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[Card to Violet Ullrich, January 2, 2012] (open access)

[Card to Violet Ullrich, January 2, 2012]

Tri-fold postcard sent to Violet Ullrich advertising a WASP story in Life Magazine. The inside of the brochure is a copy of the magazine cover from July 19, 1943; the other side includes a description of the article, with photographs of the Pistol Packing Mamas, a WASP graduation at Avengers Field in Sweetwater, Texas, women participating in their daily exercise regimen, and women milling around a large wishing well on the Air Academy campus.
Date: January 2, 2012
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instructions to Designated Landing Area Registrar and Clearance Officers (open access)

Instructions to Designated Landing Area Registrar and Clearance Officers

Clearance instructions and regulations for the landing and takeoff of civil aircraft.
Date: January 15, 1942
Creator: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: Forty-Third Annual Amelia Earhart Aviation Service Award Banquet] (open access)

[Program: Forty-Third Annual Amelia Earhart Aviation Service Award Banquet]

Program for a banquet held to announce the winner of the Amelia Earhart Aviation Service Award. The program includes a history of the award and Earhart's involvement in Zonta International, an invocation, and a list of previous winners of the award.
Date: January 2004
Creator: Zonta Club of Shreveport
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: A Service Celebrating the Life of Charlyne Creger] (open access)

[Program: A Service Celebrating the Life of Charlyne Creger]

Program for the funeral service of Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Charlyne Creger.
Date: January 2005
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 11, Chapter 1. Communications (open access)

Command Study 11, Chapter 1. Communications

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter discusses the "communications organization and networks that support the worldwide activities of the U.S. Air Force today" (p.2) and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: January 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Squadron Officer School Correspondence Course, Volume 6. (open access)

Squadron Officer School Correspondence Course, Volume 6.

Filled out correspondence exam for an Air Force squadron officer course on the the development of Air Force doctrine and policy.
Date: January 1958
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rules Governing the Use of the Texas Flag (open access)

Rules Governing the Use of the Texas Flag

Pamphlet produced by the Texas Legislature on the history and rules of the Texas Flag.
Date: January 2003
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Disaster Preparedness: General Military Training (open access)

Disaster Preparedness: General Military Training

Air Force pamphlet on disaster preparedness, covering topics such as natural disasters, defense against nuclear, biological, and chemical attack, and the operation of a respirator.
Date: January 1, 1969
Creator: United States. Department of the Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 13, Chapter 6. Development of Natural Resources (open access)

Current Study 13, Chapter 6. Development of Natural Resources

This booklet is the sixth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges faced by low-income countries. This chapter "discusses the importance of resources policies and planing and indicates the various stages in the survey and exploitation of natural resources to help achieve sound economic development" (p. 1). It includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: January 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 13, Chapter 4. Role of U.S. Military Forces in Counterinsurgency (open access)

Command Study 13, Chapter 4. Role of U.S. Military Forces in Counterinsurgency

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about counterinsurgency. This chapter discusses "United States policy in combating subversive insurgency and then examines the roles and missions of the Armed Forces in the implementation of this policy" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: January 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 11, Chapter 4. Accounting and Finance (open access)

Command Study 11, Chapter 4. Accounting and Finance

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter discusses the "accounting and finance function within the comptroller organization with special reference to the mission, history, organizational doctrine and structure, and concepts at operations at each level of command" (p. 1). It includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: January 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Command and Staff College Correspondence Course, Course 3B. Command and Staff Actions (open access)

Air Command and Staff College Correspondence Course, Course 3B. Command and Staff Actions

Blank practice exam for an Air Force correspondence course.
Date: January 1965
Creator: Air Command and Staff College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 9, Chapter 4. United States Air Force (open access)

Command Study 9, Chapter 4. United States Air Force

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the state of defense in the United States during the Cold War. This chapter discusses the organization, functions, concepts, and operations of the United States Air Force. It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: January 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 9, Chapter 4. Air Training Command (open access)

Current Study 9, Chapter 4. Air Training Command

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about commands within the United States Air Force. This chapter discusses "the mission, organizational structure, and functions of the Air Training Command." It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: January 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Benefits for Veterans and Service Personnel with Service since January 31, 1955 and Their Dependents (open access)

Benefits for Veterans and Service Personnel with Service since January 31, 1955 and Their Dependents

A pamphlet from the VA discussing available benefits, including various options for different kinds of service personnel, entitlement eligibility, requirements, and contact information.
Date: January 1979
Creator: Veterans Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Veteran benefits pamphlet] (open access)

[Veteran benefits pamphlet]

A folded pamphlet with serrated edges from the VA listing available benefits and eligibility for them.
Date: [1977-01-01..]
Creator: United States. Veterans Administration
System: The Portal to Texas History