Air force

However, despite what some would consider major problems like mistrust between senior leaders and an inability to integrate the air component operationally, the allied command achieved pre-determined objectives. While the Axis Force was provided a small victory in their successful withdrawal of troops and equipment, it was mitigated by the Allied gains in training and battle experience. The cautious and conservative approach by…

My objective and reason for desiring an Air Force commission is to help make a difference. My family has served in the United States military for many decades. My grandfather served as an 82nd Airborne medic in the Army. My father served 33 years in the Army as an Apache pilot. My uncle served in the Navy as a navigator aboard submarines. The most recent addition is my younger brother who just recently graduated as a United States Marine. When I speak with them and listen to their stories…

that I am ready to attend your school. The reasons for my failure to meet admission requirements stem from my past educational venture. I have developed much strength as a learner from my training and experience in the Air Force and have goals for myself and career. The Air Force has provided me with a great support group and the study skills to succeed in the classroom and in life. This is not my first attempt at a degree. I encountered many setbacks and difficulties in this endeavor. My…

February 21st 1910, in London. Even though he was born in London he spent his early years in India. When he returned to the United Kingdom. He decided that he was going to join the Royal Air Force College at Cranwell in the future when he was eleven years old. He did the because his uncle was adjutant to the Royal Air force College. When he was around the age of eighteen he won a scholarship there, he eventually graduated in 1930. He was a very good sportsman, at Cranwell he represented: Rugby,…

Medical support in the army air forces was essential in WW2. Inventions such as the G-suit countered the effects of physiological effects of G-forces that are experienced during high speed maneuvers.” From 1941 to 1943, most volunteer doctors in the AAF worked as aviation medical examiners, giving physical and mental examinations to candidates for skilled flying jobs as pilots, navigators, bombardiers, and aerial gunners” (Nanney,pg.7) ‘The first large scale aeromedical evacuation consisted of…

The Evacuation from Dunkirk was the largest, and most successful military evacuation in world history. Over 330,000 soldiers were evacuated from the beaches of France after a failed attempt at defending it from the Nazi occupation. When the Germans invaded France in 1940, the British sent soldiers to help in the defence of the country. German tactics and technology allowed the Nazis to beat back the French and the British to the coast line. Not being able to counter-attack, the British…

Growing up I never had to be careful while playing outside, or have to worry about something bad happening. My mother was a trauma nurse in the Air Force from before I was born, up to about two and a half years ago. I grew up on Military bases which were pretty safe and were like a little communities which consisted of other families in the Air Force. By the time I was 12 years old I had lived in four different states, two different countries (including the U.S.), attended five different…

spirits and help them at the same time makes me feel marvelous. I strongly believe that I possess all of the following characteristics stated above. With faith and dedication, I will accomplish my dreams of becoming a 2nd Lieutenant Nurse in the Air Force, or…

“Molly: An American Girl on the Homefront,” taught me that during the 1940s was a time when every ounce of any kind of resource was preserved for the armed forces, families with soldiers away being afraid to open the door every time there was a ring, and when people lost their husbands, brothers, or sons, the community rallied together to try and ease the pain even with something as small as a casserole. A…

Air war: Battle 1: Britian They then concentrated on destroying the RAF, before turning their attention to the destruction of London A key event in the Battle of Britain (known as Battle of Britain Day) took place on 15th September 1940. The Battle of Britain is about to begin.” The first German bombing raids took place on 10th July 1940. On this day, Germany launched a massive assault on London and filled the skies with a large number of bombers and fighter planes. Although exact figures are…