During the Vietnam era, the USAF found itself challenged by an inferior force flying inferior aircraft who, nevertheless, was able to destroy 1,737 aircraft, mostly with AAA and SAMs. Post-Vietnam, the Air Force needed a revolution in both the way we trained aircrew and employed in combat.  Air Force Historian Brian Laslie argues these advances, including exercises such as Red Flag, Green Flag, and Air Warrior enabled the devastating effects of airpower in Desert Storm, Deliberate Force, and Allied Force.  More than a history for aircrew, this selection examines how innovative thinkers of the time, including then-Major John Jumper, Moody Suter, and John Warden, advanced ideas and concepts despite the obstacles arrayed against them.