Current Study 10, Chapter 2. The Cuban Crisis (open access)

Current Study 10, Chapter 2. The Cuban Crisis

This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges posed by the Cold War. This chapter focuses on the militarization of Cuba under the Castro regime and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: March 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force. Continental Air Command.
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.)
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.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 15, Chapter 1. U.S. Space Agencies (open access)

Command Study 15, Chapter 1. U.S. Space Agencies

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the United States' space program. This chapter "outlines some of the problems facing the United States space program and points out the effects of carious pressures on the space organization" (p. iv). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: March 1966
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 13, Chapter 4. Communications (open access)

Current Study 13, Chapter 4. Communications

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges faced by low-income countries. This chapter discusses "the potentialities, techniques, and problems of various means of communication" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: March 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advanced Instructor's Syllabus: Instrument Flying Radio Range-Radio Compass (open access)

Advanced Instructor's Syllabus: Instrument Flying Radio Range-Radio Compass

Instruction booklet created by the Air Force on how to use the radio range-radio compass for flight navigation.
Date: March 15, 1944
Creator: United States. Air Army Forces. Air Service Command.
System: The Portal to Texas History