A History of Air Force Civil Engineering Wartime and Contingency Problems from 1941 to the Present
Abstract
This thesis presents a history of Air Force Civil Engineering contingency and wartime problems from 1941 to the present. Air Force Civil Engineering's lack of a consolidated historical document precluded the use of past experiences to plan for the future. Historical research techniques were used to consolidate the historical information from the Simpson Historical Research Center, the Office of the Air Force Historian, the Air Force Institute of Technology libraries, and interviews with several past Air Force Civil Engineering leaders and contingency experts. The findings from these numerous sources are presented in five chapters: 1) experiences of aviation engineers during WWII; 2) experiences prior to and during the Korean conflict; 3) experiences of the post-Korea/pre-Vietnam era; 4) problems and significant advancements of the Vietnam era; and 5) Air force Civil Engineering evolutions in the post-Vietnam era including some current initiatives. This research indicated that Air Force Civil Engineering problems of the past occurred and continue to occur because of technical deficiencies, economic limitations, political restrictions, and because Air Force Civil Engineering has failed to properly learn and use the lessons of the past to prepare for the future.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA161142
Entities
People
- L. D. Waggoner
- M. A. Moe
Organizations
- Air Force Institute of Technology