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The Lecture Series features an exciting array of speakers who impart a diversity of perspectives on USAF heritage. Lecturers include active duty or retired military members, specialists in research, development and technology, and historians and authors.
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Museum Lecture Series 64: Manned Orbiting Laboratory Panel from 2015-12-30T10:55:45
Space pioneers share their experiences during a presentation titled “The Dorian Files Revealed: The Manned Orbiting Laboratory Crew Members’ Secret Mission in Space.” During the presentation, the N...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 65: Evolution of the F-22 Raptor from 2015-12-30T10:55:30
Former test pilot Paul Metz discusses the evolution of the F-22 Raptor, tracing the military, geo-political and technical forces that drove the more than 30-year search for an Advanced Tactical Fig...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 56: Contributions USAF Special Operations Forces Have Made to the Development of Air and Space Power, 1942 to 2012 from 2015-09-15T10:53:56
Air Force Special Operations Command historian Herbert A. Mason Jr. discusses the "Contributions USAF Special Operations Forces Have Made to the Development of Air and Space Power, 1942 to 2012."
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 57: America's SECRET MiG Squadron from 2015-09-15T10:52:03
Retired Col. Gaillard R. Peck Jr. addresses the 10-year period that the U.S. Air Force secretly trained Air Force, Navy and Marine fighter aircrews in an advanced joint training program against act...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 58: Return and renewal with honor: Messages for all of us from 2015-09-15T10:51:34
Retired Maj. Gen. John Borling shares his experiences as a prisoner of war, along with the poetry and prose he composed and memorized.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 59: The US Air Force's mission to help create Afghan air power from 2015-09-15T10:50:47
Col. Robert A. Strasser and Lt. Col. Tay W. Johannes discuss experiences in building the Afghan Air Force, including resources, organizational interactions, mission objectives and how historical ev...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 60: The Hexagon KH-9 Reconnaissance Satellite from 2015-09-15T10:50
Phil Pressel discusses the last orbiting reconnaissance camera that used film for photography and how it played an important part in U.S. intelligence and aerospace history.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 62: Pushing the Envelope: Vision and Genius in the R&D Gallery from 2015-09-15T10:49:39
Dr. Squire L. Brown discusses the museum’s Research & Development Gallery, which exhibits a unique collection of aircraft that challenged the imagination and pushed the boundaries of flight.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 61: Titan II - The Few but the Powerful from 2015-09-15T10:49:20
Dr. David K. Stumpf gives an overview of the Titan II program, culminating in a discussion of just how close a Soviet weapon would have had to come to incapacitate the silo.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 63: B-29 Bockscar from 2015-09-15T10:48:46
Retired Col. Joseph Sweeney, the son of Bockscar pilot Gen. Charles Sweeney who was at the controls when the aircraft dropped the bomb on Aug. 9, 1945, will speak about his father and World War II.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 55: 20 Years as an Air Force photojournalist from 2015-09-15T10:37:44
Six-time “Military Photographer of the Year” Master Sgt. Jeremy T. Lock discusses how he became a photojournalist in the Air Force and where it has taken him, what military photojournalists do, his...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 54: America's Canine Heroes: The story of military working dogs from 2015-09-15T10:37:06
Dogster.com editor/writer Maria Goodavage discusses the four-legged heroes who serve our country, what they bring to the fight, how they do it and the deep bonds they form with those who work with ...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 53: My True Course from 2015-09-15T10:36:35
Dutch Van Kirk, the navigator from the B-29 Enola Gay, the aircraft that dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, gives a first-hand perspective of one of World War II's most famo...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 52: The Air Force in Space -- and on the Moon: The Flights of Apollo 9 and Apollo 15 from 2015-09-15T10:36:18
Former NASA astronaut and retired Air Force colonel David R. Scott talks about his three space missions: Gemini VIII, Apollo 9 and Apollo 15.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 51: The Secret World of Space Reconnaissance from 2015-09-15T10:35:56
Learn about the Gambit 1 KH-7, Gambit 3 KH-8 and Hexagon KH-9 reconnaissance satellites during this presentation by CIA officers Dr. Robert A. McDonald and Dr. James D. Outzen.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 50: Air Force One - Zero Failure from 2015-09-15T10:35:36
(Ret.) Col. Mark W. Tillman, the nation’s 12th presidential pilot, gives a first-hand account of remarkable moments in history with his experience as pilot and commander of Air Force One from 2001-...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 49: The Tuskegee Airmen: An Illustrated History, 1939-1949 from 2015-09-15T10:35:09
Dr. Daniel L. Haulman, an historian with Air Force Historical Research Agency, discusses the Tuskegee Airmen, who were for decades virtually ignored in American military history and have since beco...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 48: Six months with a critical care air transport team RN in Afghanistan from 2015-09-14T10:12:55
Lt. Col. Deborah Lehker speaks about her deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan, as a Critical Care Air Transport Team (CCATT) nurse and the goal of enhancing patient care.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 47: Aircraft and Aces: The fight for air superiority over Korea, 1950-1953 from 2015-09-14T10:12:09
Dr. Kenneth P. Werrell discusses the Korean War, which saw the first and largest jet-versus-jet fighter conflict of all time. Despite many disadvantages, American pilots won an overwhelming victory...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 46: Covert Air Reconnaissance in Europe: USAFE operations, 1946-1990 from 2015-09-14T10:11:31
Lt. Col. (Ret.) John Bessette, who flew as a navigator and served in air refueling, airlift and gunship assignments, presents “Covert Air Reconnaissance in Europe: USAFE Operations, 1946-1990.”
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 45: The Battle of Britain: Three perspectives from 2015-09-14T10:11:05
Author and aviation artist Paul Jacobs examines the Battle of Britain from three perspectives -- historical, aviation technology development and air tactics evolution.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 44: B-29s and the Korean War from 2015-09-14T10:10:43
Author and retired Lt. Col. George A. Larson discusses information from his latest book, “The Superfortress Final Glory: The Korean Air War, The Cold War's First Aerial Combat.”
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 43: The Early Wild Weasel Days: The Air Force's first anti-SAM efforts from 2015-09-14T10:10:19
Former Wild Weasel Electronic Warfare Officer (Ret.) Col. Mike Gilroy discusses the challenges and opportunities facing Weasel and Strike crews at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in the mid-1960s.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 42: The jet race and the Second World War from 2015-09-14T10:09:37
Air University professor Dr. S. Mike Pavelec discusses the three competing programs -- German, British and American -- to develop jet aircraft technology during World War II.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 41: Alone, Unarmed and Unafraid: Unarmed reconnaissance during the Vietnam Conflict from 2015-09-14T10:09:10
Former Air Force pilot and FBI agent Taylor Eubank illustrates the Vietnam reconnaissance experience from high above in the midst of surface-to-air missile (SAM) barrages and anti-aircraft flak tra...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 39: A Rather Bizarre War: The Air Force learns and adapts in Korea from 2015-09-14T10:03:58
Dr. Conrad C. Crane, Director of the U.S. Army Military History Institute, discusses how the Korean War was the first armed engagement for the newly formed U.S. Air Force, but far from the type of ...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 38: Recalling the MISTY years from 2015-09-14T10:03:30
World record setting pilot (Ret.) Lt. Col. Dick Rutan discusses his Air Force service, specifically his time as a forward air controller during the Southeast Asia War.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 37: Airpower in the Korean War: America's first jet-age air war from 2015-09-14T10:02:59
Internationally-recognized aerospace historian Dr. Richard P. Hallion discusses America’s first jet-age air war.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 36: My Enemy ... My Friend from 2015-09-14T10:02:11
Former enemy pilots (Ret.) Brig. Gen. Dan Cherry and Mr. Nguyen Hong My will discuss Cherry’s book “My Enemy ... My Friend.”
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 35: The Air War in Korea: A Chinese perspective from 2015-09-14T10:01:26
Air War College professor Dr. Xiaoming Zhang discusses the Chinese perspective of the air war in Korea.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 34: The Black Bats: CIA spy flights over China from Taiwan, 1951-1969 from 2015-09-14T10:00:48
British author Chris Pocock discusses the 'Black Bats' and CIA spy flights over China from Taiwan from 1951-1969.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 33: Lessons learned on the global war on terror, from the perspective of a special tactics pararescueman from 2015-09-14T09:59:53
Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, who in 2007 was one of six airmen to be awarded the first Air Force Combat Action Medal, discuss the Global War on Terror from the perspective of a special tact...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 32: Unmanned Aircraft Systems - Their contributions to the nation's air arsenal from 2015-09-14T09:58:20
Col. Christopher Coombs, commander of the 703rd Aeronautical Systems Group at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, discussed the contributions of unmanned aircraft systems to the nation’s air arsenal.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 31: Nevermore - The Story of the Raven FAC's and the secret war in Laos from 2015-09-14T09:57:39
Craig W. Duehring, who served as a forward air controller (FAC) during the Southeast Asia War, tells the story of the forward air controllers who fought the war in Laos.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 40: From Weasels to Raptors: A test pilot's story from 2015-09-14T09:57:25
Rocketplane Global Vice President and Chief Test Pilot Paul Metz discusses his more than 37 years and 7,000 flying hours in over 70 different types of aircraft.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 26: The sky is my office from 2015-09-14T09:06:34
Aviation pioneer (Ret.) Col. Joseph Kittinger Jr. talks about his 29-year Air Force career, including his record-breaking high-altitude jumps.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 25: Not A Good Day To Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda from 2015-09-14T09:06:22
Army Times reporter and author Sean D. Naylor discusses his latest book, “Not A Good Day To Die -- The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda.”
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 24: Every Day a Nightmare: American Pursuit Pilots in the Defense of Java, 1941-42 from 2015-09-14T09:05:56
Award-winning author William H. Bartsch discusses his latest book, "Every Day a Nightmare: American Pursuit Pilots in the Defense of Java, 1941-42.”
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 27: Reflections on heroism at Lima Site 85 from 2015-09-14T09:05:01
Career intelligence officer and author Dr. Timothy N. Castle discusses the findings contained in his book “One Day Too Long: Top Secret Site 85 and the Bombing of North Vietnam.”
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 23: STS-123 final report on the 25th Space Station Assembly Mission from 2015-09-14T09:05:01
NASA astronaut and USAF Col. Gregory H. Johnson highlights his time as pilot of STS-123 Endeavor from March 11-26, 2008, which was the 25th Shuttle/International Space Station assembly mission.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 28: Hell Hawks! The War No One Told You About and the Heroes Who Helped America Win It from 2015-09-14T09:04:27
Dr. Thomas D. Jones, a veteran NASA astronaut, scientist, speaker, author and consultant, gives a presentation based on the book Hell Hawks! -- which he co-authored with Robert F. Dorr.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 29: Getting through tough times from 2015-09-14T09:03:19
Medal of Honor recipient Col. (Ret.) Leo K. Thorsness discusses how combat and prison expand the importance of making the most of what we have, techniques of coping with disadvantages, of finding o...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 30: America's Women Military Aviators: From WASP, to Thunderbirds, to the future from 2015-09-14T09:02:48
Maj. Nicole Malachowski, who became well known as the first female pilot on any U.S. jet demonstration team, discusses "America's Women Military Aviators: From WASP, to Thunderbirds, to the Future."
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 15: Billy Mitchell's Air War: Practice, Promise and Controversy from 2015-09-14T08:42:56
Dr. Michael L. Grumelli examines the relationship among airmen, technology and airmindedness in early military aviation.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 16: Air Force Combat Rescue in Afghanistan from 2015-09-14T08:42:44
Air Force HH-60G Pave-Hawk pilot Lt. Col. Jeffrey Peterson recalls his role in the daring combat rescue attempt of a Navy Seal in Afghanistan.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 17: The Day I Went Boom! A Tale of Combat, Suffering and Survival in the Middle East from 2015-09-14T08:42:35
Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro shares his inspiring story of survival. In Afghanistan on Dec. 4, 2005, his Humvee rolled over a roadside bomb, causing wounds that have forever changed his face, hands a...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 18: Hanoi Remembered from 2015-09-14T08:42:09
Retired Canadian Col. Lorne RodenBush discusses his role as Canada's Permanent Representative to the International Control Commission in Hanoi during the height of the bombing in the Vietnam War.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 19: Secret and Dangerous: Son Tay Raider Pilot Looks Back from 2015-09-14T08:41:40
Son Tay Raider pilot Maj. (Ret.) William A. Guenon Jr. explains how he flew "low and slow" in the lead C-130, operating in radio silence, as he led the unlikely formation of six rescue helicopters ...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 20: Accounting for America's Missing Heroes from 2015-09-14T08:40:53
Former Air Force sergeant and co-author of the original story for the major motion picture, “Good Morning, Vietnam!” Adrian Cronauer discusses his work with the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 21: Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany from 2015-09-14T08:40:37
Best-selling author Dr. Donald L. Miller discusses his award-winning book, “Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought the Air War Against Nazi Germany.”
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 22: Challenges of the Next Generation Unmanned Aircraft System from 2015-09-14T08:40:04
Sean "Skipper" Moulton delves into unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from a warfighter's perspective.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 12: Combat search and rescue in Desert Storm from 2015-09-11T15:36:24
Retired Col. Darrel Whitcomb relates his and others' experiences from combat search and rescue (CSAR) missions in Southeast Asia and examines the organization that was established to provide CSAR s...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 11: Arabs and the Middle East from 2015-09-11T15:35:11
Dr. David S. Sorenson, an Air War College professor of national securities studies, discusses Arab identity, Arabs at war, Arab religious identity and possible Arab futures.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 13: Vietnam's F-105 Rolling Thunder: Its 2007 meaning from 2015-09-11T15:35:01
Retired Col. Bob Krone discusses the F-105 Thunderchief, its pilots and missions and the 2007 meaning of the war in Southeast Asia.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 10: Constant Peg from 2015-09-11T15:34:47
Former Red Eagle Commander and F-15C subject matter expert Retired Col. Gail Peck initiated a secret program to train Air Force and Navy fighter pilots to a degree of proficiency never before achie...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 09: Recollections from a Pilot of Have Blue and Tacit Blue from 2015-09-11T15:33:49
Hear about the advances in stealth technology from Retired Lt. Col. Ken Dyson, one of the pilots who demonstrated that an aircraft could operate close to the battlefield without fear of being disco...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 14: The Flying Greek from 2015-09-11T15:33:37
World War II ace retired Col. Steve Pisanos discusses his 30-year Air Force career, including his six-month evasion of the Germans after his P-51B crash-landed during a 1944 mission in France.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 08: History of the LC-130 in Polar Operations from 2015-09-11T15:33:07
Col. (Ret.) Graham Pritchard discusses the evolution of the C-130, missions now flown by the 109th Airlift Wing, and the Wing's challenging and successful recovery of Dr. Jerri Neilsen from the Sou...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 07: Call Sign Raven: Fighting the Air War in Laos from 2015-09-11T10:49:34
Col. (Ret.) Darrel Whitcomb, a former cargo pilot and forward air controller/Raven, discusses how the Vietnam War raged across much of Southeast Asia and also involved fighting in Cambodia and Laos.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 06: Air Force Contributions to Aerospace Technology from 2015-09-11T10:48:35
Dr. Richard Hallion discusses how the Air Force has contributed to aerospace technology over the years. He is the author and editor of numerous books relating to aerospace technology and military o...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 05: Reflections on Operation Babylift from 2015-09-11T10:47:49
Col. Regina Aune, Col. (Ret.) Bud Traynor and CMSgt. (Ret.) Ray Snedegar will recount their experience on board a C-5 that crash-landed in 1975.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 04: Integration of the Air Force: The Early Years from 2015-09-11T10:47:23
Two men who served with the famed Tuskegee Airmen discuss the Air Force between 1941 and 1949.
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 03: American Raiders: The Race to Capture the Luftwaffe's Secrets from 2015-09-11T10:46:57
German immigrant and retired Air Force colonel Wolfgang Samuel uses official Air Force records and survivors' interviews to tell the story of the disarmament of the once mighty German Luftwaffe and...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 01: Early Women Pilots in World War II in the Ferrying Division from 2015-09-11T10:45:40
One of only 25 women who qualified as pilots for the original Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, Florene Miller Watson discusses her experiences before, during and after World War II. She served ...
ListenMuseum Lecture Series 02: The Unthinkable, the Unimaginable Happened: An F-117 was Shot Down in Combat from 2015-09-11T10:45:30
Lt. Col. Dale Zelko reflects on his experience as the only stealth fighter mission shot down during combat and his accomplishment and fortitude in an against-all-odds scenario.
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