To summarize trends and identify factors contributing to bid protest activity and outcomes in Air Force procurements, the authors assembled data from Air Force administrative databases on procurement
Vitarbo (history, Meredith College) traces the development of Russian military aviation from 1904 to 1914 as a way to examine the relationship between modernization and Russian Imperial officer cultur
"Although Charles Lindbergh's 1927 solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean is considered by many to be the first step to today's space program, 91 men had crossed the Atlantic by air before him. Walter
Introduces the United States Air Force Special Operation Command, known as Pararescuemen because they parachute down to help fallen soldiers, and discusses their history, duties, training, and accompl
The Flying Tigers and the U.S. Fourteenth will be the subject of a huge upcoming film from IMAX and director John Woo. The film is scheduled to start shooting in spring 2011 with no firm release date
Unexploded military ordnance and toxic chemicals, some dating back to the two World Wars, are a global concern, especially when former military bases are redeveloped for housing or other civilian uses
Wakelam (military history and leadership, Royal Military College of Canada) documents how Canada procured aircraft fighters during the early days of the Cold War, between 1945 and 1954. He examines th
The U.S. Air Force has been continually engaged in deployed operations in Southwest Asia and in other locations since the 1990s. Recent Office of the Secretary of Defense planning guidance directs the
The past five decades have witnessed often fierce international rivalry in space, but also surprising military restraint. Now, with an increasing number of countries capable of harming U.S. space ass
This report describes a process for achieving and maintaining the balance between requirements for rated personnel and inventory. The process includes (1) recategorizing positions; (2) streamlining co
Presents a history of the most famous secret military installation in the world, assembled from interviews with the people who served there and formerly classified information.
Area 51It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere seventy-five miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base has never been acknowledged b
Robin Olds was many things to many people. To his West Point football coach he was an All American destined for the National College Football Hall of Fame. To his P-38 and P-51 wartime squadrons in WW
