June 1998

Vol. 81, No. 6

Valor: One Magic Moment

Battered by high waves and without a life raft, Linebacker II veteran navigator Capt. Myles McTernan refused to give up. At last, fortune smiled on him.

Thunderbirds

Rapid and frequent deployments, 20-hour days, 200 days of TDY a year—it sounds like almost any other squadron in the US Air Force.

Aerospace World

F-22 Production Decision Delayed The Pentagon on April 15 announced it expects to delay approval for production of F-22 fighters by one year because of concern that the new air superiority fighter has not yet undergone enough testing. Two production...

Bird Strike!

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