United States Army Air Corps

Airpower in the United States has had a contentious history and even today still raises a lot of debate.1 Leading up to the Second World War, airpower became a significant component of America’s fighting force. America began to recognize that it had a superior air force and began integrating that technology as part of its military strategy but not before overcoming significant integration challenges. Airpower had a decisive effect on the way victory in war is declared. Japan’s attack on Pearl

The Way and Life of General Carl A. Spaatz      The name General Carl ‘Tooey’ Andrew Spaatz has become synonymous with the phrase air power and strategist. Air power has come along way since Wilbur and Orville launched the first airplane in 1902 in the city of Kitty Hawk. Famous engineers have taken the Wright-Brothers design and made great improvements to them while slowly integrating these new powerful means of transportation, weaponry and communication aids into the military

Hamlin. Immediately upon graduation from High School he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps to serve in World War II. Shot down over enemy territory only one day after his first kill in 1943, Yeager evaded capture, and with the aid of the French resistance, made his way across the Pyrenees to neutral Spain. Although army policy prohibited his return to

The Civil Air Patrol During World War II On December 1, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order that started the Civil Air Patrol. No one, not even its creator, Gill Robb Wilson, foresaw the importance that Cap would play in protecting the waters along the coast from the dreaded German U-boats attacking the shipping lanes. Sixty years later the CAP is still going strong. Performing its missions of aerospace education, cadet programs and search and rescue, CAP is preparing

field. This preference caused me to lean towards talking to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Navy, Messer Construction, and Whittenberg Construction. I was able to get to all of the employers and speak with them for a brief amount of time to discuss the company. I was able to visit more than these four companies, but those were my top targets for the

military engineer history, customs and the traditions of the Corp. Several of the awards are named after significant figures with the Engineer Regiment, the De Fluery, the Itschner, the Van Autreve, and the Sturgis. The others, are specifically named after the category of the recognized, platoon leader, chief warrant, or civilian. All Regimental awards are considered supplemental awards, the meaning they are not part of the Official Army Awards system.

INTEGRATION OF ENGINEERS IN US MILITARY HISTORY Name: Josue Forgue (SSG) Institution: SLC Class 004-14   Introduction The US military is a national force that is tasked with the duty of protecting the federal state from attacks from external forces. In this respect, the military is obliged to use some special scientific skills. This sees to it that the military combating is done with convenience and effectiveness. In this regard, the military was compelled to integrate engineers in its operations

declaring a state of emergency, lack of coordinating between Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) resulted in a poor response to help render aid and deliver supplies to the people of New Orleans. There are many stakeholders involved in this catastrophe. To name a few: Residents of New Orleans, businesses, engineers, and schools. Indirect stakeholders would involve groups like FEMA , Emergency Responders, and government (local, state, federal) levels

change. Recently, there has been a controversial subject arousing from the midwest that is allegedly threatening our environment - the construction of Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). This $3.8 billion, 1,172-mile pipeline project will be crossing four states from North Dakota through Illinois to supply crude oil coming from the oil-rich Bakken area (Yan). DAPL will supposedly create new jobs like construction and maintenance, lower gas prices as we do not have to rely exporting oil from overseas, and

The history of the Topographical Engineers defines and highlights many changes in the Army over the years. The resources and assets provided over the years has changed in some dynamics. Engineers have always and will always provide many needed skill sets. Engineers have been the driving force through the years for the military. It has been the engineers that provided an unexplained amount of capabilities to the battlefield. Those capabilities were not just limited to war though. The contributions