Valor: Interlude Over Italy
The 44th Bomb Group mission to Foggia was expected to be a breather after Ploesti. It turned out to be a day of surprises.
October 1997
Vol. 80, No. 10
The Headwinds of Tradition
Air Force operations not in support of land forces are considered "unjoint."
Airpower in the European Theater
For three years, Gen. Michael E. Ryan played a key role in plans, programs, and operations in the US m
Training Overload Hits the Force
Rising numbers at AETC’s aircrew training bases and funding constraints in technical training may forc
Deliberate Force
A three-week air campaign in the fall of 1995 was the decisive factor in bringing the recalcitrant Ser
The Threats Go Deep
Rogue nations are using deeper and stronger bunkers, mines, and caves to protect their nuclear, chemic
New Routes to Overseas Presence
The US, with fewer forces stationed overseas and afloat, is looking at difference ways to exert influence.
The Materiel World
Streamlining acquisition and logistics is not as easy as it seems in theory.
Russian Military Almanac
Who’s who and what’s where in the Russian armed forces.
Aerospace World
ACC Cancels Exercises Air Combat Command on Aug. 19 announced that it will cancel all major flight competitions for the rest of 1997 in an effort to ease the workload of hard-pressed pilots and crews. The move came in the...
