[Special Orders Number 104, Extracts 18-24] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 104, Extracts 18-24]

Extracts of several special orders and regulations for both Women Airforce Service Pilots and male pilots ordered by Lieutenant Colonel Munson.
Date: July 25, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Force Base
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum #3] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Memorandum #3]

Orders for WASP Gayle D. Ewing to ferry a P-510 aircraft from Grand Prairie, Texas to an Air Force base in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Date: July 25, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Aircraft Delivery Orders #6] (open access)

[Aircraft Delivery Orders #6]

Orders for several Air Force pilots and WASP to ferry various aircraft from Love Field in Dallas, Texas to Grand Prairie, Texas.
Date: July 25, 1944
Creator: 555th Army Air Forces Base Unit - 5th Ferrying Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Your Body in Flight (open access)

Your Body in Flight

Manual illustrated with cartoons for quick memorization demonstrating the effects of flight on the human body and the best practices for safe aviation.
Date: July 20, 1943
Creator: Aero Medical laboratory
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Airman, Volume 30, Number 7, July 1986 (open access)

Airman, Volume 30, Number 7, July 1986

Monthly publication of the U.S. Air Force meant to provide information for Air Force personnel. It includes information about news, events, and other activities, as well as articles, photographs, artwork, and opinion pieces submitted by airmen.
Date: July 1986
Creator: Air Force Service Information and News Center (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 1: Military Requirements and National Resources (open access)

Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 1: Military Requirements and National Resources

This booklet is the first unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about management. This unit discusses "the continuing problem of reconciling needs to resources" and includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: July 1968
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 1: Military Requirements and National Resources #2 (open access)

Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 1: Military Requirements and National Resources #2

This booklet is the first unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about management. This unit discusses "the continuing problem of reconciling needs to resources" and includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: July 1968
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 2: Decision-Making in the Department of Defense (open access)

Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 2: Decision-Making in the Department of Defense

This booklet is the second unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about management. This unit discusses the approaches and tools the Department of Defense uses to make decisions and includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: July 1968
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 2: Decision-Making in the Department of Defense #2 (open access)

Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 2: Decision-Making in the Department of Defense #2

This booklet is the second unit of a training course designed "to stimulate the student's awareness of some of the major problem areas in our national security and to expand his knowledge and understanding of some of the approaches used to solve these problems." This unit discusses the approaches and tools the Department of Defense uses to make decisions and includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: July 1968
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 3: Military Planning for Balanced Readiness (open access)

Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 3: Military Planning for Balanced Readiness

This booklet is the third unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about management. This unit discusses defense planning and includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: July 1968
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 4: The Defense/Industry Relationship (open access)

Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 4: The Defense/Industry Relationship

This booklet is the fourth unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about management. This unit discusses "the nature and history of the crucial defense-industry relationship" and includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: July 1968
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 5: Role of the Computer in Defense Management (open access)

Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 5: Role of the Computer in Defense Management

This booklet is the firth unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about management. This unit discusses the "computer's role in the specific area of defense management" and includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: July 1968
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 6: Some Modern Management Techniques (open access)

Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 6: Some Modern Management Techniques

This booklet is the sixth unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about management. This unit discusses some management techniques used by the Department of Defense and includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: July 1968
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 7: Supply Management in the Department of Defense (open access)

Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 7: Supply Management in the Department of Defense

This booklet is the seventh unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about management. This unit discusses supply management and includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: July 1968
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1969-1970, Unit 3: The Economic Development of Communist China (open access)

Academic Year 1969-1970, Unit 3: The Economic Development of Communist China

This booklet is the third unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the military forces of Communist countries. This unit discusses China's economic development and includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: July 1969
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 10, Chapter 5. United States Information Media (open access)

Current Study 10, Chapter 5. United States Information Media

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges posed by the Cold War. This chapter discusses the mission, purpose, and structure of the United States Information Agency (USIA) and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: July 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 10, Chapter 6. The Philippine Islands: A Study in the Evolution of Democracy (open access)

Current Study 10, Chapter 6. The Philippine Islands: A Study in the Evolution of Democracy

This booklet is the sixth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges posed by the Cold War. This chapter discusses the Philippine government and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: July 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[USAF Extension Course Shipping List #2] (open access)

[USAF Extension Course Shipping List #2]

Shipping list of correspondence course items and printer error corrections from Air University at Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama.
Date: July 10, 1959
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Area I, Military Management: Fundamentals of Command and Staff (open access)

Area I, Military Management: Fundamentals of Command and Staff

Reading material from Area I of the Air Command and Staff College Course Correspondence Course. The booklet covers the fundamentals of military command,leadership, team work, and staff responsibilities.
Date: July 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andy to Joe Plosser, July 2, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from Andy to Joe Plosser, July 2, 1942]

Copy of a letter from Andy to Joe Plosser discussing the transfer of Royal Air Force Students from the Avenger Field training base in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: July 2, 1942
Creator: Andy
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Your Body in Flight (open access)

Your Body in Flight

Textbook titled "Your Body in Flight" or Technical Order No. 00-25-13, created July 20, 1943 by authority of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces.
Date: July 20, 1943
Creator: Army Air Forces
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Atkeison to Rigdon Edwards, July 30, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Atkeison to Rigdon Edwards, July 30, 1989]

Letter from Ann Atkeison to Rigdon Edwards discussing Avenger Field and the upcoming 50th WASP Anniversary, memorial, and the Women's Military Aviators Association meeting in Washington, D. C.
Date: July 30, 1989
Creator: Atkeison, Ann
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lloyd Bentsen to Rigdon Edwards, July 12, 1977] (open access)

[Letter from Lloyd Bentsen to Rigdon Edwards, July 12, 1977]

Letter from Lloyd Bentsen to Rigdon Edwards informing Mr. Edwards he is interested in providing veteran benefits for WASP members and has co-sponsored legislative bill S. 247.
Date: July 12, 1977
Creator: Bentsen, Lloyd
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from V. V. Boatner to M. H. Knowles, July 7, 1942] (open access)

[Letter from V. V. Boatner to M. H. Knowles, July 7, 1942]

Copy of a letter from V. V. Boatner to M. H. Knowles discussing previous correspondence on negotiation fro a railroad track spur to Plosser-Prince Flight School in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: July 7, 1942
Creator: Boatner, V. V.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History