Joint Forces Staff College - Yearbook (Norfolk, VA)

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The need for Air Power surfaced when we were told that one-hundred percent of the world is surrounded by air. The glamour of pools and officers clubs was emphasized over and over again during the talks about MAC, SAC, and TAC. We were told: The mission of the Air Force is 'to fly and to fight,' and don't you forget it! We nev- er will. One of the most reveal- ing things was the huge cavern we observed inside the C-5 on static display at Langley. It was big! At the close of Air Force week we put on our purple suits and be- gan to think purple.

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- 3- IR FORCE WEEK Air Force Week was full of color. Flightsuits, air- planes, and talks about Air Force tactics and doc- trine filled the time. We enjoyed static displays, flight lunches, films, and a guest speaker. Air Force Week ended Service weeks and Service parochial- isms. lt launched Class 72 on a study of ioint and combined operations. The school called it think- ing purple. ar' f-'- A ' , 1 I . . . f I Q Q I .-J Q '35 1 ' Q.

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THE M jon WRITI G EXERCISE Military educational institutions have the task of preparing us for what lies ahead, not just for the next assign- ment but for a lifetime of career ser- vice. To partially accomplish that task, the Armed Forces Staff College required us to complete a maior writ- ing exercise so that we could increase our knowledge and professional competence through diligent, sys- tematic inquiry and documentation of a significant military problem or issue. We found the maior writing exercise to be time-consuming yet rewarding.