January 1958

Air Force doctrine is a much-maligned topic. The air Force has so recently achieved its full stature as to be something of a doctrinal mystery in comparison with the older, more familiar services. As a result, there is insufficient public...

Slowly, in a small skiff, kicked along by an outboard motor, we pushed under Gandy Bridge in Tampa Bay, headed out toward Piney Point and a day’s fishing in the summer sun. Close overhead, a flight of transient B-66Bs climbed...