Prelude to the Total Force
Subtitle: the Air National Guard, 1943-1969
Publisher: Office of Air Force History, U.S. Air Force
Published: 1985
Place of publication: Washington, D.C., USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
Description: This volume is a study of the origins and evolution of the Air National Guard. This history was written during 1978-1979 by the author as part of his doctoral program in military history. The expanding role of the Guard and its close cooperation with the Air Force are the author's themes, explaining the rise of the Guard to the prominence it plays in today's air operations.
Table of contents: title: Contents; title: The Author iv; title: Foreword v; title: Acknowledgments ix; title: Photographs xiii; title: Introduction 1; title: I. Forged in Politics, 1943-1946 7; title: II. Struggle for Control, 1946-1950 22; title: III. Rejuvenation, 1950-1953 58; title: IV. Integrating with the Active Force, 1953-1960 91; title: V. The Cold Warriors, 1961-1962 122; title: VI. Vindication, 1963-1969 143; title: VII. Epilogue: The Air National Guard and the Total Force 166; title: Appendices; title: 1 . Air National Guard Observation Squadrons Inducted into Federal Service (Air Corps), World War II 175; title: 2. Korean Mobilizations 177; title: 3. Berlin Mobilizations 187; title: 4. Korean and Southeast Asian Mobilizations 191; title: 5. Air National Guard Personnel Authorized and Assigned, FY 1946-1969 193; title: 6. Air National Guard Federal Funding 195; title: 7. Chiefs of National Guard Headquarters, Washington, D.C 197; title: 8. Chiefs of the Air Division, National Guard Bureau 199; title: Notes 201; title: Glossary 22 1; title: Bibliography 225; title: Index 235; title: Photographs; title: Brig. Gen. William (Billy) Mitchell; searchlight and floodlight of the 1st Aero Company, New York ANG; Capt. Raynal Cawthorne Boiling leads the first mass flight of military aircraft in the United States, 1916. 4; title: Private First Class Beckwith Havens on an aerial photo mission over Texas; lapel device of the 1st Aero Company, New York ANG; biplane of the 1st Aero Company 5; title: Brig. Gen. John McAuley Palmer; Brig. Gen. Laurence S. Kuter, Assistant Chief of Air Staff 9; title: Gen. George C. Marshall with Maj. Gen. Ellard A. Walsh, President of the National Guard Association 13; title: Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson; Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord, Adjutant General of Maryland, with General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower 18; title: Marine combat pilot Maj. Joseph J. Foss, 1944 23; title: Maj. Gen. Butler B. Miltonberger, Chief, National Guard Bureau with Col. W. A. R. Robertson and Lt. Col. Herschel Green; Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer, Commander, Air Defense Command 28; title: Air National Guard hangars at Holman Field, Minnesota, 1949 30; title: Maj. Gen. Ellard A. Walsh at the annual meeting of the National Guard Association of the United States, 1948; Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Maj. Gen. Raymond H. Fleming 36; title: Col. Thomas G. Lanphier, Jr., President of the Air Force Association  37; title: Lt. Gen. Elwood R. Quesada, Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff  41; title: Rep. Carl Vinson, Chairman, House Armed Services Committee 44; title: Army Maj. Gen. Kenneth F. Cramer, Chief, National Guard Bureau; Gen. Carl Spaatz, USAF Chief of Staff, with Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington and Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Chief of Staff designee 49; title: Lt. Gen. Ennis C. Whitehead, Commander, Continental Air Command 56; title: The 1 1 7th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing prepares a trans-Atlantic shipment of machinery and supplies; SSgt. Weslie W. Teczar, SSgt. Harry E. Greene, and TSgt. Jerry C. James prepare a B-26 for shipment to Europe; Pfc. Rudolph J. Tipotsch, Cpl. Hugh J. Phillips, Pfc. Glenn W. Reese, and TSgt. C. B. Harris perform maintenance on a RF-80 jet 60; title: President Harry S. Truman 63; title: Members of the 137th Fighter-Bomber Wing board the USMS General Ballou at New Orleans 66; title: Maj. Gen. Winston P. Wilson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, with Gen. Thomas D. White, USAF Chief of Staff 67; title: Formation of F-51s from Stout Field, Indiana, ca 1953; recruiting office on wheels, used by the 1 1 1th Composite Wing, Pennsylvania ANG  69; title: Lt. Col. Paul E. Hoover, Ohio ANG, with Col. James S. Coward 71; title: Tennessee guardsmen change markings on aircraft transferred to the Air Force 74; title: Pilots of the 127th Fighter Group, Luke AFB, Arizona 74; title: Member of the 127th Fighter Group says goodbye to his family after being recalled to active duty; Edwin H. Burgess is sworn in as Chairman of the Civilian Components Policy Board by Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson 75; title: Col. I. G. Brown, member of the "Arkansas Connection" 80; title: Maj. Gen. Edward D. Sirois, Commanding General, 26th Infantry Division, Col Mark Galusha, USAF, Sen. Leverett Saltonstall, Maj. Gen. Edgar Erickson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Maj. Gen. William H. Harrison, Jr., Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard, and Col. Alfred DeQuay, Massachusetts ANG 83; title: Brig. Gen. Melvin J. Maas, USMCR; Brig. Gen. Errol H. Ziztel 87; title: An F-80 of the Colorado ANG 90; title: Maintenance training at Holman Field, Minnesota, 1953 96; title: Lt. Gen. Leon Johnson, Maj. Gen. Ellard A. Walsh, and Gen. Thomas D. White, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff; Gen. Benjamin W. Chidlaw,; title: Commander of Air Defense Command 97; title: President Dwight D. Eisenhower boards his aircraft at Dow AFB, Maine 100; title: A 1 C Dennis Ellsworth and A2C Monty Ellsworth load a 50-caliber machine gun of a F-51, 1953 104; title: Air National Guard pilots on runway alert; member of an ANG aircraft control and warning squadron scans his radar scope 106; title: Lt. Gen. Joseph H. Atkinson, Commander, Air Defense Command  109; title: Secretary of the Air Force James H. Douglas 110; title: David S. Smith, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force 113; title: Formation of Texas ANG F- 102s 118; title: President Kennedy visits Roslyn ANG Station, New York; Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara 124; title: TSgt. Buck Slee prepares his aircraft for deployment overseas during the Berlin Crisis; loadmasters guide a F-104 up the loading ramp of a C-124 129; title: Gen. Lauris Norstad returns to the United States 130; title: Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert and Gen. Curtis LeMay 131; title: F-84s of the Ohio ANG over Etain AB, France, 1962; portable ground power unit is secured aboard a C-124; Brig. Gen. Donald J. Strait gives flight information to the ramp control officer at Lajes Field 134; title: F-86 of the 102d Tactical Fighter Group undergoes an engine check at Prestwick AB, Scotland; Col. S. T. Maron, Missouri ANG, climbs out of his F-84; aerial view of the air-sea rescue landing ramp at Prestwick AB 135; title: Maj. Gen. John J. Pesch 140; title: Alabama guardsmen hold a briefing before a mission at Elmendorf AFB , Alaska 148; title: SSgt. Edward H. Gober and TSgt. Starke C. Trotter prepare an RF-84F for a mission over West Germany 149; title: C-97 of the New York ANG is unloaded at Tan Son Nhut AB, South Vietnam, 1966; TSgt. Michael A. Measino supervises the unloading of his aircraft 151; title: Deactivation ceremonies for the 121st Tactical Fighter Group 159; title: Guardsmen of the 136th Tactical Fighter Squadron, New York, complete processing before their deployment; loading material aboard a C-141 bound for Southeast Asia 161; title: "Scramble at Phan Rang" (A National Guard Heritage Painting); F-100 aircraft belonging to a Colorado ANG squadron are parked in a revetment area in Southeast Asia 162