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	Vietnam War
		The Vietnam War was in many ways a direct successor to the French Indochina War, sometimes referred to as the First Indochina War, in which the French fought, with the financial and logistical support of the United States, to regain control of their former colony in Indochina.
		The unstated goal of Vietnamization was that the primary burden of combat would be returned to ARVN troops and thereby lessen domestic opposition to the war in the U.S. During this period, the United States conducted a gradual troop withdrawal from Vietnam.
		Past service in Vietnam became important to the election of many future American politicians; for example, it was a factor in the election of John McCain, a former Vietnam POW, to the US Senate.
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/v/vi/vietnam_war.html (7211 words)

	Awards and decorations of the Vietnam War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Awards and decorations of the Vietnam War were military decorations which were bestowed by the major warring parties during the years of the Vietnam War.
		North Vietnam, South Vietnam and the United States all issued awards and decorations during the conflict.
		The Commendation Medal was another decoration of the Vietnam War, issued frequently in various versions by the different branches of the U.S. Armed Forces.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_Vietnam_War (392 words)

	Vietnam War (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Vietnam War was in many ways direct successor to the French Indochina War referred to as the First Indochina War in which the French fought with the financial and logistical of the United States to regain control their former colony in Indochina.
		North Vietnam which itself supported by the Soviet Union and People's Republic of China supported the NLF arms and supplies advisors and regular units the North Vietnamese Army which were transported via an extensive of trails and roads through the neutral of Laos which became known as the Ho Chi Minh trail.
		Past service in Vietnam became important the election of many future American politicians; example it was a factor in the of John McCain a former Vietnam POW to the Senate.
	www.freeglossary.com /Vietnam_War (6489 words)

	Military decorations of the Cold War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Between 1947 and 1991, during the years of the Cold War, a large number of military awards and decorations were created by various nations to recognize the undeclared hostilities of the era.
		Military medals of the Vietnam War and the Korean War are the best known due to the extreme level of the conflicts.
		The Korea Defense Service Medal also recognizes post Korean War/Cold War service in South Korea, but the medal was not created until 2002, over a decade after the Cold War officially ended.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Military_decorations_of_the_Cold_War (159 words)

	sociology - Vietnam War
		The Vietnam War is classed as the second war of the Indochina Wars and was in many ways a direct successor to the French Indochina War in which the French, with the financial and logistical support of the United States, fought a losing effort to maintain control of their former colony of French Indochina.
		Vietnam's Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs released figures on April 3, 1995, reporting that 1.1 million fighters -- Viet Cong guerrillas and North Vietnamese soldiers -- and nearly 2 million civilians in the north and the south were killed between 1954 and 1975.
		Vietnam service has become more respected, especially in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and was important to the election of some American politicians; for example, it was a factor in the election of John McCain, a former Vietnam POW, to the US Senate.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Vietnam_War (11233 words)

	Vietnam War United States Air Force History
		Their account of the air escape from the falling city is filled with examples of determination, fear, confusion, and, most significantly, the professionalism of those who participated.
		Air Force assistance in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War was principally of two kinds: close air support of troops on the battlefield, by both tactical fighters and B-52s, and the airlift of supplies and personnel.
		In order to sift out the story, three periods in the life of VNAF were selected-the Tet offensive of 1968, the Easter offensive of 1972, and lastly the March offensive of 1975.
	www.paperlessarchives.com /vw__usaf.html (4526 words)

	AIR POWER IN PERIPHERAL CONFLICT: THE CASES OF KOREA AND VIETNAM
		To assess the role that air power played in both conflicts, it is necessary to look at the outcomes of the two conflicts, the range of air power application that occurred, and other factors, such as national intent and capabilities, rules of engagement, and strategic choices.
		Incidentally, this latter campaign, where air power was utilized to provide column cover for retreating UN forces, was studied during the early years of the UN’s Bosnian operations as well, when it appeared briefly that the UN forces might have to be withdrawn with their vehicles in long and vulnerable columns.
		In this regard, the experience of Vietnam in the 1960’s and early 1970’s came too early in the precision weapon and intelligence exploitation revolution for the results of that revolution to have the kind of dramatic impact upon military operations that could be produced by air attack in the early 1990’s.
	www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil /EARS/Hallionpapers/airpowerinperip.htm (5364 words)

	Air Force Association (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Currently, the Air Force is 2 percent short of its communication and information officer requirement, 7 percent short of its civil engineer requirement, and 23 percent short of its scientist requirement, according to Ryan.
		The Air Force currently has 1,364 recruiters in the field and is seeking to increase that number to 1,650 by August.
		While the Air Force has long had flying units that mimic potential adversary fighter tactics and weapons, the 527th is the first aggressor squadron focused on the space arena.
	www.afa.org /magazine/world/0101world.html (7416 words)

	Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Authorized foreign decorations of the United States military are those military decorations which have been approved for wear by members of the United States armed forces but whose awarding authority is the government of a country other than the United States.
		The wear of such decorations may either be approved on a case-by-case basis or a general order may be declared allowing for blanket approval to all U.S. service members to wear a particular non-U.S. decoration.
		During the Vietnam War, the heavy involvement and close alliance with South Vietnam eventually granted the award of nearly every Vietnamese decoration, in one way or another, to United States troops.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Authorized_foreign_decorations_of_the_United_States_military (280 words)

	Vietnam Security Police Association (USAF), United States Air Force Medals: Defense Distinguished Service Medal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The reverse of the medal has the inscription "For Distinguished Service" at the top in raised letters, and within the pentagon the inscription "From The Secretary of Defense To," all in raised letters.
		This decoration takes precedence over the Distinguished Service Medals of the separate services and is not to be awarded to any individual for a period of service for which an Army, Navy, Air Force or Coast Guard Distinguished Service Medal is awarded.
		The first Defense Distinguished Service Medal was awarded to Gen. Earle G. Wheeler, U.S. Army, upon his retirement as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Staff.
	www.vspa.com /usaf-medals-ddsm.htm (402 words)

	Medal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is awarded to all service members of the U.S. Air Force who complete four years of honorable active or reserve military service with any branch of the United States Armed Forces.
		The Air Force Longevity Service Award is a ribbon that replaces the Federal Service Stripes previously worn on the uniform.
		Bronze oak-leaf clusters are worn on the ribbon to indicate subsequent awards of the Air Force Longevity Service Award.
	www.afpc.randolph.af.mil /AwardsNet/Decoration.aspx?Mode=Graphics&Decoration=AFLS (115 words)

	Legendary fighter pilot Robin Olds dies
		After his duty in Vietnam, General Olds was named commandant of cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy from 1967 to 1971.
		His last assignment before retiring from the Air Force in 1973 was as director of safety for the Air Force.
		A memorial service will be held at the U.S. Air Force Academy within the next two weeks.
	www.af.mil /news/story.asp?id=123057370 (763 words)

	Vietnam Security Police Association (USAF): Air Force Security Police, Distinguished Flying Cross Medal recipients (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Subsequent awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross are indicated by oak-leaf clusters for Army and Air Force personnel and by additional award stars for members of the Naval services.
		During wartime, members of the armed forces of friendly foreign nations serving with the United States are eligible for the D.F.C. It is also given to those who display heroism while working as instructors or students at flying schools.
		History: The Distinguished Flying Cross was awarded first to Captain Charles A. Lindbergh, of the U.S. Army Corps Reserve, for his solo flight of 3600 miles across the Atlantic in 1927, a feat which electrified the world and made "Lindy" one of America's most popular heroes.
	www.vspa.com /usaf-medals-sp-dfc.htm (467 words)

	USAF People - USAF Museum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Brigadier General Robin Olds is the Director of Aerospace Safety in the Air Force Inspection and Safety Center, a separate operating agency and an organization of the Office of The Inspector General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force.
		Utilizing air to air missiles, he shot down over North Vietnam two Mig-17 and two Mig-21 aircraft, two of these on one mission.
		General Olds was wing man on the first jet acrobatic team in the Air Force and won second place in the Thompson Trophy Race (Jet Division) at Cleveland in 1946.
	www.wpafb.af.mil /museum/afp/afp0898.htm (581 words)

	Aero-News Network: The Aviation and Aerospace World's Daily/Real-Time News and Information Service
		I was honored and humbled to be appointed the Air Force’s 18th Chief of Staff and have been proud to serve our Airmen and their families.
		The Air Force is bigger than one Airman, and I have full confidence that the Air Force will continue working with the Joint team to win today’s fight, take care of its Airmen, and meet tomorrow’s challenges.
		Citing the Air Force Times report, MSNBC states Wynne was ordered by Gates to fire Moseley last week, due to a number of disagreements in recent months...
	www.aero-news.net /index.cfm?contentBlockId=5079ac34-6332-4c0c-bca6-a66e316e4a8b (1140 words)

	General Jerome F. O'Malley Biography
		Tactical Air Command is the gaining organization for 64,000 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve personnel throughout the United States.
		The general was appointed vice chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force in June 1982 and in October 1983 was named commander in chief of the Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.
		Vietnam Air Service Medal Honor Class and Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with palm.
	www.wvi.com /~sr71webmaster/omalley.html (575 words)

	Defense Tech: June 2007 Archives
		During congressional hearings on the issue in early June, Air Force director of the office of special investigations, Douglas Thomas, revealed the service was investigating Pinnacle for falsely marking its SOV 2000 vests as being NIJ certified Level III armor.
		In What the Weapons Makers Want he likened the boomers to the Air Force's long-range strategic bombers, and received a response from an officer on an Ohio-class sub claiming that the boats are contributing nothing, nothing at all, to the national security of the United States.
		POGO recommends that the Air Force make a fair comparison of the bidder's proposals on the basis of this and all the other key performance parameters, and that the comparison and standards for comparison be made as transparent as possible to the bidders.
	www.defensetech.org /archives/2007_06.html (11337 words)

	Legendary Pilot Dies
		America and our Air Force are eternally grateful for his leadership and accomplishments, and will remember him always," General Moseley said.
		During the Vietnam War, he flew 152 combat missions in the F-4 Phantom as the wing commander of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing at Ubon Air Base, Thailand.
		After his duty in Vietnam, General Olds was named commandant of cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy from 1967 to 1971.
	www.military.com /features/0,15240,139738,00.html?ESRC=airforce-a.nl (638 words)

	NAHF
		As an act of defiance towards a U.S. military that was providing him with poorly trained pilots and lackluster support during the Vietnam War, Robin Olds grew a large handlebar mustache, a direct violation of Air Force grooming regulations.
		Brigadier General Robin Olds is the director of aerospace safety in the Air Force Inspection and Safety Center, a separate operating agency and an organization of the Office of the Inspector General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force.
		Olds was wing man on the first jet acrobatic team in the Air Force and won second place in the Thompson Trophy Race (Jet Division) at Cleveland in 1946.
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		By means of a 'special appointment' by the commanding officer of his squadron, with the approval of a panel of three senior officers.
		In memo to the Secretaries of the Army and Air Force, Major General Francis Greenleaf, then Chief of the National Guard Bureau in Washington DC, confirmed the suspension of 1st Lt. George W. Bush from flying status.
		Ordered to attend nine certain duty days in person during Summer Camp at Ellington AFB between May 22 and June 7.
	uggabugga.blogspot.com /2003_01_12_uggabugga_archive.html (1535 words)

	Distinguished Flying Cross Display Recognition
		The Distinguished Flying Cross may be awarded to military members who, while serving in any capacity with the Armed Forces, distinguish themselves by heroism or outstanding achievement while participating in aerial flight.
		Subsequent awards of the Distinguished Flying Cross are indicated by oak-leaf clusters for Army and Air Force personnel and by additional award stars for members of the Naval services.
		Editorial note: Executive Order 4601 was further amended by Executive Order 7962 of Aug. 22, 1938, to provide for the award of the decoration to a certain member of the U.S. Coast Guard.
	www.amervets.com /replacement/dfc.htm (2103 words)

	Air Force Medicine - History
		The order stated, "The above listed corps shall consist of those personnel transferred from corresponding corps of the Department of the Army, and personnel subsequently commissioned in the respective corps of the Medical Service, United States Air Force.
		In later years, the Air Force Women's Medical Specialist Corps evolved into the Biomedical Sciences Corps, which was established in 1965 and still forms a part of the AFMS.
		The Air Force Veterinary Corps was disestablished in April 1980 and its animal care duties transferred to the U.S. Army Medical Department.
	www.airforcemedicine.afms.mil /public_affairs/history (364 words)

	2005 Tri-Service Corrosion Conference - John E. Blaha (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Graduated from Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1960; received a bachelor of science in engineering science from the United States Air Force Academy in 1965 and a master of science in astronautical engineering from Purdue University in 1966.
		He attended the USAF Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California, in 1971, and piloted the NF-104 research aircraft to 104,400 feet.
		In 1973, he was assigned as a test pilot working with the Royal Air Force at the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment, Boscombe Down, United Kingdom.
	www.nace.org /nace/content/conferences/triservice/blahabio.asp (858 words)

	Association of Graduates - United States Air Force Academy
		The services are open to the general public.
		After his duty in Vietnam, General Olds was named Commandant of Cadets at the United States Air Force Academy 1967-1971.
		Up to a few months prior to his illness he was frequently called upon as guest speaker and lecturer for his inspirational and motivational talks and he traveled all over the world speaking to military and civilian groups alike.
	www.usafa.org /News-Media/News.aspx?id=753 (641 words)

	The Gathering of P-51 Mustangs and Legends, Sept 27-30, 2007, Columbus, Ohio, Rickenbacker Field
		He was a Squadron commander of Royal Air Force Fighter Squadron # 1 in Sussex during an exchange tour in 1948.
		When he retired from the Air Force he was Director of Safety for the U.S. Air Force.
		Up to a few months prior to his illness, Robin was frequently called upon as guest speaker and lecturer for his inspirational and motivational talks and he traveled all over the world speaking to military and civilian groups alike.
	www.gml2007.com /olds.asp (738 words)

	NZDF Medals - The Distinguished Flying Cross
		The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) was instituted in 1918.
		It was awarded to junior officers and senior non commissioned officers of the Air Force for courage and devotion to duty on active service.
		More information on the Royal Warrants and criteria for the British Gallantry, Meritorious and Distinguished Service Awards can be found in the publications listed in the Bibliography.
	medals.nzdf.mil.nz /category/i/i10.html (281 words)

	Joseph J. Cappucci, Brigadier General, United States Air Force
		He was integrated into the Regular Air Force in 1946 and in May 1947 he was transferred from the Central Intelligence Agency to the Directorate of Intelligence, U.S. Air Force.
		He was transferred to the Office of The Inspector General, U.S. Air Force, in January 1964 and assumed the duties of deputy director of special investigations for operations in the Directorate of Special Investigations.
		He was awarded two Distinguished Service medals for exceptionally meritorious service in a duty of great responsibility as director of special investigations.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /jjcappucci.htm (782 words)

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