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Major General Hoyt S. Vandenberg
No full textMajor General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Commanding General of the Ninth Air Force, sits at his desk in Headquarters. Discrepancy: the photo has Luxembourg listed as the location it was photographed while an attached description lists France
Maj. Gen. James W. Humphreys, Jr., U. S. Air Force
No full textGen. Humphreys (1915-1994) graduated from VMI in 1935 and had a distinguished career in the U. S. Air Force, from which he retired in 1970
U.S. Air Force Engineering and Services Hardware Requirements
No full textThis document proposes a path to meet the communications-computer systems (CSC) requirements of Air Force Engineering and Services (E and S) in the mid-to-late 1990s. It reflects the philosophies that guide E and S upper- level management as it carries out the missions assigned by the Air Force. Air Force C-CS are planned, developed, and managed under the policies and guidelines of the 700-series Air Force Regulations (AFR). Specifically, AFR 700-3, Communications-Computer Systems Requirements Processing, establishes the policies and procedures for identifying, documenting, and validations C-CS requirements so they can compete effectively for the limited resources allocated by the Department of Defense's (DoD) Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS). The purpose of this document is to help the E and S communities, as represented by the Air Force Engineering and Services Center Computer Applications and Development Directorate (HQ AFESC/SC), shape the future of E and S C-CS. The E and S Information Management System (ESIMS) comprises the C-CS used by E and S. ESIMS is an umbrella concept that encompasses several information systems used by the base-level Civil Engineering (CE) and Services (SV) units
New Jersey Mercury Task Force Report, Volume II: Exposures and Impacts
No full textThe New Jersey Mercury Task Force was directed to complete the following tasks: 1. Review the current science on: a) impacts of mercury pollution on public health and ecosystems; and b) mercury deposition, transport, and exposure pathways. 2. Inventory and assess current sources of mercury pollution to the extent feasible, including both in-state and regional sources of mercury pollution. 3. Utilizing available information, quantify mercury pollution?s impact on New Jersey?s ecosystems, public health, and tourism and recreation industries. 4. Review New Jersey?s existing mercury pollution policies. 5. Develop a mercury pollution reduction plan for the State of New Jersey.This document is related to Volume 1 and Volume III of the Mercury Task Force Report. All of the volumes published to date can be found at http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dsr/mercury_task_force.ht
New Jersey Mercury Task Force Report, Volume III: Sources of Mercury in New Jersey
No full textThe Task Force was directed to complete the following tasks: 1. Review the current science on: a) impacts of mercury pollution on public health and ecosystems; and b) mercury deposition, transport, and exposure pathways. 2. Inventory and assess current sources of mercury pollution to the extent feasible, including both in-state and regional sources of mercury pollution. 3. Utilizing available information, quantify mercury pollution?s impact on New Jersey?s ecosystems, public health, and tourism and recreation industries. 4. Review New Jersey?s existing mercury pollution policies . 5. Develop a mercury pollution reduction plan for the State of New Jersey. Volume III assesses sources of mercury in New Jersey's environment.This document is related to Volume I and Volume II of the Mercury Task Force Report. All of the volumes published to date can be found at http://www.state.nj.us/dep/dsr/mercury_task_force.ht
White Flag Alley
No full textThe attached press release reads: "Every street in Cologne was "white flag alley" as this one is when the citizens of the Rhine city learned that the German armies were withdrawing under the fire of Ninth Air Force fighter-bombers and the advancing ground forces." On left is Robert Hefferan of Ada, Michigan and Harold Moats (right) of Springfield, Ohio
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U.S. AIR FORCE TELEMETRY IN THE 1970’S
No full textInternational Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 10-12, 1972 / International Hotel, Los Angeles, CaliforniaThe telemetry systems used by the U.S. Air Force in the ‘70’s must be highly reliable, flexible, possess growth potential and meet the requirements of operational realism, An attempt must he made to provision the basic weapon system design for the required telemetry hardware in order to prevent the tested version from incurring a penalty due to its subsequent incorporation. The components associated with future U.S. Air Force telemetry systems will be lighter, smaller, consume less power, withstand more severe environments, and cost much less than those of the past.International Foundation for TelemeteringProceedings from the International Telemetering Conference are made available by the International Foundation for Telemetering and the University of Arizona Libraries. Visit http://www.telemetry.org/index.php/contact-us if you have questions about items in this collection
Advancing the U.S. Air Force's force-development initiative /
No full textA mismatch in the late 1990s between the qualifications needed for key general officer positions and the backgrounds of available candidates stimulated RAND research and then an extensive U.S. Air Force effort to improve the development of future senior leaders. In the past, most officers were managed within their career fields and were too narrowly specialized. This monograph summarizes the force development initiative's history and related research efforts that (a) identified colonel positions' needs for multiple (paired) occupational skills and set targets for the numbers of officers who should acquire those skills before they are promoted to colonel and (b) illustrated a four-step approach that can create notably more specific developmental targets for officers at grades from lieutenant through colonel within an occupation or career field. The four steps are as follows: (1) identify and prioritize the types of experience, education, and training that should precede each category of job (identify the demand, at least for the jobs in the field grades -- major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel), now and in the future; (2) ascertain the backgrounds that officers have accumulated (assess the supply); (3) compare supply with demand (gap analysis); and (4) plan ways to close the gaps. These ideas suggest steps that could improve the efficiency and effectiveness of force development for Air Force officers, the enlisted and civilian forces, and the reserve components."Prepared for the United States Air Force.""MG-545-AF"--Page 4 of cover.Includes bibliographical references (pages 33-35).A mismatch in the late 1990s between the qualifications needed for key general officer positions and the backgrounds of available candidates stimulated RAND research and then an extensive U.S. Air Force effort to improve the development of future senior leaders. In the past, most officers were managed within their career fields and were too narrowly specialized. This monograph summarizes the force development initiative's history and related research efforts that (a) identified colonel positions' needs for multiple (paired) occupational skills and set targets for the numbers of officers who should acquire those skills before they are promoted to colonel and (b) illustrated a four-step approach that can create notably more specific developmental targets for officers at grades from lieutenant through colonel within an occupation or career field. The four steps are as follows: (1) identify and prioritize the types of experience, education, and training that should precede each category of job (identify the demand, at least for the jobs in the field grades -- major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel), now and in the future; (2) ascertain the backgrounds that officers have accumulated (assess the supply); (3) compare supply with demand (gap analysis); and (4) plan ways to close the gaps. These ideas suggest steps that could improve the efficiency and effectiveness of force development for Air Force officers, the enlisted and civilian forces, and the reserve components.Print version record.Electronic reproduction.Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.digitizedJSTO
Force-dependent adhesion disassembly.
No full text(A) Force-dependent adhesion disassembly rate (roff) and (B) accompanying average adhesion lifetime (τadh) as function of adhesion force (Fadh) for example maturation factor fmat = 0.5 and baseline parameter values: reference actomyosin contractile force Fam = 1.2 nN, minimal disassembly rate roff,min = 2.778×10−4 s−1, increase in disassembly rate at zero force roff,0 = 0.2 s−1 and force-dependent disassembly rate parameter ζdiss = 2×104, 4×104 and 8×104 (see Eq 7 and surrounding text for parameter meanings).</p
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Air Force Materials Laboratory Technical Report 74-131
No full textReport discussing a program directed at the development of reliable nondestructive testing and inspection methods to locate and assess fatigue damage in Air Force aircraft structures. This report describes the development of a more fundamental understanding of the nature of the exoelectron emission phenomenon, a practical technique for applying exoelectron emission and surface potential difference measurements to assess fatigue damage, as well as to predict final failure site, and the development of a prototype exoelectron emission measuring system
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