25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY -- ON THE THRESHOLD OF TRADITION - USAF ACADEMY 1954-1979

Department of Defense PIN 50934 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY -- ON THE THRESHOLD OF TRADITION - USAF ACADEMY 1954-1979 COVERS THE 25 YEARS SINCE THE ENABLING LEGISLATION FOUNDING OF THE ACADEMY. DESCRIBES BASIC MISSION AND CURRICULUM. NARRATED BY MEN WHO WERE IN THE FIRST CLASS UP THROUGH A CADET IN THE CLASS OF 1979. SEVERAL CADETS GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON WHICH FACET OF TRAINING BENEFITTED MOST IN THEIR CAREERS. INVOLVED ARE: THE FIRST GRADUATE TO BECOME A GENERAL OFFICER, A VIETNAM ACE, A FORMER POW, AN ASTRONAUT, THE FIRST FOOTBALL ALL-AMERICAN, ETC. THE COMMANDANT DISCUSSES DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES OF CADETS OVER THE YEARS, AND REVIEWS THE ACADEMY'S GROWTH IN ITS FIRST QUARTER CENTURY.