Lisa was born in Rockford, Illinois, raised in Sacramento California, lived in Europe and came back to live in the Great State of Texas. A descendant of pre-Mayflower American patriots. Her family members fought in every major American conflict including the early settler Indian wars and the American Revolution’s Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. Her Dad father was Korean war Army veteran.
► Lisa focuses on federal medical healthcare programs, logistics and healthcare delivery. She’s connector, and work with multiple contractors, subcontractors to find the right solution for the federal government. She – of course – understands Government Contracting rules and loves to discuss the FAR. (My Bible) She travel 90% of her work week. She worked in tandem with federal procurment and acquisition professionals for almost 30 years.
► Germany & Europe : Lisa speaks German – She lived in Germany for 15 years in support of the military efforts during the Cold War and Operation Desert Storm
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2010
Dec
06
2009
The Air Attack Against the Japanese Home Islands
Basic United States strategy contemplated that the final decision in the Japanese war would be obtained by an invasion of the Japanese home islands. The long-range bombing offensive from the Marianas was initiated in November 1944, with that in mind as the primary objective.
As in Europe prior to D-Day, the principal measure of success set for strategic air action was the extent to which it would weaken enemy capability and will to resist our amphibious forces at the time of landings. This led, originally, to somewhat greater emphasis on the selection of targets such as
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Dec
01
2009
Category : German Photos, Wasserkuppe
The Wasserkuppe, German for water peak, is a high plateau (950-M or 3100-FT), the highest peak in the Rhön Mountains within the German state of Hesse. Between the first and second World Wars, during the era of the so-called Golden Age of Aviation, great advances in sailplane development were made there.
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Mar
14
2009
Category : Army Air Forces
At the peak of its strength in World War II, the United States Army Air Forces (AAF) had more than 2.400.000 men and women in uniform. There were pilots, navigators, bombardiers, gunners, and radio operators, clerks and typists, artists and flautists, teachers, mechanics, statisticians, and engineers-for it took many talents and skills to conduct and support the war in the air. All these persons, from privates to generals, had to be welded into an organization capable of giving direction and coordination to their diverse activities. For combat the men were formed into squadrons, and squadrons into groups. Above the groups were wings, and wings were organized into commands, and commands into the 16 air forces of the AAF. The upper part of the structure had to be built while the war was on, but the foundation WAS old. Some of the squadrons, two of the groups, and one wing had combat records from the First World War. One squadron, the oldest in the Air Force, could trace its history back to 1913.
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