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TOWARD THE SOUND OF BATTLE

Navy League President's Message

By JACK M. KENNEDY

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"A DEFINING MOMENT IN MARINE CORPS HISTORY"

Interview with Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Charles C. Krulak -- his views on the Corps' current readiness and highest-priority future needs.

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THE "V" STANDS FOR VERSATILITY

The revolutionary Bell-Boeing Osprey tiltorotor aircraft is already scheduled for a broad spectrum of missions, but several others might yet be added.

By LOREN B. THOMPSON

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A HERITAGE OF INNOVATION

The Marine Corps has always looked to the past -- to see the future more clearly.

By CHARLES R. SMITH

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BLESSED ARE THE GATEKEEPERS

The terrorist bombings in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam were "watershed events that validated the training of, and the need for, the MSG detachments at US embassies throughout the world.

By ARTHUR P. BRILL, JR.

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