Leading Airpower Into the 21st Century: Stories of Courage, Innovation, and Resiliency

ISBN-10
0692067590
ISBN-13
9780692067598
Category
Aeronautics, Military
Pages
385
Language
English
Published
2018
Authors
Michael Schmidt, Todd Arthur, Joshua Aycock

Description

"This book commemorates the 37th annual GOE [Gathering of Eagles] program by providing a published collection of oral history interviews from selected Eagles. The 2018 Eagles include: General Lori Robinson, General (ret) Charles Holland, General (ret) William Shelton, Colonel (ret) Ken Cordier, Colonel (ret) Michael D'Argenio, Dr. Guion Bluford, Lt.Col (ret) Bill Schwertfeger, Lt.Col (ret) Kelly Latimer, CW5 (ret) Don Tabron, and CMSgt (ret) William Markham. The focus of this collection is on leading airpower into the 21st century, stories of courage, innovation, and resiliency. It includes the experience of prisoners of war from Vietnam, the first African-American astronaut, the first Airman to serve in Afghanistan, the first female combatant commander, and many more personal and motivating stories. Each Eagle has a chapter within this book detailing their personal stories and sentiments to share the wisdom collected by those who serve"--Inside back cover.

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