Networks of manned and unmanned aircraft will command the skies. These teams will be increasingly modular and optimized for counterair, interdiction, and close air support missions. A mix of war games ...
On the afternoon of June 24, 1944, a messenger entered Maj. Gen. Ralph C. Smith's command post on Saipan and handed him a brief message. Smith read it, pocketed it, and continued to direct the battle ...