Military / Defense

Air Force History Collection

This section deals with reports and records pertaining to Air Force History. The time periods of the documents range from…

May 10, 2021

The Evolution of Strategic Influence by LTC Susan Gough, April 2003 (U.S. Army War College Strategy Research Project)

Background This paper will examine the evolution of how the U.S. Government and the Department of Defense have organized to…

May 8, 2021

Evaluation of the Air Force’s Certification of Space Launch Vehicles (DODIG-2020-126)

Background Objective The objective of this evaluation was to determine whether Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) officials…

May 5, 2021

DOD Directive S-3600.1 – Information Operation (IO), December 9, 1996

Background This Directive reissues reference ( a ) to update IO and Information Warfare (IW) policy, definition, and responsibilities within…

May 3, 2021

Operation Pinball/the USAAF’s Secret Aerial Gunnery Program of WWII

Background The following book is found within the Air Force Historical Research Agency's holdings. The company that bought out the…

April 27, 2021

Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA) Document Collection

Background The Air Force Historical Research Agency is the repository for Air Force historical documents. The Agency's collection, begun in…

April 5, 2021

1968 Thule Air Base B-52 Crash with 4 Hydrogen Bombs On Board

Background On 21 January 1968, an aircraft accident involving a United States Air Force (USAF) B-52 bomber occurred near Thule…

March 31, 2021

U.S. Air Force Watercraft Inventory

Background The United States military has numerous types of watercraft, operated by the Navy, including Naval Special Warfare Command and…

March 29, 2021

Aircraft in Air Defense, 1946-1960 by Richard McMullen (ADC Historical Study No. 12)

Background Here are the notes, as listed on the microfilm for this record, as written by the Air Force Historical…

March 29, 2021

The GAM-63 RASCAL Missile

Background The GAM-63 RASCAL is a supersonic Air-to-surface missile that was developed by the Bell Aircraft Company. The RASCAL was…

March 29, 2021