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Command Study 14, Chapter 6. Implementation of Survival Plans (open access)

Command Study 14, Chapter 6. Implementation of Survival Plans

This booklet is the sixth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about nonmilitary defense preparations. This chapter discusses "representative standards for developing functional civil defense units at State and community levels" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: August 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Area I, Phase 1. Executive Skills: Study Guide (open access)

Area I, Phase 1. Executive Skills: Study Guide

Study guide from Area I, Phase I of the Air Command and Staff College Course Correspondence Course. The guide covers communication skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
Date: August 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 12, Chapter 2. Denmark and Iceland (open access)

Current Study 12, Chapter 2. Denmark and Iceland

This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and its role in the Cold War. This chapter discusses Denmark and Iceland and their contributions to NATO. This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: August 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 10, Chapter 3. Values in the American Way of Life (open access)

Command Study 10, Chapter 3. Values in the American Way of Life

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter discusses the beliefs that have shaped American society and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: August 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 10, Chapter 5. Democracy Versus Communism (open access)

Command Study 10, Chapter 5. Democracy Versus Communism

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter discusses the differences between democracy and communism and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: August 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 8, Chapter 1. Berlin - A Divided City (open access)

Current Study 8, Chapter 1. Berlin - A Divided City

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about major areas of conflict in the Cold War. This chapter discusses "the historical background on divided Berlin and [provides] an understanding of the impact -- both positive and negative -- that the area has had on the Western World's attempts to achieve a guaranteed peace through diplomacy" (p.1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: August 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Instruction Manual for Military Correspondence] (open access)

[Instruction Manual for Military Correspondence]

Instruction manual for how to prepare military type correspondence. The manual is divided into seven sections: I. General, II. Channels of Communication, III. Military Letters, IV. Indorsements, V. Inclosures, VI. Nonmilitary Letters, and VII. Telegrams, Radiograms, and Cablegrams.
Date: August 21, 1942
Creator: United States Department of War
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Program: McMurry College Convocation, 1928] (open access)

[Program: McMurry College Convocation, 1928]

Program for the Fall 1928 convocation at McMurry College, held August 30, 1928, at 10:00 a.m., at the college auditorium.
Date: August 1928
Creator: McMurry College
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department Bulletin 51] (open access)

[U.S. War Department Bulletin 51]

Bulletin outlining orders amending minor points in previous bulletins, and regulations for religious sisters in medical service to wear their habits instead of uniforms.
Date: August 31, 1918
Creator: March, Payton Conway
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 190] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 190]

Document outlining the trial of Second Lieutenant Frank Webb on charges of resisting arrest including the final verdict and sentence.
Date: August 29, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 191] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 191]

Document outlining the trial of Second Lieutenant Frank Webb on charges of violating the 95th and 96th Articles of War, including the final verdict and sentence.
Date: August 29, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 189] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 189]

Document outlining the trial of Private Layton James on charges of premeditated murder, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential overruling declaring James insane.
Date: August 27, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 80] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 80]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding the role of the General Chief of Staff and his assistants, and the duties of the Military Intelligence Division, War Plans Division, Army Operations Division, and other offices in the chain-of-command. In appendix is a table of unit organization.
Date: August 26, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 180] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 180]

Document outlining the trial of recruit Sander Maki on charges of refusing his enlistment, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential commutation.
Date: August 24, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 183] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 183]

Document outlining the trial of Private Percy R. Starks on charges of disobeying an order and possession "seditious" books, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential overruling.
Date: August 24, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 184] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 184]

Document outlining the trial of Private Clarence Shingleton on charges of theft, escaping confinement, and desertion, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential commutation.
Date: August 24, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 185] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 185]

Document outlining the trial of Ralph A. Norris on charges of absence from his command and drunkenness, including the final verdict and sentence.
Date: August 24, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 186] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 186]

Document outlining the trial of First Lieutenant Arthur M. Baker on charges of misappropriating money from his troops, including the final verdict and sentence.
Date: August 24, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 187] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 187]

Document outlining the trial of PFC Edwin E. Schonofsky on charges of desertion and theft, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential commutation.
Date: August 24, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 181] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 181]

Document outlining the trial of 1st Lt. Charles W. Gilbert on charges of violating the 95th Article of War, including the final verdict, sentence, and a presidential overruling.
Date: August 22, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 182] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 182]

Document outlining the trial of Willis, Arleigh L. on charges of violating the 95th Article of War (i.e. drunkenness, absence, or similar negligence while on post), including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential overruling.
Date: August 22, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History