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...c Missile Submarine SSBN. . 72 SAC Alert Force Operations . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Boomer Patrol Operations . . . . . . . . . . . 88 4 FUN, GAMES, AND SERIOUS BUSINESS . . . .93 Combat Crew Duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 SAC Bombing Competition . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Spot Promotions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Combat Crew Proficiency . . . . . . . . ...

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...Air Force Base, Alabama September 1999Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataAdams, Chris, 1930– Inside the Cold War : a cold wa... ... Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataAdams, Chris, 1930– Inside the Cold War : a cold warrior’s reflections / Chris Adams. p. cm. Includes b... ...’s reflections / Chris Adams. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Adams, Chris, 1930– . 2. United States. Air Force—Genera... ...urth Printing March 2008 DisclaimerOpinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of thea... ... today if it were not for the hard work, sacrifice, andcommitment of our Cold War combat crews. The free world is indebted to them, and to those who... ... vi Foreword The term “Cold War” was first used in public by WinstonChurchill, speaking at Westminster College in Fulton... ...nd women were engaged in oneway or another. While a significant number of our military forces were engagedwith the Soviet Union, the warriors in the f... ...ur country and the allied nations are assured of the backdrop of credible military power to stand up to and overcome any hostile threat . . . an... ...as, to be placed on permanent display. A fewothers were given to airports and museums around thecountry. The best-preserved B-36 resides comfortably, ...

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...Dr. David R. Mets’s The Long Search for a Surgical Strike: Precision Munitions and the Revolution in Military Affairs is a broad, thought-provoking examination of the relationship between the advancement in conventional weapons guidance technology and the “revolution in military affairs” (RMA). He defin...

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...INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 WHAT IS A REVOLUTION IN MILITARY AFFAIRS (RMA)? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 WHAT WERE THE NOTIONS OF THE FIRST AIRPOWER ADVOCATES OF RMA? . . . . . . . .4 HOW DID RMA WORK OUT IN WARS FROM 1939 TO 1972?. . . . . . . . . ...

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... a Surgical Strike Precision Munitions and the Revolution in Military Affairs ... ... Precision Munitions and the Revolution in Military Affairs Thank you for your assistanc... ... Precision Munitions and the Revolution in Military Affairs Thank you for your assistanceCO... ... Thank you for your assistanceCOLLEGE OF AEROSPACE DOCTRINE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AIR UNIVERSITY The Long Search for a Surgica... ... for a Surgical Strike Precision Munitions and the Revolution in Military Affairs DAVID R. METS, PhD School of Advanced Airpower S... ...VIETNAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27YOM KIPPUR WAR, 1973. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31WAR AND ... ...ers whetherthe improvement in conventional air weapons accuracysince World War II is the foundation, the main pillar, one ofthe principal supports, or... ...c Bombardment, ed. R. Cargill Hall (Washington,D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program, 1998), 623. The idea thatbombing could reduce human suffer... ...ity: The Berlin Airlift, 1948–1949(Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program, 1998). 40. Stephen Ambrose, Eisenhower, vol. 2, The Presid...

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...In the end, the theories we considered can be synthesized to form a better overall description of the control of combat airpower. Centralized control and decentralized execution is a good concept at any level, but it suffers ...

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...hild Research Information Center Cataloging DataKometer, Michael W. Command in air war : centralized versus decentralized control of combat airpower/... ...search Information Center Cataloging DataKometer, Michael W. Command in air war : centralized versus decentralized control of combat airpower/ Michae... ... airpower/ Michael W. Kometer. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-58566-164-3 1. Command and control systems—United Sta... .... Title.355.3’3041—dc22 DisclaimerOpinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of theau... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 The Levels of War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Technolo... ... . . . . . 270 Have Technological Changes Impacted the Military’s Adherence to the Doctrinal Tenet of Centralized Control... ...n, the incredible quantity of data available fromthe recent conflicts. Many military professionals gave generously of their time toexplain the inner ... ... Achieve- ment of Air Superiority. Washington, DC: Air Force History and Museums Program, 1994.———. Case Studies in the Development of Close Air S... ...the Air. Translated by Dino Ferrari. Washington, DC: Air Force History and Museums Program, 1998.Franks, Gen Tommy, USA, retired, with Malcom McCo...

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...ic means. According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), strategic intelligence refers to “intelligence that is required for the formation of policy and military plans at national and international levels.” Strategic intelligence includes information provided by sources other than aircraft, including naval vessels, ground communications intercept sites, satellites, publis...

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... OF STRATEGIC AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 2 GROPING IN THE DARK: RECONNAISSANCE BEFORE CONTAINMENT, 1945 –1946 . . . . . . 25 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 3 FROM CONTAINMENT TO BERLIN: ORGANIZATIONAL STEPS TO FILL INTELLIGENCE GAPS, 1947–194...

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... A Need to KnowThe Role of Air Force Reconnaissance in War Planning, 1945–1953 JOHN THOMAS FARQUHAR L... ... A Need to KnowThe Role of Air Force Reconnaissance in War Planning, 1945–1953 JOHN THOMAS FARQUHAR Lieu... ...quhar, John Thomas, 1958– A need to know : the role of Air Force reconnaissance in war planning, 1945– 1953 / John Thomas Farquhar. p. ; cm. Incl... ..., 1945– 1953 / John Thomas Farquhar. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-58566-124-4 1. Aerial reconnaissance––United St... ...ial reconnaissance––United States––History. 2. United States. Air Force––History. 3. Military reconnaissance––History. 4. Military planning––United St... ...States––History. 358.45/09/73––dc22 DisclaimerOpinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those ... ...ter’s degree in US diplomatic history fromCreighton University and a PhD in American military historyfrom Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio, Dr. Farquhar spe... ...ions in World War II, gen. ed. John F. Kreis(Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program, 1996), 94–95;and Meilinger, 68. 17. From Septemb... ...ty and the Air Force Histori-cal Foundation (Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program,1995), 194. 40. JCS/1952/8, app. C, in Ross and R...

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...1 Giulio Douhet and the Origins of Airpower Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Col Phillip S. Meilinger 2 Trenchard, Slessor, and Royal Air Force Doctrine before World War II . . . . . . . . 41 Col Phillip S. Meilinger 3 Moldin...

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...axwell Air Force Base, Alabama 1997Library of Congress Cataloging–in–Publication DataThe paths of heaven : the evolution of airpower the... ...istory. I. Meilinger, Phillip S., 1948– . II. AirUniversity (U.S.). Air Command and Staff College. School of Advanced AirpowerStudies.UG630.P29 1997 ... ... Fourth Printing March 2001 DisclaimerOpinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of th... ...eilinger 2 Trenchard, Slessor, and Royal Air Force Doctrine before World War II . . . . . . . . 41 Col Phillip S. Meilinger 3 ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Dr. David R. Mets 5 Airpower Thought in Continental Europe between the Wars . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ...ne . . . . . . . . 443 Col Maris “Buster” McCrabb 13 Soviet Military Doctrine and Air Theory: Change through the Light of a St... ...fold: toeducate and to generate ideas on the employment of airpower inpeace and war. SAAS is part of Air Command and Staff College,located at Maxwell ... ...ery, Alabama. The SAAS curriculum consists of a series of courses thatemphasize military and airpower theory, political science,economics, history, an... ...r, Ten Propositions Regarding Air Power (Washington,D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program, 1995), 14–19. 15. AFDD 4, “Space Operations Doctrin...

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...(UCAV). Given the problematic history of UAVs/UCAVs, knowledge of past experience could prove beneficial to the current generation of UCAV developers and planners. To that end, Colonel Clark examines technological obstacles that have handicapped UCAVs historically and which could continue to impede their future evolution. He then turns to more contemporary organizational a...

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... COLLEGE OF AEROSPACE DOCTRINE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AIR UNIVERSITY AIR SITY ... ...ama 36112-6615 August 2000 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Clark, Richard M., 1964– Uninhabited combat aerial ... ... 00-060583 DisclaimerOpinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those ofthe au... ...stitutions of higher learn-ing, public policy institutes, and the media. All military members and civilian employees assigned to AirUniversity are inv... ... The United States (US) Air Force’s experience with UCAVsdates back to World War I and the US Army Air Service’s orderfor 25 Kettering Bugs, explosive... ... continued to experimentwith—and periodically employ—UAVs/UCAVs in peace and war.Operational results were decidedly mixed. The Air Force aban-doned UC... ...pt Scott O’Grady’s rescuehighlights the fact that today’s United States (US) militaryleaders must be sensitive to political and social pressures tokee... ...oody, Building a Strategic Air Force (Washington, D.C.:Air Force History and Museums Program, 1996), 423–24. 232. Plummer, 7. 233. Zayas interview. 23... ...n S. Building a Strategic Air Force. Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program, 1996.Rosen, Stephen P. Winning the Next War. Ithaca, N.Y...

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...decisively concludes the erroneous dishonor suffered by Gen John Daniel Lavelle, the Seventh Air Force commander. General Lavelle, Colonel O’Malley, and personnel of the Seventh Air Force acted pursuant to presidential orders secretly issued on 3 February 1972 in the Oval Office. It is clear that they loyally and bravely served, protected, and defended the Constitution o...

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... 4 Saint Rose Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 5 West Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 6 Diane Muennink, Silver Wings, and the Air Force Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 7 The B-47 Bomber and the General’s Aide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 8 The Blackbird SR-71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 9...

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...th Direction The Professional Career of Gen Jerome F. O’Malley Aloysius G. CAsey And PAtriCk A. CAsey Air University Press Maxwell... ...with direction : the professional career of Gen Jerome F. O’Malley /Aloysius G. Casey and Patrick Casey. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical referenc... ...es. Air Force—Officers—Biography. 3. Generals—United States—Biography. 4. Air pilots, Military—Biography. 5. Vietnam War, 1961–1975—Aerial operations,... ...y. 3. Generals—United States—Biography. 4. Air pilots, Military—Biography. 5. Vietnam War, 1961–1975—Aerial operations, American. I. Title. II. Casey,... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 9 Colonel O’Malley and Combat in Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 10 Combat Operations in North Vietnam . . . . . . . . 129 11 SAC Win... ... the Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 APPENDIX: War Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 ... ...the firestorm re-sulting from those strikes reveals him as a unique figure inAmerican military history. Even when he was being framed byPentagon and W... ... extremely tight security wraps for many yearsbut now can be viewed at several flight museums. The longslender fuselage, the aft body delta wings, eac...

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... AIR SITY UNIVERThe Army and Its Air Corps Army Policy toward Aviation 1919–1... ...well Air Force Base, Alabama June 1998 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataTate, James P. The Army and its air corps :... ... 1998 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataTate, James P. The Army and its air corps : Army policy toward aviation, 1919–1941 / Ja... ...20 2 CREATION OF THE ARMY AIR CORPS . . . . . . . . . . 27 Business Methods in the War Department . . . . . 28 “Almost Treas... ... CREATION OF THE ARMY AIR CORPS . . . . . . . . . . 27 Business Methods in the War Department . . . . . 28 “Almost Treasonable ... ... Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 3 AT WAR WITH THE NAVY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5... ...n to their 1THE ARMY AND ITS AIR CORPSpeacetime tradition of ignoring military questions except those relat-ed to the defense of the ... ...ances in the war, partic-ularly the introduction of the airplane, so changed the world militarybalance as to demand a change in the cost of defense—pe... ...l McClendon, Autonomy of the Air Arm, rev. ed.(Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program, 1996).Harry H. Ransom’s “The Air Corps Act of ...

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...The role of airpower in theater campaigns is a matter of heated debate among the military services and their supporters. Lt Col. Robert P. Givens’s Turning the Vertical Flank: Airpower As a Maneuver Force in the Theater Campaign addresses a quest...

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... . . . . . . . 9 Neoclassical Period—A Maneuver Force Compels or Denies Battle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Napoleonic Era—A Maneuver Force Gains and Exploits a Position of Advantage . . . . . 13 Maneuver Force Performance Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Gettysburg Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Summary . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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... Airpower as a Maneuver Force in the Theater Campaign ... ... Thank you for your assistanceCOLLEGE OF AEROSPACE DOCTRINE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AIR UNIVERSITY Turning the Vertical Flank Airpower a... ...cal references. Contents: Functions of a maneuver force––1973 Yom Kippur War––1972 Easter Offensive––Normandy Campaign. ISBN 1-58566-108-2 1. Ai... ... 2. Maneuver warfare. 3. Air warfare. 4. Tactics. 5. Unified oper- ations (Military science). I. Title. II. Series. 358.4142––dc21 D... ... Series. 358.4142––dc21 DisclaimerOpinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those ofthe auth... ...itutions of higher learn-ing, public policy institutes, and the media. All military members and civilian employees assigned to AirUniversity are invit... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 1973 YOM KIPPUR WAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Overview . . . . . . .... ...Studies in Strategic Bombardment (Wash-ington, D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program, 1998), 237. 13. Gordon A. Harrison, Cross-Channel Attack (... ...tudies in Strategic Bombardment. Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program, 1998.Hansell, Haywood S. The Air Plan That Defeated Hitl...

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...t? provides a successful evaluation of Michael Howard’s construct that current doctrine is probably wrong, but what matters is the capability of the military to get it right when a particular conflict begins. In the course of this evaluation, Lt Col Aldon E. Purdham Jr. examines several important airpower factors to include familiarity with the nature and geography of...

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...1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 INITIAL PERIOD OF OPERATIONS IN THE KOREAN WAR, 25 JUNE–25 JULY 1950 . . . . . .5 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 3 INITIAL PERIOD OF OPERATIONS IN THE VIETNAM WAR, 2 MARCH–1 APRIL 1965 . . . 27 Notes . . . . . . . . ....

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... Thank you for your assistance.COLLEGE OF AEROSPACE DOCTRINE, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AIR UNIVERSITY America’s First Air BattlesLessons Lea... ...6-123-6 1. United States. Air Force—History. 2. Airpower—United States. 3. Military doc-trine—United States. 4. Korean War, 1950–1953—Aerial operation... ... 2. Airpower—United States. 3. Military doc-trine—United States. 4. Korean War, 1950–1953—Aerial operations, American. 5.Vietnamese Conflict, 1961–197... ...ietnamese Conflict, 1961–1975—Aerial operations, American. 6. Persian Gulf War,1991—Aerial operations, American. I. Title. II. Series. III. Air Univer... .... Series. III. Air University (US). College ofAerospace Doctrine, Research and Education.358.4/009/73—dc21 DisclaimerOpinions, conclus... ...red for publicrelease: distribution unlimited. This CADRE Paper and others in the series are available electronically at the Air University Research W... ...stitutions of higherlearning, public-policy institutes, and the media. All military members and civilian employees assigned to AirUniversity are invit... ... Stratemeyer:His Korean War Diary (Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and MuseumsProgram, 1999), 61–66. 17. Ibid. 18. Futrell, The United States Air ... ...c Bombardment, ed. R. Cargill Hall (Washington, D.C.: AirForce History and Museums Program, 1998), 482. 48. Futrell, The United States Air Force in Ko...

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...This history continues the story of United States Air Force ideas, concepts, and doctrine from the watershed of massive retaliation/flexible response that was occasioned in 1960. The first three chapters of this volume are in effect reprinted from the 1974 edition of Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine, and the...

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... 'It. Volume IIIDEAS, CONCEPTS, DOCTRINE: Basic Thinking in the United States Air Force 1961-1984... ...ts: 1907-1960 - v. 2. 1961-1984. 1 . United States. Air Force-History. 2. United States-Military policy. 3 . Military art andscience-United States-Hi... ... policy. 3 . Military art andscience-United States-History-20th century. 4. Aeronautics, Military-Study and teaching-UnitedStates. I. Title. U6633.F8... ...litary art andscience-United States-History-20th century. 4. Aeronautics, Military-Study and teaching-UnitedStates. I. Title. U6633.F84 1989 3... ...duced in the Department of Defense school environment in the interestof academic freedom and the advancement of national defense-related concepts. The... ...trategic Superiority . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Air Force Thinking on Limited War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 4 INSURGENCY AND WAR IN SOUTHEASTASIA . . . . . . . . .... ...sserted that surface-to-air missiles had made bombers obsolete, good only for display in museums . He told press correspondents late in 1959: We do... ...th manned bombers203 Despite Premier Khrushchev's boast that bombers were good only for museums,General LeMay and other Air Force officers doubted th...

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...U.S. Armed Forces Insignia - Annotated Bibliography is a catalog of over 4,000 references addressing military and supporting auxiliary services insignia, rank/rate, and decorations. Compiled materials span the period from 1810 to 2010. Materials compiled from a variety of resources including articles and publications availa...

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...Introduction Statistical Summaries Deciphering Bibliographic Citations References Armed Forces Awards and Decorations Auxiliary Services Antiquarian Acronyms and Abbreviations Resource Indices ...

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... by Library of Congress, Prints & PhotographsDivision, photograph by World War I Posters Collection [reproduction number LC-USZC4-9997]Cataloging-in-P... ...rld War I Posters Collection [reproduction number LC-USZC4-9997]Cataloging-in-Publication DataToms, Louis V.U. S. armed forces insignia: annotated bib... ...with a review.Printed in the United States of AmericaDisclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by authors cited in this bibliography donot necessar... ...y authors cited in this bibliography donot necessarily represent the views and opinions of the compiler. The topicalarrangement of citations in this b... ...compliance, and management. His bibliographic research focuses on American militaryheritage with concentrations on the War Between the States, heraldr... ...c research focuses on American militaryheritage with concentrations on the War Between the States, heraldry, and auxiliaryactivities. A retired Nation... ... this story begins decades ago when my brothers and Idetermined to collect military insignia. Being military dependents, the collectionoriginated with... ... . Washington, DC: History and Museums Division, 1971. P. 164 pp. illus. (OCLC: 7148602) See ... ...lso: The Eagle, Globe and Anchor 1868-1968 DC: History and Museums Division, 1977. P/E. 164 pp. illus. (LCCN: 78- 600688; OCLC: 35...

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...nts, Mail Slop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-9328Library ofCongress Cataloging-in-Publication DataSpires, David N. Beyond Horizons : a half century of A... ... Rick W. Sturdevant, Richard S. Eckert . Includes bibliographical references and index. 1 . Astronautics, Military-United States. 2. Space Warfare . ... .... Eckert . Includes bibliographical references and index. 1 . Astronautics, Military-United States. 2. Space Warfare . 3. Space Weapons . 98-125908IS... ...g September 2001 Third Printing July 2002 To the men and women who made Air Force space historyand those who recorded thei... ...izes the Missile Program 31 The Air Force Commits to the First Military Satellite 35 The Administration Commits to the First Civ... ...g and a Point of Departure 2076. From Star Wars to the Gulf War: The Air Force Moves to Create an Operational Capability for Spac... ...ions. Theseincluded the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, the emer-gence of a "multi-polar" world, a shift in national securit... ...oward New Horizons" and Its Legacy. Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program, 1994. . The Universal Man: Theodore von Kdrmdn's Life... ...ce and the Military Space Program . Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program, 1997.Perry, Robert L. Origins of the USAF Space Program,...

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...lation of the theory of guerrilla warfare into five elements essential to its success: superior intelligence, security, mobility advantage, surprise, and sustainment. The author then compares the ground combat environment of the traditional guerrilla with the airpower environment of the potential air guerrilla and concludes that these five elements can be met in the airpow...

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...INTRODUCTION . . . .1 THE ESSENTIALS OF GUERRILLA WARFARE . . . . . 11 GUERRILLA WARFARE IN THE AIRPOWER ENVIRONMENT . . . 24 THE FEASIBILITY OF AIR GUERRILLA WARFARE . . . . 47 CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS . . . . . . . 58 BIBLIOGRAPHY . . . . 64...

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...elease; distribution is unlimited DISCLAIMER The views expressed in this academic research paper are those of the author(s) and d... ...AIMER The views expressed in this academic research paper are those of the author(s) and do notreflect the official policy or position of the US gove... ...er AFB. While at Tinker,Major Hoffman deployed overseas to support numerous exercises and operations, includingOperations Earnest Will, Just Cause, De... ...ation in which the fictional country of Farchant finds itself may be a common one for militaryopponents of the United States in the foreseeable future... ...warfare.” Charles Dunlap describes asymmetric warfare as:1 Jeffery R. Barnett, Future War: An Assessment of Aerospace Campaigns in 2010 (Maxwell AFB, ... ...FB, Ala.: AirUniversity Press, 1996), 71-77.2 Zeev Bonen, “Sophisticated Conventional War,” Mideast Security and Policy Studies No. 28, n.p.; on-line,... ...perceived as unconventional or nontraditional methodologies.3Paul Herman takes a more military angle in his definition of asymmetric warfare as: a ... ...Studies in the Achievement of Air Superiority (Washington, D.C.: Air ForceHistory and Museums Program, 1994), 577-578.98 Vyacheslav Kondratyev, “The A... ...ies in the Achievement of Air Superiority. Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Program, 1994.Cordesman, Anthony H., and Abraham R. Wagn...

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...ograph project, also known as the Karlsruhe project, through which the US Air Force employed former Luftwaffe generals to record the history of World War II from the German perspective....

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...1 AN OVERVIEW OF AMERICAN WORLD WAR II OFFICIAL MILITARY HISTORY PROJECTS . . . .1 The von Rohden Project (1945–47) . . . . . . . 4 The Naval Historical Team, Bremerhaven (1949–52) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 The US Army’s German Mi...

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...uir S. Fairchild Research Information Center Cataloging DataShaughnessy, Ryan No sense in dwelling on the past? : the fate of the US Air Force’s Germ... ... bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-58566-206-7 1. Germany. Luftwaffe—History. 2. Military history. 3. United States. Air Force —History.4. Unit... ...ited States. Air Force —History.4. United States—Military relations—Germany. 5. Germany—Military relations—UnitedStates. I. Title. 940.5482/43 – dc22... ...tes. I. Title. 940.5482/43 – dc22 DisclaimerOpinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely tho... ...clusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those of theauthor and do not necessarily represent the views of Air University, ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxi 1 AN OVERVIEW OF AMERICAN WORLD WAR II OFFICIAL MILITARY HISTORY PROJECTS . . . ... ... 123 vii Foreword The final stages of World War II witnessed a remarkable up-surge of support for document... ...of the 1861–65 Civil War pro-vided a precedent, but that conflict produced no long-term in-stitutional support for the production of official military... ...ted research, com-memorative plaques, the possession of weapons, war-relatedexhibits at museums, and the maintenance of related collec-tions at librar...

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...Overpopulation is responsible for many of our planet's problems--global warming, the lack of fresh water, poverty, high gasoline and food prices, air and water pollutions, the scarcity of natural resources, the excess of wastes and their proper disposal, and even some wars. In the year 2020 Commander Lemuel Gulliver XVI returns from a twenty year odyss...

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... ―. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS‖ --In Search of Utopia— Book 4 A Look at Human Values ... ... Book 4 A Look at Human Values 0―. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS‖ --In Search of Utopia-- BO... ................................................ 14 WE MUST THINK MORE DEEPLY—AND UNDERSTAND OUR THINKING ............... 24OUR BASIC ASSUMPTIONS -- THE... ........................................................................ 169 WAR OR PACIFISM ............................................................. ...ewpoint ................................................... 396QUESTIONS OF WAR ......................................................................... ...to business, to thepoliticians, and to other elites like the unions and the military. ―Then there is the question of how much should one society be ... ...ercentages ofpeople in the various occupations. For example in the U.S. the military is a high percentage ofthe public sector employment. Then some co... ...s required by othergovernmental agencies. Cut culture—the orchestras, zoos, museums. But keep the limos for thecity council members. Just cut health c... ...pecies had died out. Saber tooth cats and Tyrannosaurus Rex nowonly inhabit museums. ―Let us look at the beginnings of evolutionary thinking. Some o...

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... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi A Perspective from the Commander in Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Barack H. Obama SECTION I: RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION 1 Religion in the Military: Finding the Proper Balance . . . . . . . . 15 Barry W. Lynn 2 Burning Bibles and Censoring Prayers: Is Th...

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...Originally a blog, now 300-plus essays and articles on subjects from critical thinking to history to relationships to humor, with a little politics. (Updated September 24, 2023 to fix a typo.) As with all my works, it's free to read, download and share; but al...

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...st writer of the English language." No one can argue with those sentiments, can they?  No one can argue with wanting greatness, right?  Everyone's in favor, right?  You all agree…right? After the most recent (March 2017) Super Bowl, there's been a lot of commentary about the winning quarterback being the greatest ever.  But Otto Graham took his team to the championship...

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...Decisions Hard Choices Meyer's Law and No Regrets A Calm, Rational Discussion of Gun Control—Hah! A Historical Look at Gun Control Social Controls, Culture, and Gun Violence When Fear Might Overwhelm Time's Running Out Leave It to Kevin Buy, Baby, Buy B...

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...Parallel Worlds and Skew Essays and Reflections by Kevin Wade Johnson ... ...his is primarily a work of nonfiction. However, names, characters, places, and incidents used inexamples are often the products of the author's imagin... .... Any resemblance to actual events, locales or persons, living or dead, is in those cases entirely coincidental. Some of those characters wer... ...tics, and they remained acceptable there." - James Turner Johnson, Just War Tradition and the Restraint of War: A Moral and Historical Inquiry, ... ...ast, tosee that a strong central government was needed for things like the War of 1812. Even then, state vs.national sovereignty still took another 50... ...rairie pals can talk about the things they've learned when they've been to museumsand things…and maybe that will suffice. Maybe you'll meet someone at... ...ies (emphasis mine again): COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Denmark will raise its military spending to 1.5 percent of its gross domestic product in 2023, u... ...DP in 2017. Latest indicators suggest that the 1.5 percent... 1.0429 % Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Sweden was reported at 1.0429 % in 2018,... ...er of -isms, starting with Communism and totalitarianism. Getting back to museums and who we celebrate, Robert E. Lee is justly remembered as one ofh...

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...Mission: As the intellectual and leadership center of the Air Force, Air University provides dynamic comprehensive education to prepare graduates to develop, employ, command, research, and champion air, space, and cyberspace power at all levels. Vision...

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...IVERSITY NONDEGREE PROGRAMS . .147 ACADEMIC SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265 AIR UNIVERSITY FACULTY . . . . . . . . . . . . 277 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS . . . . . . . .299...

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...for- mation on Air University educational programs, including professional military education. This catalog is supplemented by the following publicati... ...(AFIT) Catalog; Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) General Catalog; and Air Force Institute for Advanced Distributed Learning (AFIADL) Catalog.... ...DL) Catalog. The Air University Catalog serves as both a source document and a planning document for Air University schools and staff personnel. It ... ...University. Finally, it sets forth the educational opportunities available in each school, the work performed by each related organization in carrying... ...r University educational support organizations. The statements set forth in this catalog outline the current rules, regulations, and policies of Air... ...orce education, from precommissioning tothe highest levels of professional military education, includingdegree granting and professional continuing ed... ...NIVERSITY NONDEGREE PROGRAMS . . . . . . . . 147 Air War College Distance Learning . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Ai... ...e Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 Joint Flag Officer War-Fighting Course . . . . . . . . 228 Joint Force Air Com... ...tory training courses for professional members of the Air Forcehistory and museums program. The agency also deploys indi-vidual mobilization augmentee...

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...This volume offers the best assessment we have of General Henry H. “Hap” Arnold as he survived four wartime heart attacks and continued to work tirelessly for proper recognition of airpower. It will also continue my emphasis while Chief of Staff of the US Air Force on encouraging professional reading through making historical accounts available ...

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...erican Airpower Comes of Age General Henry H. “Hap” Arnold’s World War II Diaries Edited by MAJOR GENERAL JOHN W. HUSTON ... ...rce Base, Alabama January 2002Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataArnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950. American airpower come... ...0. American airpower comes of age : General Henry H. “Hap” Arnold’s World War II diaries; Vol. 1 / edited by John W. Huston. p. cm. Includes biblio... ...1 / edited by John W. Huston. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-58566-093-0 ISBN 1-58566-094-9 1. Arnold, Henry Harley... ... 2001041259 DisclaimerOpinions, conclusions, and recommendations expressed or implied within are solely those ofthe edit... .... Huston was born on 6 March 1925in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began his military career asan aviation cadet and was commissioned at age 18 followin... ...roduces the diaries. Additionally, abrief description of the political and military background,some explanatory notes, and a postscript analysis are p... ...Military FlightTraining 1907–1945 (Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and MuseumsProgram, 1999), 308–11; and Watson, 278–79. 288. A scholar who has e... ...litary Flight Training,1907–1945, (Washington, D.C.: Air Force History and Museums Programs,1999). 67. Memo of White House Meeting, 4 January 1942, AP...