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Combat Roles for Women August 2013/$5 Combat Roles for Women Joint Program Problems Détente Rover © 2013 Lockheed© 2013 Martin Corporation THE MOST PROVEN. AND STILL PROVING IT. With more than one million fl ight hours, the C-130J still hasn’t met its match. From aerial refueling to search and rescue, fi ghting wildfi res and special operations, the C-130J stands ready for its next mission. And for whatever the future holds. C-130J. The world’s most proven airlifter. Load up on all the details at: lockheedmartin.com/C130 www.lockheedmartin.com/C130 301-66339_C130_The_Most_AFM.indd 1 7/9/13 5:01 PM August 2013, Vol. 96, No. 8 FEATURES 4 Editorial: Testing Out By Adam J. Hebert The US must exercise caution before choosing new military operations. 24 Out of Joint By John A. Tirpak Joint programs were touted as the only way to go in acquisition. Why have they caused such heartburn? 30 Women in Combat By Amy McCullough For the Air Force, it’s nothing new. 38 The ROVER By Rebecca Grant The small system spreads intel to those who need it most, with an out- size impact on the battlefi eld. 43 Dinner for the Heroes By Peter Grier Vietnam’s POWs were recently treated to a celebratory dinner, 40 years after the original that welcomed them home. 48 The Records Fire 24 By Amy McCullough A vast portion of military service records were lost because there were no copies. 52 The Checklist By Walter J. Boyne A 1935 crash almost killed the B-17 program. The accident led to the mod- ern checklist, and the B-17 survived. 58 The Decade of Détente By John T. Correll To the dismay of Henry Kissinger, not everyone saw the benefi ts of his masterpiece. 64 Momyer By Walter J. Boyne The no-nonsense general made air- power work in some of the toughest environments. 70 2013-14 AFA Nominees Candidates for the national offi ces About the cover: A1C Tiffany Buck at and Board of Directors. Sather AB, Iraq, in 2007. See “Women in Combat,” p. 30. USAF photo by TSgt. Russell Wicke. 43 AIR FORCE Magazine / August 2013 1 DEPARTMENTS 6 Letters 10 Washington Watch Looking backward; Money for nothing; Here comes fi fth gen; Hypersonics on the horizon; Cyber unleashed .... 14 Air Force World 17 Index to Advertisers 20 Senior Staff Changes 37 Chart Page: Where Medical Dollars Go 51 Verbatim 63 Flashback: Give and Take, Jug Style 74 Keeper File: The Perry Doctrine 38 76 AFA National Report 80 Reunions www.airforcemag.com 82 Books 84 Airpower Classics: Me 163 Komet Publisher: Craig R. McKinley Editor in Chief: Adam J. Hebert Editor: Suzann Chapman Managing Editor: Juliette Kelsey Chagnon Executive Editors: Michael C. Sirak, John A. Tirpak News Editor: Amy McCullough Senior Editor: Marc V. Schanz Senior Designer: Heather Lewis Designer: Darcy Lewis Assistant Managing Editor: Frances McKenney Associate Editors: Aaron M. U. Church, June L. Kim, Merri M. Shaffer Production Manager: Eric Chang Lee Photo Editor: Zaur Eylanbekov Media Research Editor: Chequita Wood Contributors: Walter J. Boyne, John T. Correll, Robert S. Dudney, Rebecca Grant, Peter Grier Advertising: Andraea Davis, Mohanna Sales Representative 214/291-3660 [email protected] 1501 Lee Highway Arlington, Va. 22209-1198 Tel: 703/247-5800 Telefax: 703/247-5855 30 [email protected] AIR FORCE Magazine (ISSN 0730-6784) August 2013 (Vol. 96, No. 8) is published monthly by the Air Force Association, 1501 Lee Highway, Arlington, VA 22209-1198. Phone (703) 247-5800. Perodical postage paid at Arlington, Va., and additional mailing offi ces. Membership Rate: $45 per year; $110 for three-year membership. 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Yet, so blurred have the 4) Forces should be continuously all that it can reasonably hope to ac- lines become between open conflict assessed and adjusted as necessary. complish there. and half-hidden hostile acts that we 5) There should be a reasonable At some point the people of Afghani- cannot confidently predict where … ag- expectation of public and congressional stan will have to decide if they want gression may arrive,” said the Secretary support. peace, stop harboring the Taliban, and of Defense. “We must be prepared, at 6) Commitment of US forces to com- begin building their nation. The US can- any moment, to meet threats ranging bat should be a last resort. not do this for them, has clearly worn in intensity from isolated terrorist acts, This call for caution came to be out its welcome, and the continued US to guerrilla action, to full-scale military known as the Weinberger Doctrine, presence may actually be hindering Af- confrontation.” and it reflected the lessons of both ghanistan’s self-sufficiency by creating The Defense Secretary quoted here Vietnam and the 1983 debacle in Bei- dependence. is not Chuck Hagel. It was Caspar Unfortunately, there will always be Weinberger, and the year was 1984. The US must exercise terrorists, just as there will always be This call for readiness resonates just nations that threaten their neighbors or as strongly three decades later, as the caution before choosing kill their own citizens. Deploying forces nation begins to extricate itself from Af- new military operations. to “fix” every situation will draw the US ghanistan and to think seriously about into an endless set of battles around how the military should—and should rut, Lebanon—where, with an unclear the world. not—be used in the future. mission, US troops were tasked as Policymakers from the President The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan peacekeepers in the middle of a multi- on down need to keep this in mind as have been enormously costly in both sided civil war. they ponder the never-ending drumbeat lives and dollars. They have eroded The doctrine was refined by Gen. of calls to intervene in Congo, Syria, the nation’s military readiness, strained Colin Powell while Chairman of the Iran, or wherever the next crisis de budgets, and tragically brought death Joint Chiefs of Staff in 1992. jour may be. home to thousands of American fami- Powell suggested two other key A small number of these demands lies. The US does not have unlimited considerations: for military action support vital national money, equipment, or an infinite supply First, force should be overwhelming. interests, but most do not. Most do not of trained and ready forces, so going Second, the nation should have a justify American deaths or a further forward the nation must exercise caution clear exit strategy. degradation of military readiness. The before choosing new military operations. The 1991 Persian Gulf War epito- US military will answer the call when it “Recent history has proven that we mized the concepts in the Weinberger is put into action, but the calls need to cannot assume unilaterally the role of and Powell Doctrines, but intervention- be more essential and less frequent. the world’s defender,” Weinberger noted ists on both the left and right began After nearly 12 years of land combat— in another passage. “We have learned whittling away at it almost from Day 1.
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