Article: IRAQ WAR PROVIDES GLIMPSE OF THE FUTURE JOINT CHIEFS CHAIRMAN CITES ADVANCEMENTS IN TALK TO AFA CADETS.(City Desk/Local)

Byline: Dick Foster

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS

COLORADO SPRINGS -- The Iraq conflict demonstrated the nation's new approach to fighting wars, which dramatically reduced casualties, the nation's highest military officer said Thursday.

Gen. Richard Myers cited precision weapons and advanced intelligence in telling Air Force Academy cadets that the Iraq war has shown them the future.

Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, presented the Ira C. Eaker guest lecture on national defense policy, named after an air power pioneer who commanded Allied air forces in the Mediterranean during World War II.

Much has changed since Eaker's ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!