Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on AppropriationsPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Language changes; Commander in Chief, Pacific Strategic air command; ATLAS and TITAN transportation; Nuclear fallout; Report on consultants; BOMARC Program; Nuclear propulsion for ships; Modification of defense budget; Statements of members of Congress, organizations, and interested individuals, [Monday, March 21, 1960
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on AppropriationsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
The United States Air Force and the Culture of Innovation, 1945-1965
Author: Stephen B. JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
History of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
Author: Steven L. ReardenPublisher:
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Category : National security
Languages : en
Pages :
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Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine
Author: Robert Frank FutrellPublisher:
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Category : Aeronautics, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
In this first of a two-volume study, Dr. Futrell presents a chronological survey of the development of Air Force doctrine and thinking from the beginnings of powered flight to the onset of the space age. He outlines the struggle of early aviation enthusiasts to gain acceptance of the airplane as a weapon and win combat-arm status for the Army Air Service (later the Army Air Corps and Army Air Force). He surveys the development of airpower doctrine during the 1930s and World War II and outlines the emergence of the autonomous US Air Force in the postwar period. Futrell brings this first volume to a close with discussions of the changes in Air Force thinking and doctrine necessitated by the emergence of the intercontinental missile, the beginnings of space exploration and weapon systems, and the growing threat of limited conflicts resulting from the Communist challenge of wars of liberation. In volume two, the author traces the new directions that Air Force strategy, policies, and thinking took during the Kennedy administration, the Vietnam War, and the post-Vietnam period. Futrell outlines how the Air Force struggled with President Kennedy's redefinition of national security policy and Robert S. McNamara's managerial style as secretary of defense. He describes how the Air Force argued that airpower should be used during the war in Southeast Asia. He chronicles the evolution of doctrine and organization regarding strategic, tactical, and airlift capabilities and the impact that the aerospace environment and technology had on Air Force thinking and doctrine.
Air Force Roles and Missions
Author: Warren A. TrestPublisher: Department of the Air Force
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Traces the usage of- and meaning given to- the terms "roles and missions" relating to the armed forces and particularly to the United States Air Force, from 1907 to the present.
Managing NASA in the Apollo Era
Author: Arnold S. LevinePublisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Leading the Way
Author: Ronald B. HartzerPublisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
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Category : Air bases, American
Languages : en
Pages : 846
Book Description
"Leading the way describes how the men and women of Air Force civil engineering have provided the basing that enabled the Air Force to fly, fight, and win. This book depicts how engineers built hundreds of bases during World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, and Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. At the same time, these engineers operated and maintained a global network of enduring, peacetime bases. It describes the engineers' role in special projects such as the ballistic missile program, the Arctic early warning sites, and construction of the U.S. Air Force Academy. Using hundreds of sources, this detailed narrative tells the story of how civil engineers have been organized, trained, equipped, and employed for more than 100 years. From the beaches of Normandy to the mountains of Afghanistan, civil engineers have forged an unmatched record of success and built a solid foundation for today's Air Force."--Back cover.
Technology and the Air Force
Author: Jacob NeufeldPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437912877
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Proceedings of a symposium co-sponsored by the Air Force Historical Foundation and the Air Force History and Museums Program. The symposium covered relevant Air Force technologies ranging from the turbo-jet revolution of the 1930s to the stealth revolution of the 1990s. Illustrations.
Engineering the Space Age - a Rocket Scientist Remembers
Author: Robert BrullePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781478362982
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rarely is a reader exposed to such an extraordinary, multifaceted presentation of aerospace technology as Bob Brulle narrates in this book. After returning from duty as a combat fighter pilot in World War II, this Belgian immigrant developed a multitalented and innovative aerospace career path that addressed many of the aerospace professions. Along the way he forged a career in the aviation and space field that resulted in his participating in several of the most momentous aerospace achievements of the past century. He also expanded his education through hard work to a level at which he was qualified to teach graduate-level aerospace engineering courses. It is interesting to follow how the analysis and design techniques of aerospace vehicles progressed over the years, which incidentally reveals the large role that the computer played in making that possible. The story on the early Cape Canaveral operations was amusing and showed that enterprising innovations played a large role in a successful undertaking. Some of the projects described were a surprise, as I had never heard of them, like reading how a pencil-shaped missile was built that could fly and maneuver over an intercontinental distance at a high hypersonic velocity. He also described how American engineers and scientists fought the Cold War battle for technological supremacy on their desks and in their laboratories. The initiatives by which this enterprising engineer develops his technical approach to a project are very informative and offer the reader an insight into the workings of successful operations. He achieves an interesting behind-the-scenes look at how aerospace history is made by weaving in the historical significance of these projects as they are developed. As a former aeronautical engineer at the rapidly growing Mc- Donnell Aircraft Corporation, Bob gives us an interesting exposure to the importance of top management's relationship with the workforce in a successful company. "Mr. Mac" made it a point to make all his employees team members by frequent communication and friendly association.
Author: Doris M.. Condit