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Author
Publisher
ABDO
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The history of the USAF, how pilots are trained, and some of the fighting and bomber planes in use today.
Examines the most modern air force in the world, the US Air Force. Readers will also learn about various aircraft, such as the F-16 fighting falcon, the F-22 raptor, the B-52 bomber, and predator drones.
Author
Series
Publisher
Amicus High Interest, an imprint of Amicus
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"An introduction to the life of Air Commandos in the Air Force (aka Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)) describing some missions, how they train, and their role in the armed forces"--
Author
Series
Patrick McLanahan volume 16
Publisher
HarperAudio
Language
English
Description
When the United States develops a new, state-of-the-art missile defense weapon, it threatens global stability and pits the world's superpowers in a contest for dominance in the space around Earth's orbit.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After a CIA covert mission goes badly awry, U.S. Air Force intelligence officer Nicholas Flynn is exiled to guard a remote radar post along Alaska's Arctic frontier. This dead-end assignment is designed to put his career permanently on ice, but Flynn's not the type to fade quietly into obscurity... As winter storms pound Alaska and northern Canada, Russian aircraft begin penetrating deep into friendly airspace. Are these rehearsals for a possible...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare. Poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force Tactical...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2013
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
One of four friends who have volunteered to fight in the Vietnam War, the intellectual Beck is in the Air Force, where he is part of a crew spraying Agent Orange, but the destruction of the jungle and his isolation from the fighting going on below is starting to effect him.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Audrey Parker's life changes forever when Pearl Harbor is attacked on December 7, 1941. Her brother, a talented young Navy pilot, had been stationed there. Fresh out of nursing school with a passion and a born gift for helping others, both Audrey and her friend Lizzie suddenly find their nation on the brink of war. Driven to do whatever they can to serve, they enlist in the Army and embark on a new adventure as flight nurses. Risking their lives on...
12) Iron wolf
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperAudio
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
In the spring of 2017, the U.S. economy is rebounding under President Stacy Anne Barbeau, the country's first female president. But her leadership is about to be severely tested: Russian president Gennadiy Gryzlov has sent Special Troops, disguised as pro-Russian activists, into Ukraine and Moldova. Though NATO is outraged, its response is tepid. Refusing to let Russian aggression go unpunished, former U.S. president Kevin Martindale approaches Polish...