Lincoln Air Force Base
Cold War Comes To Lincoln: The Lincoln Air Force Base 1952-1966 (27 Pages PDF)
- Cold War Essay Contest Submission to Virginia Military Institute by Leland Jacobs
Strategic Air Command
SAC Dispersal and Alert Concepts (12 Pages PDF)
- Declassified U.S. Air Force file related to bomber/tanker dispersal in 1957
Alert Operations of the Strategic Air Command 1957-1991 (89 Pages PDF)
Offutt AFB History Office publication about bomber/missile alert programs during the period
Strategic Air Command Operations in the Cuban Missile Crisis (146 Pages PDF)
-Declassified U.S. Air Force file related to command operations, communications, airborne alert and dispersal during the Cuban Crisis
http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/cuba_mis_cri/dobbs/SAC_history.pdf
SAC Targeting Concepts (14 Pages PDF)
- Declassified document describing an overall operations plan during a war
Aircraft
Missiles
The Development of Ballistic Missiles in the United States Air Force 1945-1960 (423 Pages PDF - WARNING BIG FILE!)
- Book describing the history of Atlas, Titan and Minuteman
USAF Ballistic Missiles 1958-1959 (62 Pages PDF)
- USAF Historical Division Liaison Office paper
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb249/doc01.pdf
USAF Ballistic Missiles 1962-1964 (90 Pages PDF)
- USAF Historical Division Liaison Office Paper
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb249/doc03.pdf
USAF Ballistic Missiles 1964-1966 (75 Pages PDF)
- USAF Historical Division Liaison Office Paper
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb249/doc04.pdf
6th Missile Battalion/43rd Artillery (Nike-Hercules)
History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense Volume II 1956-1972 (375 pages PDF)
Cold War Comes To Lincoln: The Lincoln Air Force Base 1952-1966 (27 Pages PDF)
- Cold War Essay Contest Submission to Virginia Military Institute by Leland Jacobs
Strategic Air Command
SAC Dispersal and Alert Concepts (12 Pages PDF)
- Declassified U.S. Air Force file related to bomber/tanker dispersal in 1957
Alert Operations of the Strategic Air Command 1957-1991 (89 Pages PDF)
Offutt AFB History Office publication about bomber/missile alert programs during the period
Strategic Air Command Operations in the Cuban Missile Crisis (146 Pages PDF)
-Declassified U.S. Air Force file related to command operations, communications, airborne alert and dispersal during the Cuban Crisis
http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/nsa/cuba_mis_cri/dobbs/SAC_history.pdf
SAC Targeting Concepts (14 Pages PDF)
- Declassified document describing an overall operations plan during a war
Aircraft
Missiles
The Development of Ballistic Missiles in the United States Air Force 1945-1960 (423 Pages PDF - WARNING BIG FILE!)
- Book describing the history of Atlas, Titan and Minuteman
USAF Ballistic Missiles 1958-1959 (62 Pages PDF)
- USAF Historical Division Liaison Office paper
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb249/doc01.pdf
USAF Ballistic Missiles 1962-1964 (90 Pages PDF)
- USAF Historical Division Liaison Office Paper
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb249/doc03.pdf
USAF Ballistic Missiles 1964-1966 (75 Pages PDF)
- USAF Historical Division Liaison Office Paper
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb249/doc04.pdf
6th Missile Battalion/43rd Artillery (Nike-Hercules)
History of Strategic Air and Ballistic Missile Defense Volume II 1956-1972 (375 pages PDF)
http://www.alternatewars.com/WW3/WW3_Documents/Fortifications/NIKE_Blue_Book.pdf
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Nuclear Order of Battle October/November 1962
- An interesting paper describing SAC's massive firepower during the crisis
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/event/2012_10_24_Norris_Cuban_Missile_Crisis_Nuclear_Order_of_Battle.pdf
The Air Force Role in Five Crises 1958-1965
- Documenting the Air Force reactions to Taiwan, Lebanon, Congo, Cuba and the Dominican Republic
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb249/doc10.pdf
General Air Force/Nuclear History
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis: A Nuclear Order of Battle October/November 1962
- An interesting paper describing SAC's massive firepower during the crisis
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/event/2012_10_24_Norris_Cuban_Missile_Crisis_Nuclear_Order_of_Battle.pdf
The Air Force Role in Five Crises 1958-1965
- Documenting the Air Force reactions to Taiwan, Lebanon, Congo, Cuba and the Dominican Republic
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb249/doc10.pdf
General Air Force/Nuclear History
Locating Air Force Base Sites History's Legacy (279 pages PDF)
- An excellent book pertaining to Air Force base ideas and history, interesting "Why bases existed and closed" among other topics document
A Guide to United States Air Force Lineage and Honors
- A guide to understanding organization and possible awards to different levels of Air Force organization (Squadrons, Wings, Etc.)
- An excellent book pertaining to Air Force base ideas and history, interesting "Why bases existed and closed" among other topics document
A Guide to United States Air Force Lineage and Honors
- A guide to understanding organization and possible awards to different levels of Air Force organization (Squadrons, Wings, Etc.)
History of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff - Background and Preparation of SIOP-62 (37 pages PDF)
- A declassified document describing the creation of the first Single Intergreated Operational Plan that Lincoln AFB would have followed
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb285/sidebar/SIOP-62_history.pdf
History of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff - Background and Preparation of SIOP-63 (52 pages PDF)
- Declassified document describing the SIOP of the next fiscal year
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb285/sidebar/SIOP-63_history.pdf
- A declassified document describing the creation of the first Single Intergreated Operational Plan that Lincoln AFB would have followed
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb285/sidebar/SIOP-62_history.pdf
History of the Joint Strategic Target Planning Staff - Background and Preparation of SIOP-63 (52 pages PDF)
- Declassified document describing the SIOP of the next fiscal year
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb285/sidebar/SIOP-63_history.pdf
Air Force Communications
The Evolution of U.S. Strategic Command and Control and Warning 1945-1972 (479 pages PDF)
- While very much NOT light reading (very academic), this document gives a very in-depth look at how the Air Force and nuclear forces evolved during the Cold War
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb403/docs/Doc%202%20-%20strategic%20command%20and%20control---%20evolution%20of.pdf
The Air Force Command and Control System 1950-1966 (75 pages PDF)
The Evolution of U.S. Strategic Command and Control and Warning 1945-1972 (479 pages PDF)
- While very much NOT light reading (very academic), this document gives a very in-depth look at how the Air Force and nuclear forces evolved during the Cold War
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb403/docs/Doc%202%20-%20strategic%20command%20and%20control---%20evolution%20of.pdf
The Air Force Command and Control System 1950-1966 (75 pages PDF)
https://media.defense.gov/2011/Apr/29/2001330159/-1/-1/0/AFD-110429-030.pdf
The Air Force and The Worldwide Military Command and Control System 1961-1965 (93 pages PDF)
- USAF Historical Division Liaison Office document describing the evolution of Air Force command and communications
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb249/doc08.pdf
The Air Force and Strategic Deterrence 1951-1960 (92 pages PDF)
- Historical Division paper describing SAC's adaptation of "New Look" policies and the technological advancements of the 1950s
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb249/doc09.pdf
The Air Force and The Worldwide Military Command and Control System 1961-1965 (93 pages PDF)
- USAF Historical Division Liaison Office document describing the evolution of Air Force command and communications
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb249/doc08.pdf
The Air Force and Strategic Deterrence 1951-1960 (92 pages PDF)
- Historical Division paper describing SAC's adaptation of "New Look" policies and the technological advancements of the 1950s
http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb249/doc09.pdf