Valor: Red Erwin’s Personal Purgatory
Without counting the cost to himself, SSgt. Henry Erwin did what had to be done to save the B-29 crew.
October 1989
Vol. 72, No. 10
Unskilled and Unprepared
“The education system has failed the nation. It has not produced enough well-educated, technically qualified graduates who can enter the work force and become productive members of society. This is true at every tier from entry-level technician to research scientist....
Global Power from American Shores
A new doctrine is taking shape. The Air Force of the future may eliminate artificial divisions of labo
That Four-Letter Word
Mach's supersonic research was a half-century ahead of its time.
The lCBM Problem Rolls On
The questions are nearly all about money and politics. Ironically, a new consensus might emerge becaus
The Big Hole in NORAD
General Piotrowski makes no bones about it: "We don't have a surveillance system worthy of the name."
The Scaled-Down Look of Star Wars
Directed energy is out. Kinetic energy is in. Futuristic launch vehicles, no longer urgent for SDI, ar
Giving Smokey a Hand
There's more to this than flying over and dropping retardant.
The Arnies
Cadets at 148 colleges and universities make the Arnold Air Society a going concern.
Standings in Military Power
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