Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 7: Supply Management in the Department of Defense (open access)

Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 7: Supply Management in the Department of Defense

This booklet is the seventh unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about management. This unit discusses supply management and includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: July 1968
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 7: The Colony of Hong Kong (open access)

Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 7: The Colony of Hong Kong

This booklet is the second unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about countries and territories in the Pacific. This unit discusses Hong Kong and includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[USAF Extension Course Shipping List February 9, 1965] (open access)

[USAF Extension Course Shipping List February 9, 1965]

Shipping list of correspondence course items and printer error corrections for course 3B from Air University at Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama.
Date: February 9, 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 1: Military Requirements and National Resources (open access)

Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 1: Military Requirements and National Resources

This booklet is the first unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about management. This unit discusses "the continuing problem of reconciling needs to resources" 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
Current Study 10, Chapter 1. Neutralism (open access)

Current Study 10, Chapter 1. Neutralism

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges posed by the Cold War. This chapter focuses on the impact of neutralism on world affairs and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: September 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 3: Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany (open access)

Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 3: Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany

This booklet is the third unit of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the armed forces of non-communist countries. This unit discusses the armed forces of West Germany and includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Excused Absence Request Form] (open access)

[Excused Absence Request Form]

Air Force Reserve absentee request form filled out by Paul A. Hill and signed and approved by Lester V. Mershon.
Date: January 8, 1968
Creator: Hill, Paul A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 8: New Zealand (open access)

Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 8: New Zealand

This booklet is the third unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about countries in the Pacific. This unit discusses New Zealand and includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Area 1, Phase 3. Command and Staff Action (open access)

Area 1, Phase 3. Command and Staff Action

This booklet is the Area 1, Phase 3 unit of an extension training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the military management. This phase discusses the application of command principles, command planning, and the importance of the steps used in planning an operation.
Date: November 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 10: U.S. Trusteeship Islands in the Pacific (open access)

Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 10: U.S. Trusteeship Islands in the Pacific

This booklet is the fifth unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about countries and territories in the Pacific. This unit discusses the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) and includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: January 1967
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
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.
Object Type: Pamphlet
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.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 12, Chapter 4. The Chinese Communist Armed Forces (open access)

Command Study 12, Chapter 4. The Chinese Communist Armed Forces

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the military strength of communist countries. This chapter discusses China's military strength and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Area I, Phase I. Course 3B Grade Card] (open access)

[Area I, Phase I. Course 3B Grade Card]

Air Force correspondence course grade cards of Major Paul A. Hill for Area I, Phase I, Course 3B.
Date: March 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alvah Densmore to the Surgeon General, October 21, 1960] (open access)

[Letter from Alvah Densmore to the Surgeon General, October 21, 1960]

Letter from Alvah Densmore to the Surgeon General discussing possible ways to prepare for and enact civil defense in the event of a thermonuclear, chemical, or biological attack on the country.
Date: October 21, 1960
Creator: Densmore, Alvah N.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 16, Chapter 6. Africa and the United Nations (open access)

Current Study 16, Chapter 6. Africa and the United Nations

This booklet is the sixth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about African countries. This chapter discusses the representation of African countries within the United Nations. It includes background information, review questions and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: October 1966
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Blank Examination Answer Sheet #2] (open access)

[Blank Examination Answer Sheet #2]

Blank answer sheet for an Air Force correspondence course examination, along with an envelope from Gunter Air Force Base.
Date: December 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Object Type: Text
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
Current Study 15, Chapter 2. Thailand (open access)

Current Study 15, Chapter 2. Thailand

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about Southeast Asia. This chapter discusses Thailand and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: January 1966
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 15, Chapter 4. Ground Control and Support Operations (open access)

Command Study 15, Chapter 4. Ground Control and Support Operations

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the United States' space program. This chapter discusses "major ground command functions associated with manned space missions" (p. 2). 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 11, Chapter 6. The New Spain (open access)

Current Study 11, Chapter 6. The New Spain

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 "reviews the new Spain with respect to recent developments in the regime of General Franco, Spain's part in the cold war, present trends in Spanish government, and Spain's stature as a respected nation in the world community" (p. 2). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: April 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 13, Chapter 5. Military Civic Action (open access)

Command Study 13, Chapter 5. Military Civic Action

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about counterinsurgency. This chapter discusses "civic action as a weapon against Communist-inspired subversion" (p. 2). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: December 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 4: The Defense/Industry Relationship (open access)

Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 4: The Defense/Industry Relationship

This booklet is the fourth unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about management. This unit discusses "the nature and history of the crucial defense-industry relationship" 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
[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
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History