[Special Orders Number 88] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 88]

Special orders stating assignment roles and approved leave requests for the personnel at the Ellington Air Force Base.
Date: June 6, 1951
Creator: 3605th Medical Group
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Orders Number 81, Extract 21] (open access)

[Special Orders Number 81, Extract 21]

Special orders reassigning several Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) from Romulus Air Force Base to AAF Tactical Center in Orlando, Florida.
Date: June 29, 1944
Creator: 553d AAF Base Unit
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Handbook of Operation and Flight Instructions for the Models AT-6C and SNJ-4 Advanced Training Airplanes (open access)

Handbook of Operation and Flight Instructions for the Models AT-6C and SNJ-4 Advanced Training Airplanes

Manual for the flight and operation of two advanced military training planes manufactured by North American Aviation, Inc., the AT-6C and SNJ-4. Several notes on aviation are handwritten on the back of the booklet.
Date: June 25, 1942
Creator: Air Service Command
Object Type: Book
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
Command Study 14, Chapter 3. The National Shelter Program (open access)

Command Study 14, Chapter 3. The National Shelter Program

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about nonmilitary defense preparations. This chapter discusses the objectives and goals of the National Shelter Program. 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 14, Chapter 4. Civil Defense and Local Government (open access)

Command Study 14, Chapter 4. Civil Defense and Local Government

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about nonmilitary defense preparations. This chapter "is a descriptive study of pre-attack actions and planning characteristic of State and local civil defense levels and the role played by public and private institutions in support of community civil defense objectives" (p. 2). 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 14, Chapter 5. Military Support of Civil Defense (open access)

Command Study 14, Chapter 5. Military Support of Civil Defense

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about nonmilitary defense preparations. This chapter discusses "some of the factors involved in military support of civil defense operations and in the coordination of military and nonmilitary defense planning" (p. 2). 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
Current Study 12, Chapter 1. Greece and Turkey (open access)

Current Study 12, Chapter 1. Greece and Turkey

This booklet is the first 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 "the importance of Greece and Turkey as NATO members and their contributions to the defensive alliance" (p. 2). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: June 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 14, Chapter 2. Tactical Air Command (open access)

Current Study 14, Chapter 2. Tactical Air Command

This booklet is the second 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 Tactical Air 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
Current Study 14, Chapter 3. Air Defense Command (open access)

Current Study 14, Chapter 3. Air Defense Command

This booklet is the third 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 Defense 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
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
Course 2, Volume 2. Organization for National Security (open access)

Course 2, Volume 2. Organization for National Security

This booklet is the Course 2, Volume 2 unit of an extension training course developed for Air Force personnel. This book discusses chains of command and military organizations in relation to United States national security.
Date: June 1959
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Course 2, Volume 3C. Communications Techniques: Supplementary Material (open access)

Course 2, Volume 3C. Communications Techniques: Supplementary Material

This booklet is the Course 2, Volume 3 unit, parts B and C, of an extension training course developed for Air Force personnel. This book discusses supplementary material on problem solving and communication skills.
Date: June 1959
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Gal Pilots of World War II Will Hold Reunion in Texas] (open access)

[Clipping: Gal Pilots of World War II Will Hold Reunion in Texas]

Newspaper clipping from the Albuquerque Journal discussing the upcoming 1972 WASP reunion in Sweetwater, TX. On the back is part of a piece discussing security for the Democratic National Convention.
Date: June 18, 1972
Creator: Albuquerque Journal
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pilot's Amplified Checklist AT-10] (open access)

[Pilot's Amplified Checklist AT-10]

List of inspection checks and instructional procedures for the operation of an AT-10 model aircraft for pre-flight, flight, and landing.
Date: June 15, 1944
Creator: Army Air Forces Training Command
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ken Arnold to Charlyne Creger, June 9, 1999] (open access)

[Letter from Ken Arnold to Charlyne Creger, June 9, 1999]

Letter from Ken Arnold to Charlyne Creger requesting information about the Women Ariforce Service Pilots and the Soviet women pilots for The Remembering Project he is working on.
Date: June 9, 1999
Creator: Arnold, Ken
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William B. Arnold to Ken Dickson, June 26, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from William B. Arnold to Ken Dickson, June 26, 1972]

Letter from William B. Arnold to Ken Dickson congratulating him on work as chairman of the WASP Reunion.
Date: June 26, 1972
Creator: Arnold, William Bruce
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Appointment for Cornelia Yerkes, June 24, 1949] (open access)

[Letter of Appointment for Cornelia Yerkes, June 24, 1949]

Letter appointing 1st Lt. Cornelia Yerkes Kafka to the US Air Force Reserve.
Date: June 24, 1949
Creator: Barger, Samuel B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Glenn Bennett to Rigdon Edwards, June 30, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Glenn Bennett to Rigdon Edwards, June 30, 1972]

Letter from Glenn D. Bennett to Rigdon Edwards thanking him for the effort he put into making WASP weekend a "success".
Date: June 30, 1972
Creator: Bennett, Glenn D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Glenn D. Bennett to Ken Dickson, June 30, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Glenn D. Bennett to Ken Dickson, June 30, 1972]

Letter from Glenn D. Bennett to Ken Dickson expressing his appreciation for Dickson's work on the WASP reunion.
Date: June 30, 1972
Creator: Bennett, Glenn D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: They Ride Together Again] (open access)

[Clipping: They Ride Together Again]

Newspaper clipping of a photo of Women Air Force Service Pilots sitting on a float during a parade in Sweetwater, Texas. The women are seated on the edge of the float and there is a large image of Fifinella behind them.
Date: June 25, 1972
Creator: Best, John
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lee Boedeker to Kenneth P. Dickson, June 22, 1972] (open access)

[Letter from Lee Boedeker to Kenneth P. Dickson, June 22, 1972]

Letter from Lee Boedeker to Kenneth P. Dickson discussing an enclosed waiver and sending a representative to monitor an air show.
Date: June 22, 1972
Creator: Boedeker, Lee
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Caro Bosca, June 30, 2006] (open access)

[Email from Caro Bosca, June 30, 2006]

Email from Caro Bosca to WASP members discussing a change to the schedule for the EAA Memorial Formal Induction Ceremony.
Date: June 30, 2006
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Email from Caro Bosca to Lucile Wise, June 17, 2006] (open access)

[Email from Caro Bosca to Lucile Wise, June 17, 2006]

Email from Caro Bosca to Lucile Wise discussing Wise's concerns with the proposal to hire an Executive Director.
Date: June 17, 2006
Creator: Bosca, Caro Bayley
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History