Ladies and gentlemen, its my pleasure to introduce the last speaker for this afternoon. Dr. Michael assistant professor of strategy at the United States air force eschool of graduate professional military education where he directs courses on air power, history and national strategy. He recently published an article, the tball solution evolution of bear combat technology in vietnam 196 to 1972. In the air power history journal and is currently writing a book that explores the relationship between pilot culture and the Technological Development of military aircraft. He earned his ph. D. From kansas state university, the culture of the lightweight fighter, culture and technology in the United States air force from 1964 to 1991. Ladies and gentlemen, please help me in welcoming dr. Michael hinkins. All right. Ill try not to keep you from the reception, i did want to start off by talking about something that happened a year ago. There was an air force f15 flying over syria and this is not
Technology a vietnam and the air power history journal and is currently writing a book that explores the relationship between pilot culture and the Technological Development of military aircraft here earned his ph. D. From Kansas State University with his dissertation the calls of the lightweight fighter 1964 to 1991 and ladies and gentlemen please help me in welcoming doctor michael handguns. applause all right. Ill try not to keep you from the reception, i did want to start off by talking about something that happened a year ago. There was an air force f15 flying overseer yeah and this is not what you expected to hear in a world war i lecture but stay with me, he shoots down an iranian drone. A uav, not quite two weeks later a second almost identical event ppened. I dont know about you but my twitter exploded. People started talking online, blogs are being written, people are arguing, and what they are arguing about is does shooting down that drone count as a kill . Is that something
Airmen behind the romanticized facades and described how legendary pilots like Eddie Rickenbacker influenced movies, comics and popular culture. Held by the National World war i museum and memorial in kansas city, this is close to an hour. All right. Ladies and gentlemen, it is my true pleasure to introduce the last speaker for this afternoon. That is dr. Michael hankins. He is the assistant professor of strategy at the United States air forces eschool of graduate professional military education where he directs courses on air power history and national strategy. He recently published an article, the teaball solution the evolution of air combat technology in vietnam, 1968 to 1972 in the air power history journal and is currently writing a book that explores the relationship between pilot culture and the Technological Development of military aircraft. He earned his ph. D. From Kansas State University with his dissertation, the cult of the lightweight fighter, culture and technology in t
Book that explores the relationship between pilot culture and the Technological Development of military aircraft. He earned his ph. D. And dissertation of culture and technology in the u. S. Air force 1964 to 1991. Ladiies and gentlemen, please help me in welcoming dr. Michael hankins. All right. I will try to not keep you from the reception and ill be quick. I did want to start off by talking about something that happened about a year ago last june in 2017. There was an air force f15 flying over syria. This is not what you expected to hear in a world war i lecture, but stay with me. An f15 is flying over syria and shoots down an iranian drone, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle or uav. About two weeks, not quite two weeks later a second almost identical event happened, another f15 shot down another iranian drone, and i dont know about you, but my twitter exploded. People started talking online, blogs are being written, people are arguing. And what theyre arguing about is does shooting down th