A Day In The Life Of A U S Air Force Fire Fighter During The Cold War

Author : BOB ADAMS
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781493179541

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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A U.S. AIR FORCE FIRE FIGHTER DURING THE COLD WAR by BOB ADAMS Pdf

I decided to write my memoirs so my grandkids and friends might enjoy some of the adventures I had while I was in the Air Force. I not only did something interesting, I did something very exciting. I had a great life growing up. I had wonderful parents and I was allowed do a lot of things most kids did not get to do. I always wanted to be a pilot, so one day while I was in college I stopped by the Air Force recruiter, to see what I would have to do to become a pilot for them. The recruiter gave me some tests and I passed them. I then took a physical, but I did not pass the eye test. I decided to stay in school. When I passed the test to get into the Air Force, the recruiters would not let me go. One day during the Christmas break he called me and said he could get me into weather if I would enlist before the end of the year. I was tired of school, so I signed up. I did not tell my parents until the day before I was to leave for basic training and that was a big mistake. They were very upset I was leaving school for the Air Force. I had already signed up, so I had to go. When I got to basic training the T.I. thought it was very funny when I told him what I was going to do in the Air Force. He told me they would decide what I would do and to just forget what my recruiter had said. Up to that time in my life, I was a big shot and I did what I wanted to do. No one was going to stop me. The Air Force changed my thinking about that very quickly. I became a government issue [G I] and they owned me. After basic I was sent to school in the intelligence field. I hated that, so I asked to be transferred and I ended up at Carswell AFB, as a fire fighter. My time at Carswell AFB, was some of the most exciting times I had in my life. I went on hundreds of emergences and chased a bunch of aircraft down the runway in my time at the base, but I am only going to tell you about the ones I can remember. I do want to say these stories are how I remember them; I hope they are how they happened. To be honest, I did not like everything in the Air Force. I complained like all G I's, I found out the world did not evolve around me. My life in the Air Force was a good one, I was glad I got to do it. I grew up a lot during my short career I was never a hero. My mission was to put out fires, and that is what the Air Force paid me to do. I hope I earned my pay. I did learn in the Fire Department to make every day count as it could be your last one.

Author : Ron Fink
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 605 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781546248088

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The Life of a Us Air Force Firefighter 1960–1980 by Ron Fink Pdf

When I entered the air force so many years ago, I would never have guessed that life would take so many twists and turns. I would meet colorful people, have ten different duty assignments in three countries and four states, see many nice places, and have some rewarding experiences. With so many different jobs, I would learn that leadership is a combination of being able to follow orders and lead the team with the same enthusiasm. The US Air Force firefighting force is much different today than when I was in uniform. Gone are the converted military trucks that passed a fire trucks; now the equipment is state-of-the-art and the best that the fire equipment industry can provide. Firefighters at all levels are trained to meet standards established by the National Fire Protection Association, a consensus organizations of fire department leaders from small communities, large metropolitan areas, and the Department of Defense. I was proud to have been associated with the firefighters I worked with in those twenty years but wish that I had been able to participate in the organization that exists today. This book is about that adventure and those experiences.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Health services accessibility
ISBN : MINN:31951D03800891M

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Non-VA Care by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Veterans' Affairs Pdf

Author : Frederick Mercilliott
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781412001526

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The Life and Times of a New York City Firefighter/Fire Investigator by Frederick Mercilliott Pdf

The day-to-day activities of a New York City firefighter and, later, fire investigator as he deals with fires, fire-related deaths and criminals.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Aerial reconnaissance
ISBN : IND:30000139842201

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Early Cold War Overflights, 1950-1956 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Alfred Goldberg
Publisher : Office of the Secretary, Historical Offi
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-09-05
Category : Architecture
ISBN : MINN:31951D02370380C

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Pentagon 9/11 by Alfred Goldberg Pdf

The most comprehensive account to date of the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon and aftermath, this volume includes unprecedented details on the impact on the Pentagon building and personnel and the scope of the rescue, recovery, and caregiving effort. It features 32 pages of photographs and more than a dozen diagrams and illustrations not previously available.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Soldiers
ISBN : MINN:30000010460826

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Soldiers by Anonim Pdf

Author : U. S. Military,Department of Defense,U. S. Air Force (USAF),U. S. Government
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1980813124

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Seeing Off the Bear by U. S. Military,Department of Defense,U. S. Air Force (USAF),U. S. Government Pdf

This U.S. Air Force (USAF) publication examines the subject of Anglo-American air power cooperation during the cold war, presenting material from a major symposium, sponsored by the Air Force Historical Foundation and the Royal Air Force Historical Society, working in close association with the U.S. Air Force History and Museums Program and the RAF Air Historical Branch. The challenge for the symposium's organizers was to strike a balance between scholarly monographs and first-person remembrances, and to include as many of the significant episodes of the Cold War that time allowed. As a result, the panelists addressed an impressive number of important topics and major developments during this critical period in the history of both nations. Perhaps nowhere was the special relationship more visible or significant than in the activities of the airmen and air forces of the two nations. The symposium was a meeting of old friends, some of whose associations dated from World War II. Many of the attendees, as well as participants, experienced some of the most important and dangerous episodes of the Cold War in close association with their opposite numbers in the Royal Air Force or U.S. Air Force. The symposium vividly demonstrated the enduring nature of the singular, close relationship that the USAF and RAF share. Introduction and Welcome * General Bryce Poe II; Air Marshal Sir Frederick Sowrey * Opening Address * General Merrill A. McPeak * Session One: Policy Decisions * Chair: General Bryce Poe II * Introduction * An Initial Response to the Cold War: The Buildup of the U.S. Air Force in the United Kingdom, 1948-1956 * Patrick E. Murray * The Role of Missiles in British Concepts of Defence: The Influence of Duncan Sandys * Cecil James * Cooperation at the Top: A View from a Former Vice Chief of the Air Staff and CINCUKAIR Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Smallwood * The Deployment of Ground-Launched Cruise Missiles to RAF Greenham Common * Lieutenant Colonel Michael A. Kirtland * Questions and Answers * Luncheon Address * Air Vice Marshal Ron Dick * Session Two: Acquisition * Chair: General Robert T. Marsh * Introduction * RAF Aircraft Procurement, 1950-1965: The American Involvement * Robert Jackson * The Transfer of B-29s to the Royal Air Force Under the Military Defense Assistance Program * William W. Suit * The Origins of the Skybolt Controversy in the Eisenhower Administration * Ronald D. Landa * Questions and Answers * Banquet Address * General Charles A. Horner * Pictorial * Notable Anglo-American Aircraft of the Cold War * Session Three: Crisis Response * Chair: Air Marshal Sir Frederick Sowrey * Introduction * Operation Firedog: Air Support in the Malayan Emergency * Malcolm Postgate * The Anglo-American Origins of Overflying the Soviet Union: The Case of the "Invisible Aircraft" * Donald E. Welzenbach * Anglo-American Air Force Collaboration and the Cuban Missile Crisis: A British Perspective * Stephen Twigge * Further Comments on Command and Control of British Nuclear Forces During the Cuban Missile Crisis * Group Captain Ian Madelin * El Dorado Canyon: The Political and Public Affairs Aftermath * Chief Master Sergeant Jerome E. Schroeder * Some Additional Comments on Crisis Response During the Falklands War * Air Marshal Sir John Curtiss * Questions and Answers * Closing Comments * Air Marshal Sir Frederick Sowrey; General Bryce Poe II

Author : Melvin G. Deaile
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781682472491

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Always at War by Melvin G. Deaile Pdf

Always at War is the story of Strategic Air Command (SAC) during the early decades of the Cold War. More than a simple history, it describes how an organization dominated by experienced World War II airmen developed a unique culture that thrives to this day. Strategic Air Command was created because of the Air Force’s internal beliefs, but the organization evolved as it responded to the external environment created by the Cold War. In the aftermath of World War II and the creation of an independent air service, the Air Force formed SAC because of a belief in the military potential of strategic bombing centralized under one commander. As the Cold War intensified, so did SAC’s mission. In order to prepare SAC’s “warriors” to daily fight an enemy they did not see, as well as to handle the world’s most dangerous arsenal, the command, led by General Curtis LeMay, emphasized security, personal responsibility, and competition among the command. Its resources, political influence, and manning grew as did its “culture” until reaching its peak during the Cuban Missile Crisis. SAC became synonymous with the Cold War and its culture forever changed the Air Force as well as those who served.

Author : Michael E. Haas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Cold War
ISBN : MINN:31951P00963645R

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Apollo's Warriors by Michael E. Haas Pdf

Presenting a fascinating insider's view of U.S.A.F. special operations, this volume brings to life the critical contributions these forces have made to the exercise of air and space power. Focusing in particular on the period between the Korean War and the Indochina wars of 1950-1979, the accounts of numerous missions are profusely illustrated with photos and maps. Includes a discussion of AF operations in Europe during WWII, as well as profiles of Air Commandos who performed above and beyond the call of duty. Reflects on the need for financial and political support for restoration of the forces. Biblio. Extensive photos and maps. Charts.

Author : Earl McGill
Publisher : Helion
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 1909384941

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Jet Age Man by Earl McGill Pdf

Nominated as Best Military History Book 2013 in the prestigious journal Air Power History, published by the US Air Force Historical Foundation The events in Jet Age Man took place during the early Cold War, an era that will go down as a period when civilization teetered on the edge of the abyss. To some, nuclear deterrence appeared as utter madness, and was in fact commonly referred to as M.A.D. The concept of Mutually Assured Destruction provoked protests and marches, and the architect of M.A.D, General Curtis LeMay, became a symbol of madness himself. Raised during those turbulent times, most contemporary historians conclude that we were lucky to have survived. What they fail recognize is that for LeMay and the thousands of Cold War warriors who fought and won while serving in the Strategic Air Command, the proof of concept lies not in the "what if?" but in the reality, "what did." Historically, M.A.D. succeeded where appeasement, diplomacy and even hot wars failed. When The Wall came down, strength, not weakness, had prevailed. Most of this story takes place in the Cold War trenches of the Strategic Air Command. It is about those who served and the many who died, told by someone who, as a young man, literally held the fate of all mankind within reach of a switch. More particularly, this is a story of man's interaction with two bombers that changed the course of political history, and were perhaps the most influential aircraft in the annals of aircraft development. The author piloted and instructed in both the B-47 and the B-52, starting out as a copilot in the B-47, then aircraft commander and finally, instructor pilot in both aircraft. Jet Age Man chronicles his fifteen-year relationship with the B-47 and the aircraft the B-47 became, the B-52--a bomber still in service today.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1488 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Commerce
ISBN : UVA:X002591374

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The Economist by Anonim Pdf

Author : Lee Downer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0997240814

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Victor Alert by Lee Downer Pdf

During the Cold War scores of United States Air Force fighter and fighter bomber pilots in both the Pacific and Europe sat nuclear alert, ready to launch on a moments notice to attack Warsaw Pact and Soviet Union targets with nuclear weapons. This memoir mashes up and embellishes events and experiences from the early 1970s, while providing a look into the preparation, training and sustainment of the men assigned the onerous duty--called Victor Alert. A culture of perfection affected every aspect of life on the Air Bases in Europe which supported this commitment. My memoir gives insight into the human aspects of life sitting on the "Bomb", ready to launch in any conditions, penetrate a wall of defenses and drop it with precision. The "how do we get back home", if there was a home, was a bit sketchy. Aircrews leaving families unprotected and realizing the odds of returning were slim accepted these risks as just another day at the office. When the many years of painful lessons maintaining Victor Alert ended, the culture of nuclear lost its way in the next decades. Getting it back has been fraught with difficulty--a few highly publicized events raised the storm flags.Regardless of its implications, Nuke alert was just another part of day-to-day life. The horror thinking about the consequences mixed in with normal flying activities, household chores in a foreign country and the joys of family life. Connections back to family and friends in the USA were complicated, expensive and usually slow. Life centering around the squadron, the flying schedule, deployments away from home station, and the weather, bonded our wives and children, as much as it did us, the aircrew--pilots and electronic warfare officers. But all those were secondary to Victor Alert. Every detail was specified in War Plans, Concepts of Operation, Procedures, training manuals, checklists and rules of engagement. To insure we were ready, frequent war games and exercises gave us practice and confidence. While we felt ready to do our jobs if ordered, most of us wondered if anyone would be brave, or foolhardy enough to push the button.

Author : United States. Marine Corps
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Air defenses
ISBN : MINN:31951002868715W

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Antiair Warfare by United States. Marine Corps Pdf

Author : Lee Downer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1533463395

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Victor Alert: 15 Minutes to Armageddon by Lee Downer Pdf

During the Cold War scores of United States Air Force fighter and fighter bomber pilots, both in Pacific and Europe, sat quick reaction alert around the clock, ready to launch on a moment's notice to attack Warsaw Pact and Soviet Union targets with nuclear weapons. This memoir mashes up, with some embellishment, events and personal experiences from the early 1970s in order to provide a look into the preparation, training and sustainment of the men assigned the onerous duty--called Victor Alert. My memoir gives insight into the mundane human aspects of life sitting on the "Bomb"--ready to launch in any conditions, penetrate a wall of defenses and drop it with precision. The "how do we get back home", if there was a home, was a bit sketchy. Aircrews leaving families unprotected and realizing our odds of returning were slim accepted these risks as just another day at the office. When the many years of painful lessons maintaining safe and secure Victor Alert ended, a culture of perfection lost way to other competing priorities. A few highly publicized incidents raised storm flags.Regardless of the implications, Nuke alert became just another part of our day-to-day life. The horrific potential consequences of Victor Alert duty, mixed right in with normal flying activities, mundane household chores and the joys of family life in a friendly foreign. For people stationed in Europe before the internet enlightenment, connections to family and friends in the USA were complicated, expensive and cumbersome. Our lives centered around the squadron, the flying schedule, deployments away from home base, and the weather, bonding our wives and children as much as it did us, the aircrews--pilots and electronic warfare officers assigned to the 81st Tactical Fighter Squadron. But all else was secondary to Victor Alert. Every detail was specified in war plans, concepts of operation, procedures, training manuals, checklists and rules of engagement. To insure we were prepared, frequent war games and exercises gave us practice and confidence. While we all felt absolutely ready to do our jobs if ordered, most of us wondered if anyone high up in our chain of command would be brave, or foolhardy enough to ever push the red button.