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[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
Command Study 16, Chapter 5. Air Force Management (open access)

Command Study 16, Chapter 5. Air Force Management

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the Department of Defense. This chapter discusses "concepts and programs applied by the Air Force to improve operations and to implement management doctrines set forth by the Department of Defense" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: September 1966
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 14, Chapter 1. The Role of Nonmilitary Defense (open access)

Command Study 14, Chapter 1. The Role of Nonmilitary Defense

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about nonmilitary defense preparations. This chapter "considers the traditional role of nonmilitary defense in the United States and the impact of the nuclear age on national preparedness" (p. 3). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: June 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
So -- You Are Retired! (open access)

So -- You Are Retired!

Pamphlet containing information about the Reserve Officers Association of the United States (ROA) and an application for membership.
Date: unknown
Creator: Reserve Officers Association of the United States.
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 13, Chapter 3. Agriculture (open access)

Current Study 13, Chapter 3. Agriculture

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges faced by low-income countries. This chapter discusses "how improvements in agriculture are related to general progress toward industrialization and self-sustained growth" (p. 2). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: April 1965
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
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.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 10, Chapter 4. Expanding the Base for Freedom (open access)

Command Study 10, Chapter 4. Expanding the Base for Freedom

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter discusses the United States' role in promoting democracy across the world and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: May 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 15, Chapter 4. Vietnam (North and South) (open access)

Current Study 15, Chapter 4. Vietnam (North and South)

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about Southeast Asia. This chapter discusses Vietnam and 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
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
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
Area I, Phase II. Command Fundamentals: Examination (open access)

Area I, Phase II. Command Fundamentals: Examination

Blank exam on command fundamentals for the Air Command and Staff College Course Correspondence Course.
Date: November 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Medical Exam for Nathan Billingsley] (open access)

[Medical Exam for Nathan Billingsley]

Medical examination report for Nathan Alonzo Billingsley Jr., qualifying him for reserve duty as an Air Force Captain.
Date: September 19, 1956
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Object Type: Text
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.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Area I, Phase 1. Executive Skills: Examination (open access)

Area I, Phase 1. Executive Skills: Examination

Blank exam on executive skills for the Air Command and Staff College Course Correspondence Course.
Date: November 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
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
Current Study 15, Chapter 5. Malaysia and Singapore (open access)

Current Study 15, Chapter 5. Malaysia and Singapore

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about Southeast Asia. This chapter discusses Malaysia and Singapore and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: December 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lubbock County Water Analysis] (open access)

[Lubbock County Water Analysis]

Water survey report from Lubbock County in 1945 listing records of all "wells and springs, drillers' logs, water analyses, and map showing locations of wells and springs".
Date: April 1945
Creator: Clark, C. S.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 14, Chapter 2. The National Preparedness System (open access)

Command Study 14, Chapter 2. The National Preparedness System

This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about nonmilitary defense preparations. This chapter discusses "the nonmilitary defense aspects of national preparedness as complements to national military power and as contributing factors to the total defense posture of the United States" (p. 3). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: April 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
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.)
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
Current Study 14, Chapter 5. Air Force Systems Command (open access)

Current Study 14, Chapter 5. Air Force Systems Command

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about organizations within the United States Air Force. This chapter discusses the development, mission, structure, and operations of the Air Force Systems Command. It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: June 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 10, Chapter 1. The Evolution of Democracy (to 1776) (open access)

Command Study 10, Chapter 1. The Evolution of Democracy (to 1776)

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter focuses on the development of democracy in the Western world and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: June 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force. Continental Air Command.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History