Almost unnoticed in the whirl of the week's news came a U.S. move that could mean much in the long-run future of the cold war. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara announced the merging of the Army's combat-ready Stateside troops and Stateside troops and Stateside units of Air Force's Tactical Air Command. The new joint command is designed to speed up the airlift of U.S. troops to overseas trouble spots and to guarantee them close aerial support once they swing into action. In particular, the command will aim at fighting limited, brush-fire wars wherever the Communists might strike...
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