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Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In The Bomber Mafia, Malcolm Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history. Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists, the "Bomber Mafia", asked:...
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This is the story of the first women naval aviators and their struggles and triumphs as they earned their Wings of Gold, learned to fly increasingly sophisticated jet fighters and helicopters, mastered aircraft carrier landings, served at sea, and reached heights of command that would have been unthinkable less than a generation before. It is also the story of the legacy they left behind"--
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This second practice exam will continue to prepare you for the content, format, and timing of the subtests of the Army's official Selection Instrument for Flight Training (SIFT). It includes detailed answer explanations and instant scoring.
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This second practice exam will familiarize you with the content, format, and timing of the subtests of the official Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) Form T. Includes detailed answer explanations and instant scoring. Please note: Does not include practice for the Situational Judgment test and Self-Description Inventory.
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This first practice exam will familiarize you with the content, format, and timing of the subtests of the official Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) Form T. Includes detailed answer explanations and instant scoring. Please note: Does not include practice for the Situational Judgment test and Self-Description Inventory.
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This second practice will help prepare you for the content and format of the Aviation and Nautical Information Test (ANIT), a subtest of the Aviation Selection Test Battery, Series E (ASTB-E). It includes helpful answer explanations and instant scoring.
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This practice will help prepare you for the content and format of the Aviation and Nautical Information Test (ANIT), a subtest of the Aviation Selection Test Battery, Series E (ASTB-E). Includes helpful answer explanations and instant scoring.
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This second practice exam will prepare you for the content, format, and timing of the subtests that comprise the Officer Aptitude Rating (OAR) portion of the Aviation Selection Test Battery, Series E (ASTB-E). The ASTB-E is the primary test used by the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard in the selection of officer aviation program applicants. It includes detailed answer explanations and instant scoring.
Publisher
LearningExpress, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This practice exam will prepare you for the content, format, and timing of the subtests that comprise the Officer Aptitude Rating (OAR) portion of the Aviation Selection Test Battery, Series E (ASTB-E). The ASTB-E is the primary test used by the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard in the selection of officer aviation program applicants. Includes detailed answer explanations and instant scoring.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"This little-known WWII story introduces a renegade pilot whose personal mission to rescue his family from a POW camp changed modern air warfare forever. December 1941: Manila is invaded, and US citizen and Philippine Airlines manager, Pappy Gunn, is ordered to fly key military command out of the country, leaving his family at home. So Gunn was miles away when the Japanese captured his wife and children, placing them in an internment camp where they...
Author
Language
English
Description
Small Gods deconstructs the mythology of the drone: as soothing sound, aerial spy, and killing machine. When we say 'drone technology,' we can mean the tanpura, a plucked-string instrument originating in 16th century India, or the Gorgon Stare, an aerial surveillance technology designed by the US military, and evoke competing notions of terror and transcendence. Small Gods leans into this ambiguity. As each chapter focuses on the work of an artist...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
For nearly five decades, some of the United States military's most secretive operations were conducted out of a collection of nondescript buildings at the intersection of State Route 237 and Mathilda Avenue in Sunnyvale, California. The installation was known by a variety of names in its early years: Satellite Test Center, Air Force Satellite Control Facility, the "Blue Cube," and Sunnyvale Air Force Station. In July 1986, the facility was renamed...
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Series
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
c2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about the Army Night Stalkers. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--Provided by publisher.
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