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    “It may be said that Douhet was the theorist of the air power, Mitchell the publicist and catalytic agent, and Trenchard the organizational genius.” -Harry H. Ransom. Air power generates a new revolution in thought, making way for air power theorist like Giulio Douhet, Hugh Trenchard, and Billy Mitchell, and they established the basics of strategic, operational, and tactical employment that will generate influences until our time. The airpower theorists over emphasized the long range…

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    in the war, it was simply to survive. While Germany began its raid of the United Kingdom through the air, the British people took to the skies to defend their homeland, in what would be called the Battle of Britain and total war for the British population. Many leaders emerged to rally the people to combat the Nazi attacks, however, crucial to the British victory in the Battle of Britain was Air Chief…

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    of the aircraft would change the nature of war forever, “it [made it] possible to go far behind the fortified lines of defense without first breaking through them”. He made it very clear in his book The Command of the air that he strongly believed that having a powerful air force would ultimately win you the war, as airstrikes were indefensible. Herman Göring, the leader of the German Luftwaffe strongly used Douhet’s theories in his planning of the airstrikes which went along with the Nazi…

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    The Issue of Sexual Assault in the Military In 2013 there were 28,700 military members that were sexually assaulted (Cernak). It is one of the largest issues in the United States military and it is being handled very poorly. All of the militaries time and money being out towards sexual assault are being used on repetitive training that is obviously not working because the numbers of sexual assaults going the wrong direction every year. Because of this training, victims know the options…

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    Class I carry with me a military perspective which can be manifested in many ways. Already being in the Air Force, I have learned leadership skills and have been adjusted to the culture and know what it takes to be an enlisted airman who is also a maintainer on the AWACS. M.Sgt. Osborne, my military training instructor had implanted leadership in every one of us back in Lackland Air Force base San Antonio TX. I demonstrated my leadership during PT, where I would motivate my flight to push…

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    He started out by being a general purpose vehicle mechanic. He was responsible for inspecting vehicle repairs on the base, and he made sure that every vehicle was working properly. It was his very first job on the base, where he started his military career. He was later promoted to a heavy mobile equipment mechanic. He had to repair and inspect many important vehicles, and he had to pay very close attention to every…

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    Sam Houston, Randolph AFB) • Seattle, WA (downtown) • Whidbey Island, WA – Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Travelers creating authorizations on or after January 1 to one of the above locations will be directed to use either DoD Privatized, or DoD Preferred lodging before other accommodations. If directed lodging is declined…

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    spaghetti bowl which was really cool we were pretty high up and not even on the highest part. I didn’t like it I am not a fan of heights. Right after that I don’t really remember just a lot of highway. But it wasn’t long after that we were at The Lackland Air Force Base. The entrance of it wasn’t special just a brick building and the guards had all sorts of weapons on them it was…

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    | May 1987 | The Air UniverSity - Community COllege of the Air FORCE | Maxwell AFB, LA | GPA 4.00 L30ZR2825 24, TEMPEST NONSTOP and HIJACK Testing ? 60 HOURS | MAY 1986 | National Cryptologic Center - NSA | LaCkland AFB, TX L30ZR2825 23, Advanced TEMPEST Lab and Field Testing ? 60 Hours | MAR 1986 | National Cryptologic Center - NSA | LaCkland AFB, TX L30ZR2825 22 FunDAMENTALS of TEMPEST Testing and Analysis ? 120 Hours | FEB 1985 | National Cryptologic Center - NSA | LaCkland AFB, TX…

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    The Importance of Friendship Friendship is, by definition, a relationship between two friends. Some believe that friendships are a necessity for human life. Joseph Conrad was a man who grew up not having many friends. As a young child he had missed school quite a bit from illnesses (Kathleen Wilson 200). This made it hard to have close relationships with other children. He did however gain a love for literature and the sea from his father at a young age (www.notablebiographies.com). This is…

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