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)
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)
- 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)
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)
- 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 Integrated 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 Integrated 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)
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)
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