michael hankins looks at the fighter pilot culture which has its origins in world war i. he discussed the airmen behind the stories 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's my true pleasure to produce our last speaker for this afternoon. that's dr. michael hankens, assistant professor of strategy at the united states air force's e school of graduate professional military education where he directs courses on air power history and national strategy. he recently published an article, "the tball solution: the evolution of air combat technology in vietnam 1968 to 1972." in the at air power" history journal and currently writing a 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

michael hankins. he is the assistant professor of strategy at the united states air force's 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 the u.s. air force, 1964 to 1991." ladies and gentlemen, please help me in welcoming dr. michael hankins. [ applause ] >>> all right. i will try to not keep you from the reception and i'll 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 f-15 flying over syria. this is not what you e

. >>> next, military historian michael hankins looks at the fighter pilot culture which has its origins in world war i. he discussed the airmen behind the stories 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's my true pleasure to produce our last speaker for this afternoon. that's dr. michael hankens, assistant professor of strategy at the united states air force's e school of graduate professional military education where he directs courses on air power history and national strategy. he recently published an article, "the tball solution: the evolution of air combat technology in vietnam 1968 to 1972." in the at air

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