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The article discusses the possibility of canceling the 13-billion U.S. dollar contract awarded by the U.S. Air Force to Rockwell International Corp. because of inflationary costs. The contract price is expected to increase as resistance to the B-1 program in U.S. Congress becomes intense, with the U.S. Senate threatening to cut 100-million U.S. dollar from B1-fund. It is hinted that the project can be saved if appropriators are convinced of the importance of the program to national security.

Highlights the conference of the American Ordnance Association (AOA) at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida regarding weapons and military strategy to be used by the U.S. armed forces for future wars. Objectives of AOA; Theme set by president of AOA John R. Allison for the conference; Need to create new non-nuclear effective weapons that could detect war at the lowest levels; Weapons used in the bombing in Vietnam.

Focuses on costs for the development of the B-1 bomber in the U.S. air forces. Estimation of tankers' costs required for the operation of bombers; Information on the testing program of bombers; Comment on the contract given by the U.S. air force to Boeing Corp. to test the feasibility of converting its 747 jumbo passenger-jet into an air fueling tanker; Report that the Pentagon estimates the U.S. about 450 B-52s in 26 squadrons and 71 FB-llls in four squadrons; Comparison of B-1 bombers with B-52 and FB-111 bombers.

Analyzes the controversy involving the C-5A jet transport contract between Lockheed Martin Corp. and the United States Air Force. Air Force Colonel Joe Warren's assessment of the cost of the contract; View that the contract is one of the highest cost overruns in the weapons procurement program of the United States; Provision of the contract permitting Lockheed to come in with a low bid to land the program, with the assurance of getting bailed out by the government in the event of trouble; View that the contract will encourage Lockheed to be less efficient in the program.

Reports on research and development works on chemical and biological warfare (CBW) being carried out in various academic institutions in the U.S. Amount spent by the U.S. Department of Defense on CBW research and procurement programs; Information on various centers for testing CBW munitions; Overview of CBW research works in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy; List of colleges and universities that hold CBW research contracts.

The article presents news briefs for the week of February 13, 1965. Particular attention is given to the domestic and foreign policies of the U.S. Article topics include the international reputation of the United Nations, information on the Bayh Amendment, the conduct of the U.S. Air Force Academy, the effect of tax credits for parents of college students on the education bill, water pollution programs in the U.S., as well as the economic stability of American gold reserves.

The article offers information on the episodes of Chief of U.S. Naval Operations Admiral Elmo Zumwalt as radical drive in the armed forces for humanizing the military life of American soldiers. The reform of military life is stated to be a necessity where the military strength is reducing because of the Vietnam War. It reports about the relaxed attitude of the Air Force where the interdependence of officer-pilots, enlisted crews, and mechanics has long been promoted to an informal closeness.

Focuses on the military policy of the U.S. towards the Soviet Union. Features of the report "Survival in the Air Age," released by U.S. President Harry S. Truman's Air Policy Commission; Need for rearmament stressed by Truman; Significance of the air force and of atomic power in fighting a war; Demand of huge financial support for the aircraft industry by the commission in the report; Appointment of a Finletter commission to study air policy for giving practical guidance on the importance of air power; Increase in Air Force appropriations; Assumptions made in increasing Air Force appropriations; Strategies made by the Air Force to fight against the Soviet Union; Development of air bombers to target industrial centers of the Soviet Union from military bases in Alaska; Development of an anti-atomic air force to fight against atomic war with the Soviet Union; Arguments presented by the commission against the national ownership of the aircraft industry.

On July 26 1952, the U.S. Air Force diverted all commercial air traffic away from Washington, D.C., and sent up jets to defend the city from invasion by invisible spaceships. Radar operators had detected a number of unexplained "blips" on their screens, and although the weather then prevailing in Washington had produced similar "blips" on other occasions, the flying-saucer flap had by then reached such intensity that meteorology was ignored in extraterrestrial panic. Officers at Project Blue Book, the Air Force's agency charged with investigating saucer reports, calmly pointed out that the sightings were most likely cases of mistaken identification of the planet Jupiter and four prominent stars, due to unusual atmospheric conditions that "gave them a scintillating effect."

This article describes the development in the U.S. in the field of space technology and space exploration. The militarization of space under the direction of the aerospace forces of the U.S. and the Soviet Union is proceeding apace and during the next few years can hardly be reversed except by a nuclear war, which would simultaneously reverse everything. The U.S. Air Force presently has nothing in space beyond the study or early research and development stage, yet it is firmly convinced that there will be combat of space. This is extremely irksome and alarming to the Air Force for a number of reasons. One is that at least $50 billion will be spent during the decade for space exploration, and the total may rise as high as $150 billion.

Focuses on the role of Miami Valley in southern Ohio, in the production of airplanes to be used during the World War II by the U.S. Army. Importance of the Miami Valley as one of the two or three most important secret military areas; Contributions made by aeronautical engineers and civilian assistants to the production of airplanes in the Miami plant; Role of the war production plant in designing planes, guns, instruments, safety equipment, and in testing materials, supplies, human beings to make the U.S. Army Air Force the best in the world; Features of the Sikorsky type helicopters developed by the plant.

This article examines strategies on how the United States Air Force uses management consultants in its profession. The article discusses the role of the consultant in facing the frequent radical changes in size, scope and techniques of the logistical mission, guiding that growth, speed and flexibility, and the cross-pollination of ideas. The article also discusses six ways to improve handling of management engineering services and presents a list of fifteen tips that must be covered in justifying all requests for consulting services.

The article reports on the reorganization of the U.S. Air Force aimed at making it the world's most powerful modern fighting unit. The service will build 137 wings by 1957, a bomber force of 40 wings, and complete conversion to jet bombers by 1958. The hug change being experienced by the service is based on a new attitude of mature, professional self-confidence. The change is being led by Chief of Staff of the Air Force, General Nathan Farragut Twining.

The article reports on the F-86 Sabre jets that the U.S. Air Force used during the Korean War to hunt down the MIG planes of the Russians. The Sabre is manufactured by Los Angeles, California-based North American Aviation Inc. The chairman of the board is James Howard Kindelberger who is known for his commitment to airplane production. Despite the performance of the Sabre, he has a keen interest in the production of a better fighter jet.

The article discusses the social and economic status of African-Americans in 1953. It describes changes in their spending habits and how they have become good credit risks for loan companies and car dealers. Their economic progress is attributed to the fact that many of them have moved out of farm and domestic work into industry. The U.S. Armed Forces are described as the biggest force against segregation by abolishing separate units for African-Americans in the Air Force and the Army.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including a story on Pilot Goodwin of the U.S. Air Force in the April 28, 1952 issue, a criticism of the election of U.S. Congressman Frederic R. Coudert Jr., and a review of the restaurant Laperouse in the April 28, 1952 issue.

The article reports on the ten B-29 airplanes of the U.S. Air Force that fly only at night over Korea because of their limited air power. A statement is made by General Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg on the probability that the U.S. will retreat from enemy lines because of the lack of equipment. The country does not have adequate defense against the nuclear attack of Russia despite its rearmament after the war. The Communist Army in China has high-technology weapons and airplanes supplied by the Russians.

Focuses on testing of thermonuclear weapons in Rongelap. Physiological effects of radiations on Marshallese; Medical treatment received by victims of radiation exposure; Plans of the U.S. Air Force to test cratering experiments designed to stimulate the effect of hydrogen bomb explosion on land.

The article focuses on the Chinese-to-English machine translation program undertaken by International Business Machines Corp. under a contract with the U.S. Air Force. The development of the translating machine was based on the machine techniques developed for Russian to English programs. The system of the machine contains photographic memory that comprises a complete list that covers the ways in which particular words can function in a sentence.

In December 1961, U.S. Senator J. William Fulbright offered in four consecutive speeches on the Senate floor a detailed picture of the public relations activities of the military establishment. The joint-service Defense Information School at Fort Benjamin Harrison, near Indianapolis trains military information officers, photographers, journalists and radio and television (TV) broadcasters. It is Air Force policy to refuse such aid to TV shows that it does not like. Upon taking office, Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird formally notified all information offices that propaganda has no place in the Department of Defense public information programs.

This article focuses on the cases and causes of cheating habits among cadets of the U.S. Air Force Academy. It reports the information of investigation, to determine, the causes, performed by Academy officials. These information are based on interviews of several past and present faculty members and other material assembled since the biggest cheating scandal in U.S. college history occurred at the Academy 1965. These information point to shortcomings in the academic program of the newest service academy as the broad and basic cause of this dishonesty. It signaled out two aspects of the academic program as having produced an atmosphere conducive to cheating: first, teaching by the numbers and second, to create an image of scholarly achievement.

The Guam conference was a puzzle to many of the best-informed officials and newsmen in Washington. It was called in a slapdash fashion, with no clue as to its purpose. The most plausible explanation is that the motivation was political. In the Guam episode U.S. President apparently came to the conclusion that U.S. lawyer Robert F. Kennedy is out to unseat him in 1968. One must give Kennedy credit for gall. He holds power only through command of an air arm furnished by the United States, his army has been relegated to a rural "pacification" role while Americans do the major part of the fighting, but he does not hesitate to lay down the strategic blueprint for which Americans must pay, fight and die.

The article discusses the problem facing Santa Monica, California-based think tank Rand Corp. following the leak of the Pentagon Papers by former staffer Daniel Ellsberg in 1971. The security procedures of the think tank are being scrutinized by the U.S. Air Force. It points out the low level of commitment of Rand to security projects. Methodology is identified as the real key to the operations of Rand.

The article reports on the issues surrounding the proposed merger of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Air Force in the U.S. It states that the merger is proposed by the budget-conscious congressmen, who aims to cut duplication of effort by NASA and the Air Force. However, both sector maintain that their goals lie in opposite directions.

The article presents information on fiber-reinforced composite materials developed by George Peterson at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, that are lighter and stronger, and will be used for building military airplanes. The material will be tried for making helicopters and airplanes by 1968. It is stated that by the late 1970s, the U.S. Air Force is expected to have all-composite airplanes that will be much lighter than today's aircraft.

Human institutions have a habit of growing away from the ends for which they were originally established is witness the Knights Templar, or a quiet, almost obsessively unobtrusive firm in Santa Monica, California, called the RAND Corp. RAND is generally described, when it's described at all, as a super-secret outfit in which high-priced, high-domed individuals, engineers and philosophers, physicists and anthropologists devote their time to figuring out bigger and better ways to kill people. Once every year, the U.S. Air Force renews a contract with the RAND Corp. which says that in return for certain monies, the corporation, a private organization, will conduct Project RAND for the U.S. Air Force.

The article examines how the U.S. Air Force has become involved in a technological struggle that has strained its massive budget and has converted aerospace planning into a game of compromise in 1960. According to the author, the Air Force's top managerial team, Secretary of the Air Force Dudley C. Sharp and General Thomas T. White, its chief of staff, is caught in a triangular squeeze. The triangle is made of a potential aggressor, a limited budget, and a racing technology.

The article examines how U.S. Air Force contractors are dealing with technological obstacles and intense competition while earning a very small profit in 1960. According to the author, the increasing sophistication of military projects has paved the way for the emergence of many newcomers in electronics, chemicals, metals fabrication, and other fields related to the Air Force. The author adds that the Air Force, with its limited budget, is pitting company against company on a price basis.

The article examines how the U.S. Air Force commands are sizing up the military capability of potential foes in 1960. According to the author, scientific advances by Communist countries have made it difficult too determine what constitutes the most moderate budget. The author adds that the U.S. has consistently underestimated the technological proficiency of the Soviet Union. INSETS: COMMAND PERFORMANCE;THE MAGNIFICENT AMBASSADORS;THE USAF ACADEMY: An Investment In Know-How.

The article discusses the growth of independent all-cargo air carriers or passenger lines and the decline in the business of all-cargo carriers in the U.S. in 1953. A plan proposed by the U.S. Air Force involves its funding of the development of a plane designed specifically for carrying cargo, and the leasing of the planes to civilian carriers. Under the deal's terms, carriers would be required to fly the planes over a network of domestic and overseas routes dictated by military strategy.

The article reports on the sites being considered for the new Air Force Academy of the U.S. government in June 1954, namely Lake Geneva in Wisconsin, Colorado Springs in Colorado and Alton in Illinois. It says that the U.S. Air Force is planning for a college that will combine flying training with a four-year academic program. According to the author, the physical plant will include dormitories, a flying field and classroom buildings. The bill signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorizing the construction of an air academy is also discussed.

The article reports on the Boeing 707 developed by Boeing Airplane Co. in the U.S. in March 1954, which is considered the first commercial jet of the country. It says that Boeing merged its commercial and military designs into a single prototype. According to the author, Boeing is hoping that the 707 will replace its C-97 Stratofreighter as a multipurpose transport and tanker to be used by the U.S. Air Force. The importance of the military market for Boeing and the features of the 707 jet transport are also discussed.

The article focuses on the guided missile test at Patrick Air Force Base near Orlando, Florida. It notes that the guided missile test is one of the more advances and experimental weapons in progress for the U.S. Air Force. The missile, called as bird, is one of the complex flying machines ever assembled in the fields of electronics, hydraulics, and combustion engineering. Moreover, the missile testing is closely supervised by concerned officers watching over its deployment.

The article reports on the development of large transport aircraft by Morton, Pennsylvania-based Piasecki Helicopter Corp. in 1953. It states that the move is part of the company's preparation to boost its competitiveness when it is already ready to engage its products in commercial market. It notes that the firm started the production of its H-21 transport helicopter in three models which include as a cargo for the Army, and as an assault and rescue craft for the Air Force.

The article focuses on fighter planes of U.S. Air Force deployed in Korea. It states that the U.S. Douglas B-26-Intruder had to draw back its air operations in Korea when the high-speed MiG fighter planes of Korean forces entered the war. It mentions that in the fall of 1950, the Thunderjet plane came into war and was utilized to destroy power plant and dams installations in the area. However, it discloses that the Thunderjet was susceptible since it was slower as compared to MiGs.

The article looks at the efforts to the U.S. government to protect the country against atomic attack, air or otherwise. It highlights a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study for the Air Force, titled "Project Lincoln," which was a scientific analysis of the country's vulnerability to attack and what to do about it. Radar is believed to be the key to the country's atomic defense. It mentions the recommendation of the U.S. Department of Defense to build a mobile radar net that would consist of radar-equipped, high-flying patrol planes.