Week of 11-17 Oct

This is your official Air Force Academy History Update for the Week of October 11th through the 17th —  

This week, back in 1965 — Representatives of 39 allied nations visit the Academy, led by French Air Force Major General Michael Dorance, dean of the Air Attaché Corps.  The delegation included attachés from every part of the globe. 

…Also this week, back in 1988 –– Sir Harry Hinsley of Cambridge University, a British historian and authority on wartime intelligence and naval warfare, presents the 31st Harmon Memorial Lecture, entitled “World War II: An Intelligence Revolution.”  The speech was part of the Department of History’s 13th Military History Symposium.   

…And, this week back in 2000 –– The Academy regains command of the 557th Flying Training Squadron.  The unit had reported to the Air Education and Training Command. 

…Finally, this week back in 2023 — Four members of the Academy’s Cadet Space Operations Squadron begin a week at Annapolis training twenty-five midshipmen in the Naval Academy’s Midshipman Space Operations Squadron.  The purpose of the joint effort was to prepare junior officers for satellite operations. 

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