Resource Type

[Command Study 4 Key Points] (open access)

[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.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Key Points Chapter 2: United States Air Force Weapons (open access)

Key Points Chapter 2: United States Air Force Weapons

Photocopied text describing key points of a chapter from an Air Force extension course. The chapter covers the complexity of modern Air Force weapons, the Air Force Arsenal, nuclear bombs, and chemical warfare.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Air Force Extension Course Lesson Summary] (open access)

[Air Force Extension Course Lesson Summary]

Text summarizing key points of lesson plans from and Air Force extension course. The lessons cover military organization, hierarchy, Air Force functions and commands, foreign policy, and international politics, particularly about the USSR. A few brief notes in pen can be seen on the back of the last page.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Squadron Officer School Correspondence Course, Volume 3. Communication Techniques (open access)

Squadron Officer School Correspondence Course, Volume 3. Communication Techniques

Air Force correspondence course guide on how to format military letters and communications.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Squadron Officer Correspondence Course, Volume 1. The World Today: Part C. Ideologies in Conflict (open access)

Squadron Officer Correspondence Course, Volume 1. The World Today: Part C. Ideologies in Conflict

Filled out correspondence exam world ideologies for an Air Force squadron officer course.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Squadron Officer Correspondence Course, Volume 3. Management: Part A. Human Relations (open access)

Squadron Officer Correspondence Course, Volume 3. Management: Part A. Human Relations

Filled out correspondence exam on management and human relations for an Air Force squadron officer course.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Squadron Officer School Correspondence Course, Volume 5C. Examination Form B (open access)

Squadron Officer School Correspondence Course, Volume 5C. Examination Form B

Examination booklet to accompany the Volume 5C of an extension training course developed for Air Force personnel.
Date: October 1957
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Squadron Officer School Correspondence Course, Volume 6. (open access)

Squadron Officer School Correspondence Course, Volume 6.

Filled out correspondence exam for an Air Force squadron officer course on the the development of Air Force doctrine and policy.
Date: January 1958
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The National Plan for Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization (open access)

The National Plan for Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization

Pamphlet on the basic preparations for national emergency in the United States. It covers topics such as war, national vulnerabilities, various forms of attack from international enemies, and the likely aftermath of a national attack. A clipping from the Journal of The American Dental Association can be seen tapped into the back of the pamphlet which discusses the mobilization of Army and civilian dentists as physicians during national emergency.
Date: June 1959
Creator: United States. Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instructions for ECI Students (open access)

Instructions for ECI Students

Pamphlet with instructions for students on how to begin and see to completion the Air Force Extension Course Institute.
Date: July 1, 1961
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Squadron Officer School Correspondence Course, Volume 5, Part B. Communications-Electronics (open access)

Squadron Officer School Correspondence Course, Volume 5, Part B. Communications-Electronics

Filled out correspondence exam for an Air Force squadron officer course.
Date: July 1957
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Area 1, Phase 3. The Special Staff (open access)

Area 1, Phase 3. The Special Staff

This booklet is the 3rd unit of an extension training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about military management. This book discusses the functions and responsibilities most often found on the Air Force special staff.
Date: November 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Area I, Phase 1. Executive Skills: Study Guide (open access)

Area I, Phase 1. Executive Skills: Study Guide

Study guide from Area I, Phase I of the Air Command and Staff College Course Correspondence Course. The guide covers communication skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
Date: August 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Squadron Officer Correspondence Course, Volume 4. The Commander and the Staff (open access)

Squadron Officer Correspondence Course, Volume 4. The Commander and the Staff

Filled out correspondence exam for an Air Force squadron officer course.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Squadron Officer School Correspondence Course, Volume 1. American Foreign Policy in Growth and Action (open access)

Squadron Officer School Correspondence Course, Volume 1. American Foreign Policy in Growth and Action

Filled out correspondence exam on American foreign policy for an Air Force squadron officer course.
Date: February 1958
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Squadron Officer Correspondence Course, Volume 2. U.S. Organization for National Defense (open access)

Squadron Officer Correspondence Course, Volume 2. U.S. Organization for National Defense

Filled out correspondence exam on national defense for an Air Force squadron officer course.
Date: unknown
Creator: Untied States Air Force
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
Squadron Officer Correspondence Course, Volume 1. The World Today: Part B (open access)

Squadron Officer Correspondence Course, Volume 1. The World Today: Part B

Filled out correspondence exam for an Air Force squadron officer course.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Command and Staff College Correspondence Course, Course 3B: Staff Management (open access)

Air Command and Staff College Correspondence Course, Course 3B: Staff Management

Blank exam on staff management for an Air Force correspondence course.
Date: November 1964
Creator: Air Command and Staff College
System: The Portal to Texas History
Disaster Preparedness: General Military Training (open access)

Disaster Preparedness: General Military Training

Air Force pamphlet on disaster preparedness, covering topics such as natural disasters, defense against nuclear, biological, and chemical attack, and the operation of a respirator.
Date: January 1, 1969
Creator: United States. Department of the Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Squadron Officer Correspondence Course, Volume I. The World Today: Part A. Power and Policy (open access)

Squadron Officer Correspondence Course, Volume I. The World Today: Part A. Power and Policy

Filled out correspondence exam on government policy for an Air Force squadron officer course.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Air Force Reading Guide (open access)

An Air Force Reading Guide

Air Force pamphlet listing a reading list of books written under relevant military subjects, such as economics, government, science, and military history.
Date: 1958-12-19/1959
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Squadron Officer Correspondence Course, Volume 3. Communication Techniques, Parts B and C (open access)

Squadron Officer Correspondence Course, Volume 3. Communication Techniques, Parts B and C

Filled out correspondence exam on communication techniques for an Air Force squadron officer course.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Air Force.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Course 2A, Volume 5E. Personnel: Examination (open access)

Course 2A, Volume 5E. Personnel: Examination

Examination booklet to accompany the Volume 5E of an extension training course developed for Air Force personnel. This book discusses military personnel encountered in the Air Force.
Date: February 1958
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
System: The Portal to Texas History