Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Materials
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
History of the Air Force Materials Laboratory
Author: History of the Air Force Materials Laboratory
Author: 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
Five Decades of Materials Progress, 1917-1967: History of the Air Force Materials Laboratory. pt. 2. Landmark technology programs, 1960 to 1990
Author: James J. NiehausPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Materials
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
A Concise History of the U.S. Air Force
Author: Stephen Lee McFarlandPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
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.
United States Air Force and Its Antecedents
Author: James T. ControvichPublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 9780810850101
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
This bibliography lists published and printed unit histories for the United States Air Force and Its Antecedents, including Air Divisions, Wings, Groups, Squadrons, Aviation Engineers, and the Women's Army Corps.
Abstracts of AF Materials Laboratory Reports
Author: Air Force Materials Laboratory (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Materials
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Technical reports published by the Air Force Materials Laboratory during the period 1 July 1966-31 December 1966 are abstracted herein and indexed by branches of the laboratory, technical subject matter, investigator, project monitor and contractor. Reports on research conducted by the Air Force Materials Laboratory personnel as well as that conducted on contract are included.
Air Force Handbook 1
Author: U. S. Air ForcePublisher:
ISBN: 9781387952380
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
This handbook implements AFPD 36-22, Air Force Military Training. Information in this handbook is primarily from Air Force publications and contains a compilation of policies, procedures, and standards that guide Airmen's actions within the Profession of Arms. This handbook applies to the Regular Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. This handbook contains the basic information Airmen need to understand the professionalism required within the Profession of Arms. Attachment 1 contains references and supporting information used in this publication. This handbook is the sole source reference for the development of study guides to support the enlisted promotion system. Enlisted Airmen will use these study guide to prepare for their Promotion Fitness Examination (PFE) or United States Air Force Supervisory Examination (USAFSE).
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: History of Mathematical Statistics Research at the Aeronautical Research Laboratories
Author: Harry J. EisenmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mathematical statistics
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description