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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.

A quiz about current affairs is presented.

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.

The article focuses on Russian Lieutenant General Vasily Stalin, son of the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin. He commanded a fighter division in Poland in 1944 and was promoted to major general in 1946. Three years later, he was again promoted to lieutenant general. The article also details the growth of Russian air power during the 1940s.

The article reports on the newest weapons of war being made in the U.S. as of May 1951. It highlights "guided missiles" which is the military phrase in every U.S. aircraft factory, every technical institute and every electronics laboratory. It offers information on guided missiles' source of power and their capability. They include surface-to-air missiles, air-to-air missiles, air-to-ground missiles, and surface-to-surface missiles.

The article reports that Egypt President Gamal Abdel Nasser welcomes Iraq in its union to the Egypto-Jordanian alliance against Israel. According to Nasser, they are so eager for battle so that the enemy will awake from his dream and meet the Arab reality face to face. Meanwhile, Israel's Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, stated that the time is not yet ripe for them to strike the Arab forces and that they will wait and see the outcome of diplomacy.

The article discusses the remarkable stories of TWA 707 nonstop flight across the U.S. It states that the TWA 707 took off from Los Angeles International Airport, soared smoothly across the nation, and landed at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. It also notes that the story involves 14,000 highly trained and dedicated men who work with some of the most complex and sophisticated electronic apparatus ever devised.

The article reports on the aerial bombing of North Vietnam by the U.S. It reveals that the targets of the bombing were military camps and oil storage facilities of Hanoi-Haiphong complex with the purpose of crippling the communists and, thereby, preventing major attacks in the South. According to the author, the decision of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson and his Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, to bomb the North garnered both praise and criticism.

The article explores the strength of Thailand as ruled by King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. The country serves as a proud heir to seven centuries of uninterrupted independence and appears to soar above the troubles of the region all around it. Literacy rate of Thai is 71 percent among the highest in Asia. Eventhough various ruling officers have come and gone, the Thai still have political stability and a sense of belonging to a nation.

The article reports on the testing for the complex communications network paraphernalia of modern technology into the new Combat Operations Center (COC) of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) . It notes that NORAD's commander Dean C. Strother can muster a force of more than 100,000 men with the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS). It adds that the NORAD is a radar defensive force which can add immeasurably to the U.S. nuclear deterrent.

The article focuses on the Vietnam War in 1965 relative to the alleged continuous presence of U.S. armed forces in South Vietnam despite the weakening Communist Viet Cong. It points out U.S. President Lyndon Johnson's plan of increasing its military support in the country, which sparks the issue that several South Vietnam soldiers were quitting to let the U.S. pursue the war. Meanwhile, it discusses events depicting the strategies of U.S. troops which resulted to the alleged temporary victory.

The article focuses on the 10-minute-stroll of Soviet Cosmonaut Aleksei Arkhipovich Leonov, while following spaceship Voskhod II in its path around the earth. It notes that Leonov took the first tentative step down dangerous track before conquering the space. It points out that he encountered several problems in space including the flexibility of his space-suit and radiant heat.

The article reports on the release of Captains Freeman B. Olmstead and John R. McKone, members of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) RB-47 aircraft, who have been detained in Soviet Union. It mentions that U.S. President John F. Kennedy made the announcement and explains the importance of the release to the new administration of Kennedy. It also reveals the conditions set by Soviet's Nikita Khruschev tied to the release of Olmstead and McKone.

The article features the renovated New York International Airport at Idlewild, New York. It is said that the airport is one of the world's busiest airports and a technological primer of jet age forethought, becoming the prototype and laboratory for many of the world's changing airports. Also included are several airports worldwide which include Dulles International Airport, Brasília's new airport and Rome's Leonardo Da Vinci airfield.

The article discusses the capture of U-2 Lockheed pilot Francis Gary Powers in Soviet territory in the midst of the cold war. It states that Powers was gunned down by the orders of Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev, who is said to be aware of American reconnaissance missions across the country. It mentions that U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower ordered State Department spokesman, Lincoln White, to tell the truth in a press conference. Eiichiro Sekigawa's description of the U-2 is provided.

The article examines the impact of the growth of aviation industry in the U.S. It describes on the dawn of the commercial jet age where the U.S. skies are said to be busiest with planes and jets taking off and landing every minute at the 567 U.S. airports in which the airlines serve not counting the military planes. It mentions on the importance of the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) as the one responsible for the success in the air and safety for the people.

The article focuses on the naval operation headed by U.S. Navy Rear Admiral John Smith Thach, the leader of the antisubmarine warfare (ASW) Task Group Alfa. It states that the operation was made to find defenses against a submarine revolution that has initiated when the nuclear-powered U.S. Ship Nautilus first got into the sea. It says that the group uses the U.S. Ship Sea Leopard in the said operation. It mentions that Thach has made techniques directed at the center of the submarine skipper.

The article focuses on North American Air Defense (NORAD), an aerial defense system under the command of Air Force General Earle E. Partridge which was built to reduce the number of breakthroughs of Soviet bombers. It discusses the issue on the lack of radar and other devices for NORAD to detect missiles. It mentions that NORAD covers the Distant Early Warning (DEW) line and Mid-Canada line. It notes the major functions of NORAD such as informing the Strategic Air Command of a possible attack.

The article focuses on the bombardment by the U.S. administration in the Hanoi, Northen Vietnam as a support for the South Vietnam during the Vietnam War. It mentions that the daily bombardment resulted to the death of thousands of people, destruction of various buildings and streets, and evacuation of people resulting to the desertion of the city. It states various expectations of the U.S. to Hanoi including acceptance for an international force and join in the Demilitarized Zone recognition.

The article discusses the triumphant and safe return of American astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell from the space lunar exploration mission of Fra Mauro Crater. As stated the lunar exploration project was set up in 25 million dollars package of scientific instruments which collected samples of rock and soil of moon and ventured for more than half a mile up the 400 feet high walls of crater. Further it discusses every nook and corner of the nine-day space exploration mission which is reported to be encountered with serious troubles of weather and technical conditions. It includes the re-experimentation of the spacecraft, docking crisis, and poor electrical networks.

The article focuses on the policy of the U.S. administration under President Richard M. Nixon to free prisoners of war (POW) in Vietnam. It discusses steps taken by Nixon to put diplomatic pressure on Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, to release POW. When U.S. intelligence recommended a P.O.W. camp at Son Tay, Nixon gave a go-ahead for planning the operation without actually authorizing the mission. The Pentagon assigned Brigadier General LeRoy Manor, head of air commandos at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, and Colonel Arthur Simons, an ex-Green Beret then stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to lead what became known as Joint Contingency Task Group Ivory Coast.

The article reports on unidentified flying saucers sightings in the U.S. It highlights an April 1950 three-page story on the topic by David Lawrence's U.S. News and World Report. Lawrence reported on a revolutionary type aircraft developed by the U.S. Navy, a combination helicopter and jet plane that is the flying saucer. This plane called the XF5U or flying pancake was created by the Navy and the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. Rear Admiral Daniel V. Gallery and the U.S. Department of Defense denied the U.S. News story.

The article focuses on the Gemini 5 space flight of astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad. It states that the flight is viewed to be the longest space flight which aim is to prove that man can live and work in the outer space. It says despite of the bad effects brought by the flight such as stiff joints, Cooper and Conrad managed to present that man has the ability to be a celestial mechanic. It adds several events happened in the flight such as the failure of liquid oxygen supply tank.

The article accounts the space exploration of the Gemini 5 space vehicle in 1968. It mentions the experience of astronauts in managing how to solve the problem of its fuel cells which are the main source of power for the aircraft. Astronaut Chris Kraft is believes that the unsuccessful space exploration would become successful in their next attempt.

The article discusses the strategy and tactics of Communist Viet Cong and the U.S. during the Vietnam War. The tactics of Viet Cong is built around ambush and terror and sabotage incidents techniques were perfected by the guerrillas of Red China's Mao Tse-tung and North Viet Nam's General Vo Nguyen Giap, meanwhile, the Communist political strategy is less subtle. Moreover, the U.S. government has established a threefold plan to counter the Communists' slash-and-grind strategy.

The article focuses on the story about the accident of the Boeing 707 of American Airline Inc. that crashed on take-off into Jamaica Bay in New York which killed all 95 aboard. It stresses the significant task of the U.S. Government's Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), a small and independent agency created by Congress, in the recovery of the engine as well as the dead bodies. It notes that the 171-man Bureau of Safety of CAB is easily investigating every fatal accident of any aircraft.

The article focuses on the air warfare between the U.S. and Communists in the Viet Nam war. It states that the flyers and war airplanes that hit Haiphong and Hanoi, Vietnam were part of the sophistication of U.S. electronic and technology assembled in Indochina, wherein, no B-52s have been lost since the communits' offensive attacks. It adds that the air warfare has been stepped up and re-Americanized. General William C. Westmoreland predicts automated wars with applications of lethal firepower.

The article discusses the frontier of man's journey through moving more than 250,000 miles from the earth into the blackness of the space as Apollo 10 was in preparation for a manned landing in the moon. It notes the two spaceships such as Charlie Brown and Snoopy which were named after the characters of Charles Schulz's comic strip. It cites the astronauts including John Young in Charlie Brown and Eugene Cernan and Tom Stafford in Snoopy.

The article presents an account of the tragic odyssey of United States Ship (USS) Pueblo on the hands of North Korea. It highlights an inquiry initiated by the five admirals of the U.S. Navy Court at the Naval Amphibious Base at Coronado, California. Commander Lloyd M. Butcher details the captivity of the ship and the eleven-month ordeal they endured while held prisoners of the North Koreans. It adds that Bucher's testimony rendered him as suspect of violating the U.S. Navy Regulation 1730.

The article focuses on the weapons used in the Arab-Israeli war. It reveals that the use of the tank and close aerial support is no longer effective due to the vulnerability of aircraft and tanks to new missiles. It states that the most effective new weapon used in the war is the Soviet SAM6 surface-to-air-missile. It reports that SAM6 batteries have already downed 40 Israeli planes near the Suez Canal. It notes that SAM6 is a solid-fuel rocket that is mounted in a group of three on a tracked vehicle. It further relates that the Israel forces do not have effective countermeasures against SAM6.

The article describes the use in a mission of the all-weather interceptors, which are Lockheed F-94s of the 52nd Fighter All-Weather Wing, at the McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey. It describes the readiness of McGuire's jet planes and how each plane is used in search operations. It also describes the experience of the pilot and his radarman in the cockpit and how McGuire men search and target the enemy by probing the air ahead with radar pulses.

The article presents information on the occurrence of the Cold War between the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and its satellite states in 1950. A U.S. Navy Privateer was assigned by the U.S. government to fly a navigation training flight to Copenhagen, Denmark. The airplane did not return and the U.S. charged that Russians were responsible for such occurrence.

The article offers information on hitching electronic landing systems that help pilots learn how to land their aircraft in any weather condition. They include Instrument Landing System which projects into the sky a narrow beam of high-frequency radio waves and Ground-Controlled Approach which watches the approaching airplane through the fog by radar. But both systems put a severe strain on the pilot which designers hope can be eliminated by the automatic pilot.