The Air Force Communications Command: 1938-1986, an Illustrated History. Revised,
Abstract
The purpose of this illustrated history is to put the heritage of the Air Force Communications Command into perspective as it celebrates its twenty- fifth anniversary as a major air command. This volume is and updated and enlarged version of a similar book in 1981. It is not meant to be a critical, analytical account, but a narrative highlighting the growth of this command since 1938 from a simple system with 300 men operating only within the continental United States st a major air command with over 60,000 people, worldwide responsibilities, and a highly complex mission. Army Airways Communications System, World War II Era: 1938-1946; Airways and Air Communications Service, 1946-1961; Air Force Communications Service, The Sixties; The Second Decade of Major Command Status; The Challenge of the Eighties.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA182646
Entities
People
- Betty A. Boyce
- Cora J. Holt
- Laurence B. Epstein
- Shelley L. Davis
- Thomas S. Snyder