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Perspectives on Vietnam War |
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By John T. Correll, Contributing Editor Weasels, using themselves as bait, cleared a path through the SAMs. July 2010 |
By Leo K. Thorsness Art Cormier, Neil Black, and Bill Robinson showed excellence in the POW camps around Hanoi. April 2010 |
By John T. Correll Precision-guided munitions in Vietnam wrote the book on ground attack. March 2010 |
By John T. Correll With 200 combat missions as a PJ in Vietnam, Duane Hackney was the most decorated airman in the Air Force. January 2010 |
By Robert S. Dudney, Editor in Chief His lack of integrity was deeply troubling, but it was the world-class arrogance that did the real military damage. August 2009 |
By George M. Watson, Jr. On Cambodia’s Koh Tang in 1975, US forces fought the last battle of the Southeast Asia War. July 2009 |
By Walter J. Boyne After 42 years, this token of Patrick Wynne’s academy days came home at last. February 2009 |
By John T. Correll The B-52s fought their war in Vietnam without ever leaving SAC. January 2009 |
By John T. Correll North Vietnam’s 1968 offensive failed, but public opinion converted it into a defeat for the United States. January 2008 |
By John T. Correll, Contributing Editor In South Vietnam, airpower was subordinated to a ground strategy—and the ground strategy didn’t work. April 2007 |
By John T. Correll Hilliard Wilbanks swept low over the advancing enemy, firing out the side window with his M-16 rifle. March 2007 |
By John T. Correll Unauthorized air strikes in North Vietnam, depicted as “protective reaction” missions, led to his ouster as commander of 7th Air Force. November 2006 |
By John T. Correll For 17 hours, Capt. Gerald Young led the North Vietnamese through the jungle and away from the crash site. October 2006 |
By John T. Correll In 1962, the United States began a “secret war” in Laos. The operation wasn’t revealed until 1970, by which time it consumed half of all US attack sorties in Southeast Asia. August 2006 |
By Rick Newman and Don Shepperd Finding and marking targets was dangerous business, as Charlie Neel and Guy Gruters learned firsthand. June 2006 |
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Appreciative Host
"I know you're here during a difficult time. You're here through Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. I promise you, we will find turkeys."
—Republic of Lithuania Chief of Defence Maj. Gen. Arvydas Pocius, expressing his thanks to airmen of the 493rd Fighter Squadron from RAF Lakenheath, Britain, who on Sept. 1, 2010, began a four-month stint with their F-15s in Lithuania to protect the airspace of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania under NATO's Baltic air policing mission. |
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Family Momentum
"In many ways, this was what the Year of the Air Force Family was all about—connecting airmen and their families with the resources they need. I have confidence the Air Force will capitalize on this strong momentum in the years ahead by continuing to improve our family support programs and ensuring people know what resources are available." —Suzie Schwartz, wife of USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, commenting on the accomplishments of the Year of the Air Force Family initiative that concluded in July, in a statement provided to the Daily Report, Aug. 22, 2010. |
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