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Author: Mandy R. Marx Publisher: Capstone Classroom ISBN: 1515709833 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 25
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The U.S. Air Force is a powerful military force. But there is more to this high-flying military branch than you might imagine. These surprising facts about the U.S. Air Force will amaze you.
Author: Mandy R. Marx Publisher: Capstone Classroom ISBN: 1515709833 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 25
Book Description
The U.S. Air Force is a powerful military force. But there is more to this high-flying military branch than you might imagine. These surprising facts about the U.S. Air Force will amaze you.
Author: Stephen Lee McFarland Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: Category : History Languages : en Pages : 96
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Except in a few instances, since World War II no American soldier or sailor has been attacked by enemy air power. Conversely, no enemy soldier orsailor has acted in combat without being attacked or at least threatened by American air power. Aviators have brought the air weapon to bear against enemies while denying them the same prerogative. This is the legacy of the U.S. AirForce, purchased at great cost in both human and material resources.More often than not, aerial pioneers had to fight technological ignorance, bureaucratic opposition, public apathy, and disagreement over purpose.Every step in the evolution of air power led into new and untrodden territory, driven by humanitarian impulses; by the search for higher, faster, and farther flight; or by the conviction that the air way was the best way. Warriors have always coveted the high ground. If technology permitted them to reach it, men, women andan air force held and exploited it-from Thomas Selfridge, first among so many who gave that "last full measure of devotion"; to Women's Airforce Service Pilot Ann Baumgartner, who broke social barriers to become the first Americanwoman to pilot a jet; to Benjamin Davis, who broke racial barriers to become the first African American to command a flying group; to Chuck Yeager, a one-time non-commissioned flight officer who was the first to exceed the speed of sound; to John Levitow, who earned the Medal of Honor by throwing himself over a live flare to save his gunship crew; to John Warden, who began a revolution in air power thought and strategy that was put to spectacular use in the Gulf War.Industrialization has brought total war and air power has brought the means to overfly an enemy's defenses and attack its sources of power directly. Americans have perceived air power from the start as a more efficient means of waging war and as a symbol of the nation's commitment to technology to master challenges, minimize casualties, and defeat adversaries.
Author: Eddie Alfaro Publisher: ISBN: Category : Languages : en Pages : 54
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Before the Air Force became its own branch of the military, it was a part of the Army. On Aug. 1, 1907, the U.S. Army Signal Corps formed the Aeronautical Division, which later became the Air Force. The youngest of the service branches, the Air Force was officially founded as an independent service in 1947.
Author: Sandra Donovan Publisher: Lerner Publications ISBN: 9780822514367 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 68
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Presents the history of the U.S. Air Force and facts about its airmen and officers, the high-tech weapons used in its operations, and what a typical day in the U.S. Air Force is like.
Author: General Giulio Douhet Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing ISBN: 1782898522 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 620
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In the pantheon of air power spokesmen, Giulio Douhet holds center stage. His writings, more often cited than perhaps actually read, appear as excerpts and aphorisms in the writings of numerous other air power spokesmen, advocates-and critics. Though a highly controversial figure, the very controversy that surrounds him offers to us a testimonial of the value and depth of his work, and the need for airmen today to become familiar with his thought. The progressive development of air power to the point where, today, it is more correct to refer to aerospace power has not outdated the notions of Douhet in the slightest In fact, in many ways, the kinds of technological capabilities that we enjoy as a global air power provider attest to the breadth of his vision. Douhet, together with Hugh “Boom” Trenchard of Great Britain and William “Billy” Mitchell of the United States, is justly recognized as one of the three great spokesmen of the early air power era. This reprint is offered in the spirit of continuing the dialogue that Douhet himself so perceptively began with the first edition of this book, published in 1921. Readers may well find much that they disagree with in this book, but also much that is of enduring value. The vital necessity of Douhet’s central vision-that command of the air is all important in modern warfare-has been proven throughout the history of wars in this century, from the fighting over the Somme to the air war over Kuwait and Iraq.
Author: Kristin J Russo Publisher: Capstone ISBN: 149664610X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 41
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Airmen in the U.S. Air Force dedicate their lives to serving their country. But this doesnÕt always mean that service is spent in battle. Airmen have a variety of roles. Some roles are ones you would expect. But others, in addition to their day-to-day life, can be pretty surprising. Find out more in this eBook.
Author: Herman S. Wolk Publisher: Government Reprints Press ISBN: 9781931641197 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 434
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This series introduces the core areas of chemical science, covering important concepts in an easy, accessible style. Each title contains a number of experiments and demonstrations, approached through the process of problem, hypothesis, experiment and conclusion. All the books support the QCA schemes of work and contain: definitions of important terms and explanations of key concepts; formulae and word equations; and the periodic table with explanatory notes. This title explores the concepts of the states of matter.
Author: Mandy R. Marx
Author: Mandy R. Marx
Author: Stephen Lee McFarland
Author: Eddie Alfaro
Author: United States. Department of the Air Force. Directorate of Public Relations
Author: United States. Dept. of the Air Force. Internal Information Division
Author: Sandra Donovan
Author: General Giulio Douhet
Author: Maurer Maurer
Author: Kristin J Russo
Author: Herman S. Wolk