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[Clipping: WWWII Gives WASP Effort Full Support]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article discussing the Executive Director of the Veterans of World War II and his support of the WASP's efforts to obtain veterans' status. The reverse of the clipping contains a listing of veterans' events and the continuation of an article from the front page.
Date: 1977-10~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Command Study 4. Elements of Aerospace Warfare

Description: This book is the student text for a training course "designed to acquaint inactive duty Air Force Reserve officers with the basic elements and fundamentals that contribute to the current capability of the United States Air Force to carry out its mission" (Preface, p. v). It consists of six chapters: Target Considerations; United States Air Force: Weapons; United States Air Force Manned Delivery Vehicles; United States Air Force Unmanned Delivery Vehicles; United States Air Force Bases, Personne… more
Date: October 1960
Creator: Detachment 1
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Command Study 9, Chapter 1. The Department of Defense

Description: This booklet is the first chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the state of defense in the United States during the Cold War.. This chapter discusses the "organization, functions, concepts, and operations" of the Department of Defense (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: October 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Command Study 9, Chapter 2. United States Army

Description: This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the state of defense in the United States during the Cold War. This chapter discusses the organization, functions, concepts, and operations of the United States Army. It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: October 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Command Study 11, Chapter 2. Air Weather Service

Description: This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter discusses the Air Weather Service (AWS) and includes background information about the organization's history, mission, and operations, a summary, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: October 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Command Study 11, Chapter 5. Officer Procurement Programs

Description: This booklet is the fifth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel. This chapter discusses the "various education programs leading to a commission in the United States Air Force" (p. 2), including the Air Force Academy, the Air Force ROTC, the Officer Training School program, and other programs dedicated to training officers. The chapter concludes with a set of review questions and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: October 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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

Description: 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.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Correspondence Between North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas and the Army Air Force Material Command]

Description: Correspondence between North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas and the Army Air Force Material Command discussing the creation of a device to aid female pilots in relieving themselves mid-flight. Both letters are written in a comical rhyming scheme with several euphemistic references to bathroom activities. The pages come with one half of a manila folder that has, "Byrd Granger's documentation of militarization", written on it in pen.
Date: 1943-10-08/1943-10-12
Creator: North American Aviation, Inc. of Kansas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Crowd at Women in Military Service for America Memorial]

Description: Photograph of a large crowd of unidentified people outside at an event at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial; there are several people on bleachers on the left and a larger crowd on the sidewalk on the right side. The monument is visible in the background with rows of trees on the left and right.
Date: October 1997
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Location: 38.884132 -77.064341
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 4. The United States Air Force and the Defense of the Free World

Description: This book is the student text for a training course "designed to present a composite picture of the offensive and defensive posture of the Air Force today and the part it plays in the defense of the Nation and Free World" (Preface, p. v). It consists of five chapters: The Air Defense Command: Its Mission and Current Operations; Nuclear Weapons and the Free World; The United States Air Force in the Pacific; The Strategic Air Command: Its Mission and Current Operations; and A Review of Some Devel… more
Date: October 1960
Creator: Detachment 1
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 11, Chapter 3. The Republic of China

Description: This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter discusses "the progress made by the Republic of China since 1949, the problems it has overcome, its status today, and its prospects for the future" (p. 2). This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: October 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 11, Chapter 4. The Middle East Since 1958

Description: This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about the Cold War's impact on world affairs. This chapter focuses on Middle Eastern countries and their roles in the Cold War. This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: October 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 12, Chapter 4. Portugal

Description: This booklet is the fourth 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 Portugal and its contributions to NATO. This booklet includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: October 1964
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 15, Chapter 3. Cambodia and Laos

Description: This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about Southeast Asia. This chapter discusses Cambodia and Laos and includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: October 1965
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 16, Chapter 1. Africa: An Overview

Description: 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.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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

Description: 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.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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

Description: 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.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 16, Chapter 4. Africa and the Free World

Description: This booklet is the fourth chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about African countries. This chapter discusses the relationships between African nations and non-Communist countries, including the United States. It includes background information, review questions and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: October 1966
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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

Description: 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.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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

Description: 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.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Pamphlet
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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