Following the Flag : An Air Force Officer Provides an Eyewitness View of Major Events and Policies during the Cold War

By Lt. Gen. Lloyd R. “Dick” Leavitt, USAF, Retired

Book Id: WPLBN0002170202
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Reproduction Date: 10/12/2012

Title:	Following the Flag : An Air Force Officer Provides an Eyewitness View of Major Events and Policies during the Cold War
Author:	Lt. Gen. Lloyd R. “Dick” Leavitt, USAF, Retired
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, History of America, Air Force
Collections:	Authors Community, History
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Publisher:	Air University Press

Member Page:	Air University Press
Citation APA MLA Chicago Gen. Lloyd R. “Dick” Leavitt, Usaf, Retire, B. L. (n.d.). Following the Flag : An Air Force Officer Provides an Eyewitness View of Major Events and Policies during the Cold War. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
The years from 1947 through the beginning of the twenty first century witnessed the USAF steadily progress until it became the preeminent air force in the world. With less than 400,000 active duty personnel, the USAF has capabilities and tasks today that were not imaginable six decades ago. The World War II legacy from the Army Air Forces, epitomized in the familiar Air Force song lyrics “off we go into the wild blue yonder, climbing high into the sky!” is not forgotten. However, a strong professional image and unparalleled responsibilities in air and space are far more descriptive of today’s USAF.