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[Command Study 4 Key Points]

Description: Text summarizing key points of Chapters 1 through 5 from and Air Force Extension course. The chapters cover Air Force general operations and personnel, power dynamics of the free world, Soviet aerospace developments, United States manned and unmanned missiles, other Air force weapons, and target considerations.
Date: unknown
Creator: United States. Air Force.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Course 2A, Volume 32. Communication Techniques

Description: This booklet is the Course 2A, Volume 32 unit of an extension training course developed for Air Force personnel. This book discusses various skills, techniques, and forms of effective communication.
Date: November 1960
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Command Study 8, Chapter 2. Diplomacy and War

Description: This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Force Reserve personnel about international relations. This chapter discusses "the rise of modern diplomacy as a tool of international relations" as well as "some of the causes of war" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: September 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 9, Chapter 2. Air University

Description: This booklet is the second chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about commands within the United States Air Force. This chapter discusses the "nature of the Air University, its mission, historical background, educational philosophy, organization and functions, and [shows] how it fits into the general pattern of Air Force organization." It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: December 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Command Study 9, Chapter 4. United States Air Force

Description: This booklet is the fourth 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 Air Force. It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: January 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Command Study 3. Command and Staff

Description: This book is the student text for a training course "designed to reacquaint inactive duty Air Force Reserve officers with the fundamentals and also with more sophisticated aspects of command and staff activities" (Introduction, p. v). It consists of six lessons: Command Authority and Leadership; Command and Staff: Organization and Responsibilities; Management as a Staff Function; Organization for National Security; Headquarters USAF: Organization and Functions; and Air Force Commands. Each less… more
Date: 1960?
Creator: Detachment 1
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Command Study 9, Chapter 6. Counterinsurgency in Modern Practice

Description: This booklet is the sixth 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 how the principles of insurgency and counterinsurgency "have been applied, and are being applied, in actual practice in some specific campaigns since World War Two" (p. 1). It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: February 1963
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
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.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Command Study 9, Chapter 3. Sea Power and the United States Navy

Description: This booklet is the third 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 Navy and Marine Corps. It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of suggested readings for further study.
Date: November 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Course 2A, Volume 50. Command and Staff

Description: This booklet is the Course 2A, Volume 50 unit of an extension training course developed for Air Force personnel. This book discusses the qualifications to be an Air Force officer, Air Force staff functions and organization, and the relationship between commander and staff.
Date: May 1961
Creator: Air University (U.S.). Extension Course Institute.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Current Study 9, Chapter 3. The United States Air Forces in Europe

Description: This booklet is the third chapter of a training course developed for Air Reserve personnel about commands within the United States Air Force. This chapter discusses the Unites States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), its history, mission, and "its relationship to the total European and world military situation." It includes background information, analysis, review questions, and a list of readings for further study.
Date: November 1962
Creator: Air University (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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