Current Study 16, Chapter 2. Pan-Africanism, Part 1 (open access)

Current Study 16, Chapter 2. Pan-Africanism, Part 1

This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about African countries. This chapter discusses the idea of Pan-Africanism and 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
Command Study 16, Chapter 2. The Defense Supply Agency (open access)

Command Study 16, Chapter 2. The Defense Supply Agency

This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the Department of Defense. This chapter discusses the mission, structure, and operations of the Defense Supply Agency. It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: September 1966
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
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
Object Type: Pamphlet
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.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 13, Chapter 6. Development of Natural Resources (open access)

Current Study 13, Chapter 6. Development of Natural Resources

This booklet is the sixth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges faced by low-income countries. This chapter "discusses the importance of resources policies and planing and indicates the various stages in the survey and exploitation of natural resources to help achieve sound economic development" (p. 1). It includes background information, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: January 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 13, Chapter 5. Transportation (open access)

Current Study 13, Chapter 5. Transportation

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges faced by low-income countries. This chapter discusses "some of the more typical transport problems encountered in underdeveloped areas" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: May 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1969-1970, Unit 1: The Foundations of Communist China (open access)

Academic Year 1969-1970, Unit 1: The Foundations of Communist China

This booklet is the first unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the military forces of Communist countries. This unit discusses China and includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: July 1969
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
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.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 10, Chapter 2. The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution (open access)

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
Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 2: Armed Forces of France and Italy (open access)

Academic Year 1967-1968, Unit 2: Armed Forces of France and Italy

This booklet is the second 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 the France and Italy and includes background information, analysis, 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
Command Study 13, Chapter 2. Counterguerrilla Operations (open access)

Command Study 13, Chapter 2. Counterguerrilla Operations

This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about counterinsurgency. This chapter discusses "the complexities of counterguerrilla warfare and its interlocking tactics and politics" (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
Command Study 16, Chapter 1. Management Concepts and Techniques (open access)

Command Study 16, Chapter 1. Management Concepts and Techniques

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the Department of Defense. This chapter discusses "recent changes of management concepts within the Department of Defense and focuses on the changing roles of military and civilian management in relation to control and coordination" (p. v). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: September 1966
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Air Force Reserve Element Training Newsletter, Eighth Edition, 1967-1968 (open access)

Air Force Reserve Element Training Newsletter, Eighth Edition, 1967-1968

Monthly newsletter for Air Force Reserve personnel containing news and events as well as information about training courses offered by the Continental Air Command.
Date: Summer 1967
Creator: United States. Department of the Air Force.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
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 16, Chapter 3. Pan-Africanism, Part 2 (open access)

Current Study 16, Chapter 3. Pan-Africanism, Part 2

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about African countries. This chapter discusses the idea of Pan-Africanism and 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
Current Study 16, Chapter 1. Africa: An Overview (open access)

Current Study 16, Chapter 1. Africa: An Overview

This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about African countries. This chapter discusses the continent of Africa as a whole and 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
Command Study 15, Chapter 5. Soviet Reactions to Changes in American Military Strategy (open access)

Command Study 15, Chapter 5. Soviet Reactions to Changes in American Military Strategy

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the United States' space program. This chapter discusses "the Soviet response to the changes in United States military strategy" (p. 2) through a review of Soviet military literature produced between 1945 to 1964. It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: October 1966
Creator: Whiting, Kenneth R.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 10, Chapter 3. The Peace Corps (open access)

Current Study 10, Chapter 3. The Peace Corps

This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the challenges posed by the Cold War. This chapter discusses the Peace Corps and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: June 1963
Creator: United States. Air Force. Continental Air Command.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Current Study 16, Chapter 5. Africa and the Communist World (open access)

Current Study 16, Chapter 5. Africa and the Communist World

This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about African countries. This chapter discusses the relationships between African nations and Communist countries. 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
Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 10: Unified Commands -- Part 1 (open access)

Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 10: Unified Commands -- Part 1

This booklet is the third unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about the joint military operations. This unit discusses the U.S. Pacific Command, the U.S. Alaskan Command, and the Continental Air Force Command. It includes background information, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: November 1968
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 6: Some Modern Management Techniques (open access)

Academic Year 1968-1969, Unit 6: Some Modern Management Techniques

This booklet is the sixth unit of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about management. This unit discusses some management techniques used by the Department of Defense 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 14, Chapter 4. Pacific Air Forces (open access)

Current Study 14, Chapter 4. Pacific Air Forces

This booklet is the fourth 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 Pacific Air Forces. It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: September 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Command Study 13, Chapter 4. Role of U.S. Military Forces in Counterinsurgency (open access)

Command Study 13, Chapter 4. Role of U.S. Military Forces in Counterinsurgency

This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about counterinsurgency. This chapter discusses "United States policy in combating subversive insurgency and then examines the roles and missions of the Armed Forces in the implementation of this policy" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: January 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History