May 1982

Vol. 65, No. 5

 
Highlights from the May 1982 Issue

Facing Two Critical Challenges

In assessing the current state of the Air Force from the perspective of my first year as Secretary, I believe that the progress made and future prospects are directly related to our ability to successfully meet two critical challenges. First,...

Time to Strengthen Our Defenses

We are in a dangerous decade. As in the early 1940s, we face a hostile power with imperial ambitions that has built large and modern military forces well beyond those needed to assure the security of the USSR. Our chief...
 
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ANNUAL AIR FORCE ALMANAC ISSUE


First, Get the Facts Straight

General Twining Dies at
By Ann Leopard and the Editors

The New Chief: Strong on Readiness

USAF at Work
By Capt. Phil Lacombe, USAF

How the Defense Budget Battle Is Heating Up
By Edgar Ulsamer

"We Won't Turn Our Backs on You"
By Bill Nichols

Coast Guard Aviation: Multimission Men and Machines
By William P. Schlitz

Facing Two Critical Challenges
By Verne Orr

Time to Strengthen Our Defenses
By Gen. Lew Allen, Jr., USAF

NCOs Must Display Leadership and Professionalism
By CMSAF Arthur L. Andrews

Reports from the Major Commands


Air Force Communications Command

Air Force Logistics Command

Air Force Systems Command

Air Training Command

Alaskan Air Command

Electronic Security Command

Military Airlift Command

Pacific Air Forces

Strategic Air Command

Tactical Air Command

United States Air Forces in Europe

Reports from the SOAs, the DRUs, and Air National Guard


Air Force Accounting and Finance Center

Air Force Audit Agency

Air Force Commissary Service

Air Force Engineering and Services Center

Air Force Inspection and Safety Center 126 Air Force Intelligence Service 126 Air Force Legal Services Center 129 Air Force Manpower and Personnel Center 130 Air Force Medical Service Center 133 Air Force Office of Security Police

Air Force Office of Special Investigations 137 Air Force Service Information and News Center 138 Air Force Test and Evaluation Center 141 Air Force Academy 142 Aerospace Defense Center 143 Air Force Technical Applications Center 144 Albert F. Simpson Historical Research Center 145 Air Force Reserve 148 Air National Guard

Air Force Service Information and News Center

Air Force Test and Evaluation Center

Air Force Academy

Aerospace Defense Center

Air Force Technical Applications Center

Albert F. Simpson Historical Research Center

Air Force Reserve

Air National Guard

An Air Force Almanac


153 Gallery of USAF Weapons

171 USAF in Facts and Figures

184 AIR FORCE Magazine's Guide to Aces

186 USAF Leaders Through the Years

188 Guide to USAF Bases at Home and Abroad

195 Guide to AFRES and ANG Bases

198 Guide to USAF's R&D Facilities

201 Guide to NASA's Research Centers

If It's Worth Doing, Do It Right
By Gen. T. R. Milton, USAF (Ret.)

Departments


Airmail

In Focus . . .

Aerospace World

Index to Advertisers

Capitol Hill

The Bulletin Board

Speaking of People

Senior Staff Changes

Intercom

Unit Reunions

This Is AFA

There I Was ...