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Nov. 19, 2018
Radar Contact

The emergence of radar and tactical fighter control is the genesis of today’s air battle managers. Army Signal Corps technicians and Air Corps aircraft operators comprised the aircraft warning service, creating a constant source of frustration to both communities. It is from this mixed
May 1, 2014
Defending Air Bases in an Age of Insurgency

This anthology discusses the converging operational issues of air base defense and counterinsurgency. It explores the diverse challenges associated with defending air assets and joint personnel in a counterinsurgency environment. The authors are primarily Air Force officers from security forces,
Aug. 1, 2011
The Quest for Relevant Air Power [ONLINE ONLY]

Christian Anrig examines the responses of France, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden to the challenges of air power in the last two decades, His examination is both instructive and disheartening. Anyone who is detailed to work alongside these air forces will benefit considerably from understanding
Sept. 1, 2009
Space Primer [ONLINE ONLY]

Air Command and Staff College The US National Space Policy released by the president in 2006 states that the US government should “develop space professionals.” As an integral part of that endeavor, AU-18, Space Primer, provides to the joint war fighter an unclassified
July 1, 2008
Engineering the Space Age

Few people have experienced as much aerospace history as Bob Brulle, and fewer still possess his meticulous recall and research skills. The P-47 fighter pilot turned engineer, inventor, educator, and author found himself immersed in the Cold War race to the moon, developing cutting-edge technology,
Sept. 1, 2006
Combat Search and Rescue in Desert Storm

Budgetary, political, and organizational changes left the USAF unprepared for the combat search and rescue (CSAR) mission going into Desert Storm. Colonel Whitcomb relates his and others’ experiences from CSAR in Southeast Asia and examines the organization that was established to provide CSAR
April 1, 2006
Bombing the European Axis Powers

In Bombing the European Axis Powers Dr. Richard G. Davis, currently a division chief for the US Army Center for Military History, provides a detailed chronological narrative of the Anglo-American strategic bomber offensive against Hitler’s Germany, his European allies, and German-occupied
April 1, 2006
Online Copies of Supplemental CD-ROM Files from Bombing the European Axis Powers

The CD-ROM and online files are divided into two folders: Worksheets and Graphics. The files found in the Worksheets folder are large Excel worksheets containing information from 1939 through 1945 on the Allied bombing campaign. A file named Sheetkey.doc is also stored in the Worksheets folder. This
Sept. 1, 2005
Into the Unknown Together

Colonel Erickson examines the use of space exploration as a tool to secure international prestige and national pride as part of the Cold War struggle with the Soviet Union during the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson administrations. He looks at the creation of the National Aeronautical and Space
Aug. 1, 2005
Circling the Earth

In December 1942, barely a year after the United States had entered World War II, the American military establishment was already planning a postwar overseas base network. Although initially designed to support an international police force, the plans increasingly assumed a national character as the