Guide to Air Force Historical Literature, 1943 – 1983,
29 August 1983. / : Department of the Air Force, 2008.
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http://www.governmentattic.org/docs/Guide_USAF_Hist_Lit_1983.pdf
CRS: The Air Force Aviation
Investment Challenge. / : Jeremiah Gertler, 2015. 
'The United States Air Force is in the midst of an ambitious
aviation modernization program, driven primarily by the age of its
current aircraft fleets. Four major programs are in procurement,
with five more in research and development (R&D).'
Acquisition Management in the United States Air Force and its
Predecessors. / : Lawrence R. Benson.
Air Force History Support Office, 1997. ; Air Force History and
Museums Program. 1997) .
- http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a433213.pdf
CRS: Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications: Update on
Air Force Oversight Effort and Selected Acquisition Programs,
2017.
Nuclear command, control, and communications (NC3) is a large and
complex system comprised of numerous land-, air-, sea-, and
space-based components used to ensure connectivity between the
President and nuclear forces. The current NC3 architecture consists
of components that support day-to-day nuclear and conventional
operations prior to a nuclear event as well as those that provide
survivable, secure, and enduring communications through all nuclear
threat environments. Though some NC3 systems are specific to the
nuclear mission, most support both nuclear and conventional
missions. The Department of Defense (DOD) is executing several
acquisition efforts to modernize elements of NC3. In addition, the
Air Force, which is responsible for the majority of DOD NC3 assets,
has begun establishing an oversight structure for its NC3
capabilities and programs.
CRS: Air Force B-21 Raider Long-Range Strike Bomber. / :
Jeremiah Gertler, 2018.
The Department of Defense is developing a new long-range bomber
aircraft, the B-21 Raider (previously known as LRS-B), and proposes
to acquire at least 100 of them. B-21s would initially replace the
fleets of B-1 and B-2 bombers, and could possibly replace B-52s in
the future.
B-21 development was highly classified until the summer of 2015,
when the Air Force revealed initial details of the aircraft and the
program. Although technical specifications and other data remain
out of public view, many details of the budget, acquisition
strategy, procurement quantities, and other aspects of the B-21
program are now in the public arena.
As passed, the FY2019 defense appropriations bill funded the
program at $2.28 billion.
CRS: U.S. Air Force Bomber Sustainment and Modernization:
Background and Issues for Congress. / Jeremiah Gertler.
2014.
'The United States’ existing long-range bomber fleet of
B-52s, B-1s, and B-2s are at a critical point in their operational
life span. With the average age of each airframe being 50, 28, and
20 years old, respectively, military analysts are beginning to
question just how long these aircraft can physically last and
continue to be credible weapon systems. As potential adversaries
acquire 21st century defense systems designed to prevent U.S.
access to the global commons (sea, air, space, and cyberspace) and
to limit U.S. forces’ freedom of action within an operational
area, the ability of these Cold War era bombers to get close enough
to targets to be effective will continue to deteriorate. Although
the Air Force is committed to the development and acquisition of
its proposed Long-Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B), it is anticipated
that flight-testing of the new bomber will not start until the
mid-2020s, with initial operational capability near 2030. With this
timeline in mind, the Air Force has extended the operational lives
of the B-52 and B-1 out to 2040 and the B-2 out to 2058. Air Force
and aerospace industry experts insist that with sufficient funding
for sustainment and modernization over their expected lifespans,
all three of the existing bombers can physically last and continue
to remain credible weapon systems. However, appropriations
decisions made by Congress based on required military capabilities
to meet national security objectives will ultimately determine how
long the B-52, B-1, and B-2 will remain in service.'
Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate Leadership
Legacy, 1960-2011 / Compiled by Raymond C. Rang. General
Dynamics Information Technology March 2011. - 188 pp. Final Report:
Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate. Wright-Patterson
Air Force Base, OH. Air Force Materiel Command United States Air
Force.
- http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a545444.pdf
Boeing delivers first batch of 30,000-pound bombs to Air
Force: The Massive Ordnance Penetrator — the Air Force
has ordered 20 from Boeing — is nearly five tons heavier than
any other bomb in the military's arsenal and is made to pulverize
underground targets / W.J. Hennigan. Los Angeles Times, November
16, 2011.
Burial of radioactive waste in the USAF : USAF Radioisotope
Committee. Wright-Pattehson AFB, Ohio, 1972. - 71 pp.
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http://www.docs.georgeafb.info/radioactive/burial-of-radioactive-waste-in-the-usaf-15march1972-kirtland-afb.pd
CRS: C-130 Hercules: Background, Sustainment, Modernization,
Issues for Congress. / :Timrek Heisler, 2014.
'The United States primary tactical airlift aircraft is the C-130.
Nicknamed the Hercules, this venerable aircraft has been the
workhorse of U.S. tactical airlift for the past 57 years. The
majority of C-130s in the U.S. government are assigned to the U.S.
Air Force, but the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard also
operate sizeable C-130 fleets. The potential concerns for Congress
include oversight of and appropriations for an aging C-130
fleet.'
CRS: Air Force F-22 Fighter
Program. / : Jeremiah Gertler, 2013.
Department of Defense: Report to Congress on Future Unmanned
Aircraft Systems Training, Operations, and Sustainability. / :
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and
Logistics. 2012. - 27 s.
- http://www.fas.org/irp/program/collect/uas-future.pdf
The Development of Ballistic Missiles in the United States Air
Force 1945-1960. / Jacob Neufeld.
- Washington DC : US Air Force History, 1990. - 424 pp.
- http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a439957.pdf
GAO: F-22 Modernization: Cost and
Schedule Transparency Is Improved, Further Visibility into
Reliability Efforts Is Needed, 2014.
GAO: KC-46 TANKER MODERNIZATION: Delivery of First Fully
Capable Aircraft Has Been Delayed over One Year and Additional
Delays Are Possible, 2017.
Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy. /
Frederick J. Shaw. Editor.
- Washington DC : US Air Force History and Museums Program, 2004.
- 228 pp. - http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a476351.pdf
Searching the Skies: The Legacy of the United States Cold War
Defense Radar Program. / Winkler, David F. & Webster, Julie
L. US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratories,
Champaign, IL 1997. - 202 pp. -
http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?AD=ADA331231
Titan II Missile Site Coordinates -
http://asuwlink.uwyo.edu/~jimkirk/titan2.html
U.S. Air Force Hires Private Companies To Fly Drones In War
Zones. / : Chris Thompson, CorpWatch December 16th, 2015.
'U.S. Air Force officials has begun to hire private companies to
fly drone aircraft operating over Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. The
unprecedented move is in response to demands from the Obama
administration to dramatically expand the drone war just as the
Pentagon faces a critical shortage of military pilots.'
United States Air Service in World War I, I-IV Maxwell AFB,
Ala. : Albert F. Simpson Historical Research Center. - Washington :
Office of Air Force History, Headquarters USAF, 1978-1979.
- https://archive.org/details/TheUSAirServiceInWWIVol2