Valor: Rescue in the Gulf of Tonkin
Burned and wounded HU-16 navigator Don Price saved the injured F-4 pilot, then found himself alone in the sea, surrounded by enemy sampans.
August 1988
Vol. 71, No. 8
Highlights from the August 1988 Issue
The Hard Realities of War
Among the many horrors of war, the death of noncombatants has always stood apart as a special kind of tragedy. Thus the world reacted with great emotional intensity to the news on July 3 that the US Navy had shot...
The Power Projection Shortfall
The United States does not have enough airlift and sealift to meet its military commitments. Airlift f
SAC Extends Its Wings
In a new series of training deployments, SAC prepares to put conventional firepower on the flanks of t
The Machines of Special Ops
Their equipment is unusual—but so is the mission. It may take them to forbidding parts of the world to
When You Call It an Airline, Smile
Military Airlift Command is a combat organization, and don't you forget it.
Recovery in Space
Secretary Aldridge says the space program is back, stronger than before. He also notes that during the
Red Ink on the Trade Balance
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The Power-Projection Shortfall
The US does not have the airlift and sealift to meet its military commitments.
SAC Extends Its Wings
SAC prepares to put conventional firepower on the flanks of the theater battle.
The First C-17
This aircraft promises to relieve some critical force-projection problems.
The Machines of Special Ops
Their equipment is unusual-but so is their dangerous mission.
When You Call It an Airline, Smile
Military Airlift Command is a combat organization, and don't you forget it.
Features
The Hard Realities of War
We may reduce the ambiguity of battle. We cannot eliminate it.
Recovery in Space
Secretary Aldridge calls for a USAF "corporate commitment" to space.
"Brilliant" Weapons Gather Momentum
Armament Division looks to the 1990s and next-generation standoff weapons.
Jane's All the World's Aircraft Supplement
Viewpoint: Rethinking the Summit
Soviet.objectives remain unchanged-glasnost or no glasnost.
Dickinson on Defense
Alabama's congressional dean warns colleagues about overstepping their roles.
The War Eagles Do It Again
The 15th Squadron of the USAF Academy repeats as Outstanding Squadron.
Valor: Rescue in the Gulf of Tonkin
HU-16 navigator Don Price survived an ordeal of heroism and endurance.
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