Published August 17, 2011
High Flight
History of the U.S. Air Force Academy
Edited by Lt. Colonel Edward A. Kaplan
With a preface by Lt. General Michael C. Gould, Superintendent
Military History Symposium Series of the United States Air Force Academy, Vol. 11
Colonel Mark K. Wells, Series Editor
ISBN 978-1879176-46-1 (Paper) $29.95
xii+312 pp.; illus.; index
This volume, drawn from the 22nd Military History Symposium of the U.S. Air Force Academy held in September 2009, examines the history of the Academy. The included papers address a wide variety of subjects spanning the Academy’s origins and construction, as well as its formative years with respect to leadership, curriculum development, training, and challenges met. It is a unique and up-to-date record of America’s most modern service academy and an institutional history celebrating a half-century of officer training.
“The stories told here – honest, inspiring, and sometimes painful – together reflect the complexities of creating an enduring institution in the service of our nation, dedicated to melding the technological and intellectual cutting edge with the proud tradition of the profession of arms. Understanding our history allows us to stand solidly upon a foundation established fifty years ago. With a constant eye on those fifty years, we will continue to build an Air Force Academy worthy of extraordinary institutional pride.” – Preface, Michael C. Gould, Lt. General, USAF, Superintendent
Table of Contents
High Flight: An Introduction
Edward A. Kaplan
I. Planning the New Academy
Prelude to Excellence: A New Academy
Louis M. McDermott
Ike Changes His Mind: Creation of the United States Air Force Academy
Carl W. Reddel
The Protests That Lost the Bid: How Lake Geneva Wisconsin Missed Hosting the United States Air Force Academy
Kevin LaCosse
“Men to Match My Mountains”: Environmental Aspects of the U.S. Air Force Academy Site Selection Process
Christopher M. Rein
II. Early Leaders
Hubert R. Harmon and the Air Force Academy: The Man and the Issues
Phillip S. Meilinger
Building the Permanent Site of the U.S. Air Force Academy: A Personal Reminiscence
Arthur G. Witters
The Right Man at the Right Place at the Right Time: Robert F. McDermott at the Air Force Academy, 1954-1968
Paul T. Ringenbach
III. Curriculum and Training
Those Who Have Gone Before Us: Air Power Heritage Education at the U.S. Air Force Academy
Don W. Rightmyer
West-er Point: The U.S. Military Academy’s Founding Influence on the U.S. Air Force Academy
Jeffrey W. Stamp
USAFA History at Fifty Years: Curriculum, Teaching, and the Next Generation of U.S. Air Force Leadership
Robert P. Wettemann, Jr.
Athletes, Scholars, and Warriors: Sport, Physical Education, and Institutional Unity at the United States Air Force Academy
Donald J. Mrozek
Foreign Exchange Cadets and the International Impact of an Academy Education
John V. Clune
Core Values: Religion, the Academy, and U.S. Air Force
Tim Cathcart
Resistance Was Not Futile: Civilianization of the All-Military Faculty at the United States Air Force Academy
John F. Farrell
IV. Past Challenges
When Leadership Fails: A Commentary
Alan Gropman and Andrew Breer
Captain Dale E. Noyd: A Case of Selective Conscientious Objection during the Vietnam War
Lori Cox-Paul
Conflict and Cooperation: The History of LDS Cadets at the United States Air Force Academy
Daniel M. Gillespie
The Integration of Women into the United States Air Force Academy
Allison S. Gawlinski
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