United States Air Force Agency Financial Report 2014

Abstract

This year the Air Force is observing the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Air Force Academy. On April 1, 1954 President Dwight Eisenhower signed legislation creating the academy. Then-secretary of the Air Force Harold E. Talbott established a commission to select the permanent location. The commission travelled 21,000 miles to visit 580 proposed locations in 45 states. After which, the commission narrowed the candidates to three sites and from these; Secretary Talbott chose the location near Colorado Springs. The state of Colorado contributed $1 million and construction began in 1955. The original facilities were completed at a cost of $142 million

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA612488

Entities

Organizations

  • Assistant Secretary of the Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Control Systems
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Health Services
  • Military Applications
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Money
  • Munitions Testing
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting