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[Clipping: Untitled]
Newspaper clipping that reads: "Billy Gibson a flying officer in the RAF shoots down seven Jap planes and strafes five Jap lorries loaded with troops, flying over Burma."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Collection of Three Military Photos]
Photocopy of three photos. First is a man in uniform on a stage with Air Force or WASP wings behind him. Second is a portrait uniform of a man in formal uniform with Air Force wings pin on his chest. Third is a photo of two men and two women in uniforms and flight suits standing in front of a chalkboard.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 3. Command and Staff
This book is the student text for a training course "designed to reacquaint inactive duty Air Force Reserve officers with the fundamentals and also with more sophisticated aspects of command and staff activities" (Introduction, p. v). It consists of six lessons: Command Authority and Leadership; Command and Staff: Organization and Responsibilities; Management as a Staff Function; Organization for National Security; Headquarters USAF: Organization and Functions; and Air Force Commands. Each lesson includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date:
1960?
Creator:
Detachment 1
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 4. Elements of Aerospace Warfare
This book is the student text for a training course "designed to acquaint inactive duty Air Force Reserve officers with the basic elements and fundamentals that contribute to the current capability of the United States Air Force to carry out its mission" (Preface, p. v). It consists of six chapters: Target Considerations; United States Air Force: Weapons; United States Air Force Manned Delivery Vehicles; United States Air Force Unmanned Delivery Vehicles; United States Air Force Bases, Personnel, and Material; and Soviet Aerospace Developments. Each chapter includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date:
October 1960
Creator:
Detachment 1
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Command Study 4 Key Points]
Text summarizing key points of Chapters 1 through 5 from and Air Force Extension course. The chapters cover Air Force general operations and personnel, power dynamics of the free world, Soviet aerospace developments, United States manned and unmanned missiles, other Air force weapons, and target considerations.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
United States. Air Force.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 8, Chapter 1. The Growth of Nation-States
This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about international relations. This chapter discusses "the characteristics of the nation-state and show how these characteristics have given rise to international conflict" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date:
May 1962
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 8, Chapter 2. Diplomacy and War
This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about international relations. This chapter discusses "the rise of modern diplomacy as a tool of international relations" as well as "some of the causes of war" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date:
September 1962
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 8, Chapter 5. The Population Explosion
This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about international relations. This chapter discusses "the world population growth, consider[s] the prospects for future world population growth, and examine[s] a few of the problems caused by the rapid population growth in the less developed areas" (p. 2). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date:
December 1962
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 9, Chapter 1. The Department of Defense
This booklet is the first 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 Department of Defense (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date:
October 1962
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 9, Chapter 2. United States Army
This booklet is the second 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 Army. It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date:
October 1962
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 9, Chapter 3. Sea Power and the United States Navy
This booklet is the third 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 Navy and Marine Corps. It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date:
November 1962
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 9, Chapter 5. Counterinsurgency: Answer to a Challenge
This booklet is the fifth 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 provides "a general understanding of the nature of insurgency and counterinsurgency" (p.1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date:
November 1962
Creator:
Air University (U.S.)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 9, Chapter 6. Counterinsurgency in Modern Practice
This booklet is the sixth 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 how the principles of insurgency and counterinsurgency "have been applied, and are being applied, in actual practice in some specific campaigns since World War Two" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date:
February 1963
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)
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
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
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
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
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 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 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 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
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 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