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...b his house, so rather than thwart the planned burglary, he borrows a police uniform from a friend and decides to confront the robber by posing as an officer. When the burglar arrives at the house, he tries to pass himself off as Travers Gladwin. From there, things only get more complicated, including the arrival of the burglar's girlfriend who believes that her beau is th...

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...awful scream. . . ” Thus, the spunky and resourceful Frances Roe recounts one of her many adventures. Frances was the young wife of a West Point Army officer, whose career took them both to frontier garrisons in what are now the states of Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Utah, Montana, and Wyoming. Her letters home to her family in upstate New York, written between 1871 and 188...

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...Lt. Col. J. Reggie Hall’s Agile Combat Support Doctrine and Logistics Officer Training: Do We Need an Integrated Logistics School for the Expeditionary Air and Space Force? examines the evolution of USAF logistics doctrine, the linkage between doctrine, strategy, tactics, and training programs,...

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...e than a sardonic sense of humour and a 9mm Browning, Florida news reporter turned private eye Rex Fowler and on-again off-again love interest police officer Lara Travis set off in search of dead conmen, crooked cops and buried treasure....

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...An ex-intelligence officer, who handles elite politicians and celebrities cover up their misdeeds and embarrassing situations, now finds himself trying to unravel the mystery that could change the world and the future of the international space...

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... anyone leaving without my permission. Is that clear!” The sergeant grabbed a couple of officers and headed to the door with the large red ‘B’ pri... ...going to hear from me,” Jacobs protested. Barton just shrugged. “Go for it.” A dozen officers sat in various corners of the studio painstakingly... ...he said compassionately, “but I only have a few questions.” “I already gave one of your officers a statement,” she replied, sucking in a deep sigh... ...n’t know what the left hand is doing. Each segment reports to their individual commanding officers, and none of them communicate with each other, le... ...om.” “You’re in trouble, eh amigo?” “Not the kind you’re thinking of. I know you’re an officer of the court and would not violate your oath of of... ...y for us to get through?” “Yeah…yeah, I suppose so,” he said and called over a couple of officers. “Make way for this gentleman’s cab.” By the ti... ...fficers. “Make way for this gentleman’s cab.” By the time Kidd returned to the cab, the officers were already making a path. “Where to?” the cabb... ...the New York Police asking you to leave the area.” For another two hours a hundred police officers walked the area blaring the same message over and... ...’m going to have a chat with whosever in charge. We’ll get in.” Armstrong walked up to an officer with sergeant’s stripes. “Whose in charge,” he aske...

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... colours, bound in Oriental red morocco, ornamented with rich gold tooling. This superb Manuscript appears to have been arranged in 1776 for a French Officer named Major Polaire. Arabic prose and quotations from poets in Persian Verse Manuscript containing beautiful specimens of Oriental Caligrapihy, chiefly by the celebrated Scribe Mohammed AH, A.H. 1195 (a.d, 1780), and ...

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...ons are presented here in the belief that they are ultimately beneficial to PME. If the aim of Air Force professional education is to produce capable officers, then it should be flexible enough to accommodate changes which pursue that goal. Readers of this book will discover that PME continues to serve the best interests of the Air Force because of-rather than in spite of-...

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.... . . . . . 10 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2 EVOLUTION OF PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION DOCTRINE FOR AIR FORCE OFFICERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Purpose of Air Force Professional Military Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Original Intent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 ...

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.... . . . . . . . . . . 121 6 THE SOVIET COLD WARRIOR . . . . . . . . .131 The Conscript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 The Noncommissioned Officer . . . . . . . . . 138 The Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 The Party and Discipline . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 The Soviet Triad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 EPILOGUE . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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..., at least when compared to the other Arab countries of the Persian Gulf and North Africa. In the 1950s and 1960s, Gamal Nasser, an Egyptian military officer, tried to unite all Arabs in one country, under his leadership, in order for Egypt to control the oil of the Persian Gulf. This essay briefly describes Nasser’s efforts in the 50s and 60s, which led to a cold war b...

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...In this important study, Lt Col Daniel R. Simmons, USAF, argues that the United States Air Force (USAF) officer success in the twenty-first century will depend on a robust ethical and professional foundation based on Air Force core values. The Air Force has widely promulgated the following core values: “Integrity first, Service...

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...ps Maj. George A. Filer, III: US Air Force (Ret.) Nick Pope: British Ministry of Defense Official Larry Warren: US Air Force, Security Officer Sgt. Clifford Stone: US Army Master Sgt. Dan Morris: US Air Force, NRO Operative A.H.: Boeing Aerospace Employee Officer Alan Godfrey: British Police Sgt. Karl Wolf: US Air Force Ms. Donn...

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...Through a careful examination of primary and secondary sources, as well as his own acumen as a sharp officer, Cox uses Brett’s life to illuminate those factors that at first sped Brett through the ranks and then those variables that appeared to block his further advancement....As much as studies of commanders who grabbed the...

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.... . . . . .119 10 Combat Operations in North Vietnam . . 129 11 SAC Wing Commander . . . . . . . . . . . .163 12 Brigadier General: First General Officer Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .175 13 Joint Chiefs of Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185 14 Air Staff Plans and Operations . . . . . . .201 15 Vice-Chief of the US Air Force . . . . . . . 219 16 Paci...

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... war, inside or outside the city . Zahra : ( jokingly ) and what about you, are you going to join? Ali : ( proudly , but sarcastically ) I'll be an officer in the cavalry battalion , with the gun "pistol" of three inches. I will occupy this neighborhood in the first day.. and every evening I would hold all guards.., from midnight till morning. (They laugh) Zahra: See, ...

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...l of 1774 when his old regiment, throwing aside the crown commissions, elected him colonel — this action preceding by 24 days his election as General Officer by the Provincial Congress. Gen. Ward was early prominent in the civil life of his community. He became a Justice of the Peace at the age of 23 and held at various times many town offices — town and church “mod...

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...As a Captain, Lieutenant, Master Sergeant, Sergeant, or Petty Officer, YOU have more leadership ability than most managers. This book has three purposes: First, it teaches you how your military experience has prepared you to be a leader and successfully transfer those skills to an excit...

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...narling space lizards or a temperamental, little girl when "Bedtime Stories are Boring?" World War II drags on into 1958 as one Australian airship officer seeks safe harbor before the lights go out during "Darkness Eternal: Over the South China Sea." In Fascist ruled skies over prohibition-era America, a rogue pilot risks all to bring down a gang of rocket pack raide...