From the Line in the Sand: Accounts of USAF Company Grade Officers in Support of Desert Shield/Desert Storm

Abstract

In the case of DESERT STORM, accounts of the contributions of the great newsmakers are hitting the shelves with regularity. Harder to find are the perspectives of the many who contributed their individual pushes to the war effort. This book focuses on the contributions of company grade Air Force officers to victory in the desert. The personal experiences presented here come from the heart of America's fighting force. They are but a few of the thousands of stories produced by the war. Today's United States Air Force is one of the most complex of human endeavors-many thousands of people working together in hundreds of different specialties to defend America through control and exploitation of air and space. These specialties are interlocked and mutually supporting. This book may help you better understand how all that works as you read firsthand the experiences of the men and women who perform many of the specialties. In reading their stories, you'll also gain a better appreciation for the men and women themselves. They're real flesh and blood people who traveled a great distance to take on a very difficult task-and succeeded spectacularly

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA280318

Entities

People

  • Michael P. Vriesenga

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Radiation Missiles
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.

Technology Areas

  • Space