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A Message From the Chief of Staff, United States Air Force __ I
How to use this book_ _________________________VII
The Chief’s Priorities_ __________________________1
Meeting the Global Security Challenge_______________7
2006 Air Force Crisis Response and Combat Actions______ 17
Key Air Force Personnel________________________ 25
Systems___________________________________ 26
A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II___________________________ 26
AC-130H Spectre_________________________________ 28
AC-130U Spooky_________________________________ 30
Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) System___________ 32
AGM-65 Maverick_ _______________________________ 34
AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM)________________ 36
AGM-86C/D Conventional Air Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM)_ ____ 38
AGM-88 High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM)____________ 40
AGM-129A Advanced Cruise Missile (ACM)_________________ 42
AGM-130 Standoff Attack Weapon_ _____________________ 44
AIM-7M Sparrow_________________________________ 46
AIM-9M Sidewinder_______________________________ 48
AIM-9X Sidewinder_ ______________________________ 50
AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM)____ 52
Air Force Combat Identification (AFCID)_ __________________ 54
Air Force Satellite Control Network_ _____________________ 56
Air Force Weather Weapon System (AFWWS)_ _______________ 58
Airborne Laser (ABL)______________________________ 60
AN/GSQ-272 Air Force Distributed Common Ground System
(AF DCGS)_____________________________________ 62
AN/USQ-163 Falconer Air and Space Operations CenterWeapon System
(AOC-WS) _____________________________________ 64
B-1B Lancer____________________________________ 66
B-2 Spirit_ ____________________________________ 68
B-52H Stratofortress______________________________ 70
Tabl e of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
IV UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
C-5 Galaxy____________________________________ 72
C-9C_ _______________________________________ 74
C-12C/D/F/J____________________________________ 76
C-17 Globemaster III______________________________ 78
C-20B/H______________________________________ 80
C-21A_ ______________________________________ 82
C-32A_ ______________________________________ 84
C-37A_ ______________________________________ 86
C-40B/C______________________________________ 88
C-130 Hercules__________________________________ 90
C-130 Senior Scout_______________________________ 92
C-130H Scathe View_______________________________ 94
C-130J_______________________________________ 96
CBU-87/103 Combined Effects Munition (CEM)_______________ 98
CBU-89/104 Gator_______________________________ 100
CBU-97/105 Sensor Fused Weapon (SFW)_________________ 102
Combatant Commanders Integrated Command and Control System
(CCIC2S)_____________________________________ 104
Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL)__________________ 106
Control and Reporting Center (CRC)_____________________ 108
Counterspace Systems____________________________ 110
CV-22B_____________________________________ 112
Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP)____________ 114
Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) III__________ 116
Defense Support Program (DSP) _ _____________________ 118
Deliberate Crisis and Action Planningand Execution Segments
(DCAPES) ____________________________________ 120
Distributed Mission Operations (DMO)___________________ 122
E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS)______ 124
E-4B National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC)____________ 126
E-8C Joint STARS ________________________________ 128
EC-130H Compass Call _ ___________________________ 130
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) ________________ 132
Expeditionary Combat Support System (ECSS)_ _____________ 134
F-15A–D Eagle_________________________________ 136
F-15E Strike Eagle _______________________________ 138
F-16 Fighting Falcon _ ____________________________ 140
F-16 HARM Targeting System (HTS) R6 and R7_ _____________ 142
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Fantastic Survey book on Air Force Special Operations from 1941 through 1975
Apollo's Warriors is an excellent survey book on the history of Air Force special operating forces.In the book, Colonel Michael Haas, USAF (Ret.) covers the period from World War II through the Vietnam War.The stories throughout the book are supplemented with many excellent full-color photographs throughout the book.

As with any survey book, Haas chose to provide a cursory glance and a variety of topics offering the reader familiarity with the topics.He covers many fascinating stories, but the reader will not become an expert on any of them.

World War II saw Air Force special operations forces supporting multiple distinct activities resulting in very different techniques and organizational structures. In Europe, the main focus was the support of "Carpetbagger" operations, or the support of the fledgling Office of Strategic Services, the forerunner of today's Central Intelligence Agency.However, in the China-Burma-India Theater, the focus was on supporting the British Long Range Patrol Group who was fighting a guerrilla-style war against the Japanese.For a more detailed look at these organizations, I highly recommend Air Commandos Against Japan: Allied Special Operations in World War II Burma by William T. Y'Blood.

The Air Commandos were reborn during the Korean War providing air-sea rescue services; supporting unconventional operations; and conducting psychological operations.

The Vietnam chapter covers these same areas and adds the new mission area of foreign internal defense; and counter-insurgency.
The appendices include photos and award citations for each of the Air Commando Medal of Honor winners.

In a departure from the survey approach to the book, Haas offers a detailed case study on the Raid on Son Tay, a prison camp suspected of holding American Prisoner's of War.

Overall, this is a fantastic book and belongs in the library of every Airman!

GOD-LIKE ACCOMPLISHMENTS - TRIBUTE TO AIR FORCE SPEC OPS
Haas has an unbeatable book on Air Force Special Operations. This book covers the periods from WWII with high lights about the OSS (Office of Strategic Services, forerunner to the CIA and Green Berets) onto Korea covering air missions on psychological operations and support efforts, rolling into the late 50s early 60s coving various clandestine and covert operations, like the "Bay of Pigs". Haas then picks up with the 2nd Indochina war starting in the early 60s with Laos wrapping it up the Vietnam section with the Son Tay Raid. This book also covers Medal of Honor winners and other heroes and personalities of Air Force special operations. The book has an index and bibliography.
I rated this book 4 instead 5 stars for one reason. There are to versions of this book both soft cover, but the problem lays in that one version is printed in full color on high quality glossy pages and the other completely in black & white on low end paper, both soft covers are the same quality. This book being primarily and illustrated history with pictures, illustrations, charts and diagrams on practically every page it looses a lot of its luster in B&W. I guess if you never seen the color version it would not matter but I own both, because I borrowed a copy (color version) from a friend and liked it enough to add it to my library, I ordered the book on line an got the B&W version, so I went on the hunt and found another copy in color (FYI: Air University Press, Alabama, 1997 printed the color edition), big pain in the but and costly! Over all I highly recommend this book in ANY version it is truly a landmark edition to US Air Force Special Operation and American Spec Ops in general. Great Job Haas! ... Read more

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Growing up in the small town of Plant City, Florida, Jayme Harris discovered the importance of dreams at an early age. With a mother who often abandoned her, and a father she barely knew, loneliness and hunger taught her to survive. Little did she know, her dreams would one day materialize into a daring passage of self discovery.

In Dare, Dream, Discover, Jayme scribes the story of her remarkable life journey from meager beginnings to joining the US Air Force to her current life of privilege and success in the Middle East. We travel with her through myriad world events -- from civil strife in Kosovo, to the fall of Saddam's regime, to the destructive after effects of the earthquake in Pakistan.

Her writings offer a glimpse of the true human experience, shedding light on misconceptions of and prejudices toward people, cultures, and religions around the world. Through this autobiography, she hopes to unveil the true colors of mankind, as well as open the mind and heart to the possibilities in life.

Jayme's message is simple but powerful; be daring, never stop dreaming, and discover a new world and life waiting for you. ... Read more

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Dare,Dream, Discover
My suggestion is that Ms. Harris should stay in Dubai if this is how she feels on Muslims.I found that she is so self-conceited that she is the one who is always right and everyone else wrong.I don't believe all the stories she tells about her growing up in Plant City as I happen to know the family.True, she did have some hard times but why publically spell out names and bring down her family.Maybe they did have mental problems and hard times growing up but slandering them in the way she did doesn't correct all the mistakes by them in the past.

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Thjs book was intetresting - especially the mid-first part in which she discusses her experiences in the military in a traditionally male career field, becoming a female firefighter and her struggles to become accepted on the job by her male co-workers. But later as she moved away from her earlier work and achieved financial success she wrote an increasingly conceited account, and an almost embarrassingly personal account of her love life and family conflicts, which were much less interesting and not nearly as well written as the earlier part of the book. ... Read more

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This book is about my Military Career from Feburary 1, 1940 to August 31, 1961 It is presented as I remember the experiences. I am from WVa and not only had a Career in the Armed Forces but a normal life also. I married, and we had two children who grew up in the Military. It was a very rewarding experence for me and my family. This is our story. ... Read more

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