Command Study 15, Chapter 2. Unmanned U.S. Satellites and Space Probes (open access)

Command Study 15, Chapter 2. Unmanned U.S. Satellites and Space Probes

This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the United States' space program. This chapter discusses research satellites, application satellites, and space probes. It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: April 1966
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 15, Chapter 1. U.S. Space Agencies (open access)

Command Study 15, Chapter 1. U.S. Space Agencies

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the United States' space program. This chapter "outlines some of the problems facing the United States space program and points out the effects of carious pressures on the space organization" (p. iv). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: March 1966
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 15, Chapter 3. U.S. Manned Space Projects (open access)

Command Study 15, Chapter 3. U.S. Manned Space Projects

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the United States' space program. This chapter "outlines the three steps in the manned space program in broad terms and surveys future trends in the light of programs underway or proposed for funding" (p. 2). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: April 1966
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
America's Spaceport, John F. Kennedy Space Center (open access)

America's Spaceport, John F. Kennedy Space Center

Book about the John F. Kennedy Space Center organized into sections entitled "Origins," "Mission," "People and Facilities," "Manned Flight - The First Era," "A New Approach - The Space Shuttle," "Unmanned Space Missions," "A Place to Visit," and "Future Outlook." A note inside the cover says "Paintings courtesy of NASA Art Program."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Register, Summer 1998 (open access)

The Register, Summer 1998

Newsletter published by the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, Inc. describing activities of the organization and other stories to educate the public about contributions of servicewomen.
Date: Summer 1998
Creator: Women in Military Service for America Foundation (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 5: Some Armed Forces of the Middle East and North Africa (open access)

Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 5: Some Armed Forces of the Middle East and North Africa

This booklet is the fifth unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the armed forces of non-communist countries. This unit discusses the Middle East and North Africa. It includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 4. Elements of Aerospace Warfare (open access)

Command Study 4. Elements of Aerospace Warfare

This book is the student text for a training course "designed to acquaint inactive duty Air Force Reserve officers with the basic elements and fundamentals that contribute to the current capability of the United States Air Force to carry out its mission" (Preface, p. v). It consists of six chapters: Target Considerations; United States Air Force: Weapons; United States Air Force Manned Delivery Vehicles; United States Air Force Unmanned Delivery Vehicles; United States Air Force Bases, Personnel, and Material; and Soviet Aerospace Developments. Each chapter includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: October 1960
Creator: Detachment 1
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Area 1, Phase 3. The Coordinating Staff (open access)

Area 1, Phase 3. The Coordinating Staff

This booklet is the Area 1, Phase 3 unit of an extension training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the military management. This phase discusses military staff management, functions of the coordinating staff, and the interrelationships of the commander and coordinating staff.
Date: November 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Course 2, Volume 1A. American Foreign Policy in Growth and Action (open access)

Course 2, Volume 1A. American Foreign Policy in Growth and Action

This booklet is the first volume of an extension training course developed for Air Force personnel. This book discusses the military history of the United States of America from the country's inception through the post-World War 1950's.
Date: April 1959
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Maj. P. A. Hill] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Maj. P. A. Hill]

Envelope addressed to Maj P. A. Hill at 1511 Crescent Dr Sweetwater Tx 79556, sent from Gunter Air Force base in Alabama wit the word, "Books", printed on the front.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History