United States Army Air Forces

because of her ethnicity. Her life also tells the story of a Lesbian woman who fell into addiction with heroin, and overcame that by joining the army to become a Huey Cobra helicopter mechanic. She also helps us to understand the challenges of being a woman in the army in the early 1980s, who has paved the a way for future female recruits in the United States Army. When I asked Jonalyn if I could interview her about her life…

ARMY has been always my biggest dream. Growing up with my dad in the military, I’ve always admired the armed forces, especially the ARMY. I have seen in movies how soldiers execute orders; but I’ve always wondered about how those orders or plans came to be. As I progressed through high school, I had a little understanding of the leaders in the military. Being in the SROTC program, I’ve learned more about the planning and strategic operation of the ARMY and the chain of command. In this chain of…

Air force one documentary First of all, I picked a documentary call “Air force one”. Air force one is named of a planes, and this aircraft is only served one person that is the president of the United States. Other than commercial airline, Air force one have to get ready all the time to take the president anywhere around the world that he wants to go. Sometimes Air force one have to facing many problems, such as bad weather and dangers air space. The main points of the documentary were showed…

U.S. Military Bases abroad: a bane or a boon? The United States of America with over 800 bases overseas has become a “base nation” as David Vine calls it in his famous book Base Nation: How U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harm America and the World. The problem is that no one knows how many of these military bases the U.S. have. The rough estimate is somewhere between 750 and 800, however, the official records by the Department of Defense do not show the real number because of the different terms…

responsibility. I am responsible for my actions that is also something I learned being in the Army. Therefore accountability is much more than just being dependable it also implies being responsible for one’s actions, knowing that when serving my country is important for others to know that I am a soldier they can count on and know that I am dependable and responsible. In fact when I first join the army I knew that my main mission was to serve my country and along the way I learn that I was also…

American Sniper: or American Propaganda? The film American Sniper has been criticized by numerous reviewers and celebrities as depicting Chris Kyle as "a killing machine with a heart of gold." and "racist who took pleasure in dehumanizing and killing brown people." (Rolling Stone, Matt Taibbi) but Clint Eastwood’s response was "The biggest anti-war statement any film" can make is to show "the fact of what [war] does to the family and the people who have to go back into civilian life like Chris…

landed in Iraq, and the fear of the unknown was captivating. Events from these days seem to have a lasting impact on me that I will never forget. The following events describe my experience of war and how it shaped who I am today. I joined the United States Army as a Cavalry Scout in the winter of 2005. I was stationed at Ft. Stewart, Georgia. My unit prepared for our upcoming deployment to Iraq. I then was assigned to Bradley Fighting Vehicle and a Humvee. A Bradley is like a tank but smaller.…

1. This memo is intended to convey the process in which the United States Air Force receives and distributes money each fiscal year. This assignment is submitted as an alternate proposal to the Cost of Capital Budgeting Analysis assignment, as the US Department of Defense does not use capital budgeting processes or the weighted average cost of capital numeric to qualify how to spend and invest their money, nor does it calculate official ROIs. In this paper, I will discuss the chronological…

Okinawa, and shortly after they were relieved, 97 soldiers were drawn out of the company to form the 205th Ammo Platoon. Greg recalls, “I’m one of the 97 men drawn out of the 630th Ordnance Company, and we’re formed into a 205th Ammo Platoon.” later he states, “On April 12th, two days later, we landed on the beach at Chu Lai, South Vietnam. And that was a combat area” (Greg). Greg was one soldier of many who were responsible with carrying out the tasks of being in an Ammo Platoon. Upon landing…

Since graduating from Weber State University (WSU) with a Bachelors of Science in Electronics Engineering Technology (BSEET) in 2010, I have been working as an engineer in many capacities. Recently, I was promoted to a technical leadership position, and have realized that most engineers will face the decision in their careers to stay technical or to pursue a management path. It is because of my desire to delve deeper into the technical aspects of my work that I am applying for admissions to the…