newly formed US Strategic Air Command (SAC) and its atomic bomb capabilityKennedy Administration and USAF combat aircraftMark Clodfelter, The Limits of Air Power: The American Bombing of North Vietnam (1989Vietnam War ‐ protecting aircraft from hostile SAM (Surface to Air Missiles) and anti‐...
Vice Adm. Charles Richard, seen here in 2018, will take over as the head of U.S. Strategic Command. (U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON — The Senate has unanimously confirmed Navy Vice Adm. Charles Richard to be the next head of U.S. Strategic Command. Richard succeeds Air Force Gen. John Hyten...
In December of 1943, the USAAF established a joint strategic air command to consolidate their bomber forces over both the European and Mediterranean theaters, and drive them towards a unified objective. With Gen. Spaatz in command of all strategic bomber forces, and Maj. Gen. James Doolittle in...
Much of the public debate about space militarization has involved organizational structures: Should the United States create a separate (i.e. sixth) military service, or elevate the mission now carried out by the US Air Force Space Command, making it into another unified combatant command?
The U.S. Transportation Command hired WSP to handle aerial delivery services at the four military bases. Contracting out this service has freed up nearly 100 troops to perform combat duties or peacetime relief. WSP’s duties include rigging of airdrop loads, packing of parachutes and the recover...
Nurrungar provides a real-time link between the North American Air Defense Command {NORAD), Strategic Air Command (SAC), the national military command system and the satellite early-warning system. Data are derived from infrared, charged particle and radiation sensors aboard the geostationary ...
To accomplish these objectives, the original DESERT STORM theater campaign plan was to be carried out in four distinct phases. Phase I was to be a strategic air campaign. Phase II would be a short but intense effort to establish air superiority in the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations. Phase III...
Air Force, and the military Chief Innovation Officer for SOFWERX at Special Operations Command.She was the military representative for total force innovation and technology outreach, bridging the gap between government and private sector, academic and non-traditional partners. In this role, she ...
military conducts coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (U.S. Africa Command via AP) 2 of 5 | This photo provided by U.S. Africa Command, the U.S. military conducts coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in...
Log 50+ hours of cross-country time as Pilot-in-Command (PIC). Complete 40+ hours of instrument training. Pass a FAA written exam and a practical check ride. Time to Completion: 1-4 months. Step 3: Commercial Pilot Certificate The Commercial Pilot Certificate allows you to get paid for...