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Prelude to the total force : the Air National Guard, 1943-1969

Contents The Author iv Foreword v Acknowledgments ix Photographs xiii Introduction 1 I. Forged in Politics, 1943-1946 7 II. Struggle for Control, 1946-1950 22 III. Rejuvenation, 1950-1953 58 IV. Integrating with the Active Force, 1953-1960 91 V. The Cold Warriors, 1961-1962 122 VI. Vindication, 1963-1969 143 VII. Epilogue: The Air National Guard and the Total Force 166 Appendices 1 . Air National Guard Observation Squadrons Inducted into Federal Service (Air Corps), World War II 175 2. Korean Mobilizations 177 3. Berlin Mobilizations 187 4. Korean and Southeast Asian Mobilizations 191 5. Air National Guard Personnel Authorized and Assigned, FY 1946-1969 193 6. Air National Guard Federal Funding 195 7. Chiefs of National Guard Headquarters, Washington, D.C 197 8. Chiefs of the Air Division, National Guard Bureau 199 Notes 201 Glossary 22 1 Bibliography 225 Index 235 Photographs Brig. Gen. William (Billy) Mitchell; searchlight and floodlight of the 1st Aero Company, New York ANG; Capt. Raynal Cawthorne Boiling leads the first mass flight of military aircraft in the United States, 1916. 4 Private First Class Beckwith Havens on an aerial photo mission over Texas; lapel device of the 1s

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