Force Association Statement of Policy.

Credibility Restored
An Air Force Association Policy Paper on "Force Modernization and R&D."

People Are the Priority
An Air Force Association Policy Paper on "Defense Manpower Issues."

Setting the Record Straight
A "Report to the Stockholders" from the Secretary of the Air Force.
By Verne Orr

Toward a Safer World
The Air Force Chief of Staff cites real progress-and real challenges.
By Gen. Charles A. Gabriel, USAF

Technology and the Nuclear Treadmill
The President's Science Advisor ruminates on technology and national security.
By Dr. George A. Keyworth, II

A Show of Systems
AFA's Briefings and Displays testify to the vitality of aerospace industry.
By Richard Tuttle

A Show of Systems
AFA's Briefings and Displays testify to the vitality of aerospace industry.
By Richard Tuttle

Aerospace Industry Roll of Honor

Tribute to Excellence
The Air Force's Outstanding Airmen are honored at the AFA Convention.
By Capt. Napoleon B. Byars, USAF

A Charge to Communicate
AFA's Advisory Groups funnel blue-suit feedback to AFA and USAF leaders.
By Capt. Napoleon B. Byars, USAF

Intercom
Special Coverage of Convention Week

Features


It Takes a Triad
Sitting on a three-legged stool that's missing a leg isn't very smart.
By John T. Correll

A Quarter Century of Contempt
Soviet accountability under arms-control agreements is called into question.
By Edgar Ulsamer

The Magnificent B-1 B
A sleek new bomber rolls out to bolster the US's strategic forces.
By James W Canan

AFA's New National Home

Europe Aims for the '90s
European cooperative ventures step "front and center" at Farnborough 84.
By Stefan Geisenheyner

Assuring Access to Space
DoD identifies a growing need for launch capabilities to back up the Shuttle.
By Edgar Ulsamer

USAF Secretariat and Command and Staff

Canada's New Course
A new Conservative government appears more disposed to address defense issues.
By Gen. T. R. Milton, USAF (Ret.)

Valor: Journey to Java
The AAF fought both the enemy and the odds at the far end of the Pacific
By John L. Frisbee

Departments


Airmail

In Focus . . .

Aerospace World

Index to Advertisers

Capitol Hill

AFA Staff Profiles

The Bulletin Board

Senior Staff Changes

Intercom

This Is AFA

Unit Reunions

There I Was . . .