MAC in the 1980s - Adrian Symonds

MAC in the 1980s

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
96 Seiten
2024
Amberley Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-3981-1594-1 (ISBN)
19,90 inkl. MwSt
Stunning photographs illustrate this fascinating account of Military Airlift Command in the United States Air Force.
Military Airlift Command was a United States Air Force Major Command, responsible for strategic and tactical airlift, primarily operating C-130, C-141 and C-5 transports. MAC also provided presidential and VIP transportation. MAC was organised into two geographically aligned Numbered Air Forces: 21st Air Force controlled units stationed east of the Mississippi, including those in Europe, while 22d Air Force controlled those stationed to the west, including those in the Pacific. MAC also controlled the Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service and the Air Weather Service. Following the failed attempt to rescue American hostages in Iran during Operation Eagle Claw, USAF special operations units were reorganised. Consequently, during 1983 USAF special operations units, hitherto split between Tactical Air Command, United States Air Forces in Europe and Pacific Air Forces, were consolidated under MAC in the newly established 23d Air Force.

Take a step inside the day-to-day operations of MAC in the 1980s.

Adrian Symonds has been fascinated by military history, especially military aviation, since childhood. No doubt, frequent low-level RAF and USAF jets flying over his native Worcestershire during his youth planted the seeds of his ongoing passion for the subject. He has extensively studied the histories of the world’s air forces.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 15.12.2024
Zusatzinfo 140 Illustrations
Verlagsort Chalford
Sprache englisch
Maße 165 x 234 mm
Gewicht 307 g
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Fotokunst
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Militärgeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-3981-1594-0 / 1398115940
ISBN-13 978-1-3981-1594-1 / 9781398115941
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