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Command Study 10, Chapter 2. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution (open access)

Command Study 10, Chapter 2. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution

This booklet is the second chapter of a training course designed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter "presents in broad outline the relationship between the two basic documents of American democracy and the principles contained in them" (p. 2). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: September 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 10, Chapter 1. Neutralism (open access)

Current Study 10, Chapter 1. Neutralism

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges posed by the Cold War. This chapter focuses on the impact of neutralism on world affairs and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: September 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 11, Chapter 2. Air Weather Service (open access)

Command Study 11, Chapter 2. Air Weather Service

This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter discusses the Air Weather Service (AWS) and includes background information about the organization's history, mission, and operations, a summary, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: October 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 11, Chapter 5. Officer Procurement Programs (open access)

Command Study 11, Chapter 5. Officer Procurement Programs

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter discusses the "various education programs leading to a commission in the United States Air Force" (p. 2), including the Air Force Academy, the Air Force ROTC, the Officer Training School program, and other programs dedicated to training officers. The chapter concludes with a set of review questions and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: October 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 11, Chapter 3. The Republic of China (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 3. The Republic of China

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter discusses "the progress made by the Republic of China since 1949, the problems it has overcome, its status today, and its prospects for the future" (p. 2). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: October 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 11, Chapter 4. The Middle East Since 1958 (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 4. The Middle East Since 1958

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter focuses on Middle Eastern countries and their roles in the Cold War. This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: October 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Intelligence Training Bulletin, Volume 15, Issue 8, November-December 1963 (open access)

Air Intelligence Training Bulletin, Volume 15, Issue 8, November-December 1963

Monthly publication of the Continental Air Command containing articles of interest to intelligence officers in the Air Force Reserve. This issue includes articles on Bolivia, Nikita Khrushchev, Mao Zedong, Soviet military aircraft, and Soviet military insignia. An index to all of the articles published during 1963 can be found on page 56.
Date: November 1963
Creator: Murray, James D.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate for R. J. Austin] (open access)

[Certificate for R. J. Austin]

Certificate of course completion for R. J. Hall, with a note in blue pen seen in the top left corner that reads, "190 packed, 5 Nov 63".
Date: November 6, 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 11, Chapter 2. The Evolution of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 2. The Evolution of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO)

This booklet is the second chapter of Current Study 11, a staff development course about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter discusses the development of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) and includes background information, observations, review questions, a list of readings for further study, and three appendices.
Date: December 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Reserve Order A-26] (open access)

[Reserve Order A-26]

Reserve order designating several airmen to various duties, and announcing an examination of Paul A. Hill.
Date: December 7, 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Intelligence Training Bulletin, Volume 16, Number 1, January-June 1964 (open access)

Air Intelligence Training Bulletin, Volume 16, Number 1, January-June 1964

Monthly publication of the Continental Air Command containing articles of interest to intelligence officers in the Air Force Reserve. This issue includes articles on Rumania, China, Brazil, Asian Economies, The Colombo Plan, and the Soviet army.
Date: January 1964
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces. Air Defense Command.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
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.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
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.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet: The Airpower Historian] (open access)

[Pamphlet: The Airpower Historian]

Pamphlet with leaflet letter attachments inviting Major Paul Hill to become a member of the Air Force Historical Foundation.
Date: 1964
Creator: The Air Force Historical Foundation
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 11, Chapter 3. Aerial Reconnaissance (open access)

Command Study 11, Chapter 3. Aerial Reconnaissance

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter "seeks to examine the role of aerial reconnaissance in past wars and to develop a critical interest in its potential for the future" (p.2). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: February 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 11, Chapter 1. The Sino-Soviet Dispute (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 1. The Sino-Soviet Dispute

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter discusses the conflict between China and the Soviet Union and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: March 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 11, Chapter 5. Communist Activities in Latin America (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 5. Communist Activities in Latin America

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter "is intended to show how the Communists have attempted to subvert the Latin American nations as a step toward the avowed Communist goal of world domination, and to show how the United States and other American Republics are meeting the perilous Communist threat" (p. 1). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: April 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 11, Chapter 6. The New Spain (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 6. The New Spain

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter "reviews the new Spain with respect to recent developments in the regime of General Franco, Spain's part in the cold war, present trends in Spanish government, and Spain's stature as a respected nation in the world community" (p. 2). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: April 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 12, Chapter 2. The Soviet Armed Forces (open access)

Command Study 12, Chapter 2. The Soviet Armed Forces

This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the military strength of communist countries. This chapter discusses the development of the Soviet armed forces and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 12, Chapter 3. The Warsaw Pact Forces (open access)

Command Study 12, Chapter 3. The Warsaw Pact Forces

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the military strength of communist countries. This chapter discusses the military strength of communist countries in Eastern and Central Europe and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 12, Chapter 4. The Chinese Communist Armed Forces (open access)

Command Study 12, Chapter 4. The Chinese Communist Armed Forces

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the military strength of communist countries. This chapter discusses China's military strength and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 12, Chapter 5. Implications for the Future (open access)

Command Study 12, Chapter 5. Implications for the Future

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the military strength of communist countries. This chapter discusses "the implications of the Communist war complex for future international relationships and the Communist drive for world domination" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Fact Sheet from Command Study 12, Chapter 3] (open access)

[Fact Sheet from Command Study 12, Chapter 3]

List of information about the Ready Reinforcement Personnel Section (RRPS) from Command Study 12, Chapter 3. The Warsaw Pact Forces.
Date: 1964-05?
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred Harrington to University's Students, May 20, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from Fred Harrington to University's Students, May 20, 1964]

Letter from Fred Harrington to the students of the University of Wisconsin discussing the rapid increase in student enrollment, plans to expand the university, what opinions the public gives about expansion, plans on financial aid, and other areas of education.
Date: May 20, 1964
Creator: Harrington, Fred Harvey
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History