This White Paper charts US Air Force strategy for the next two decades and defines the Air Force's indispensable role in promoting and defending the national interest. In framing the strategic imperatives that face the United States and its Air Force, the paper lays out the urgent actions required to cope with today's and tomorrow's challenges. Accordingly, this White Paper is a definitive statement of Air Force intent to maintain ...
Sunday, 0400 hours, 25 June 1950...the assault came without warning. Eight North Korean infantry divisions exploded across the 38th Parallel into South Korea through gaps torn by armor and artillery. By 0900 hours, the city of Kaesong (26 miles north of Seoul) had fallen. By 1200 hours the airfields at Kimpo and Seoul were under attack. By 2400 hours, with North Korean armor 17 miles from Seoul, U.S. Ambassador Muccio ...