Air Force Navigator Links

(Aeronavlinks)

This is a broad collection of links that covers the art, science, people, history, and future of aerospace navigation and the broad scope of topics that those who study US Air Force navigation can enjoy. (i.e. leadership, war fighting theory and history, mapping, charting, geodesy, aeronautical charting and electronic display, electromagnetic spectrum, precision navigation equipment, Global Positioning Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Information and Services, etc.)
Silver Wings / High Flight /Air Force Song (words)

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(first edition 1996)

1. Navigator Homepages (top)
Air Force Navigator Observer Association
The Old Navigator - Philip Rowe (excellent) (6/03)

2. Active / Guard / Reserve Navigator Biographies (1/98) (top)
3. Non-Active / Retired Navigator Biographies (1/98) (top)
A collection of links to view the career progression of Officers who served as navigators at some point in their careers.

BRIGADIER GENERAL MAURICE L. MCFANN JR.
BRIGADIER GENERAL THOMAS L. BAPTISTE
BRIGADIER GENERAL THEODORE W. LAY II Retiring Eff 1 Dec 2004
BRIGADIER GENERAL JOSEPH H. WEHRLE JR. Retired 1 Oct 2003
BRIGADIER GENERAL SCOTT C. BERGREN Retired 1 Sep 2003
BRIGADIER GENERAL JACK R. HOLBEIN JR. Retired 1 Jul 2001
MAJOR GENERAL GARY A. VOELLGER Retired 1 Feb 2000
MAJOR GENERAL KENNETH R. ISRAEL Retired 1 Oct 1998
LIEUTENANT GENERAL EDWIN E. TENOSO Retired Aug 1997
LIEUTENANT GENERAL JOHN S. FAIRFIELD Retired 1 Jan 1997
BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN J. "JOE" ALLEN Retired Jun 1996
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN F. PHILLIPS Retired Oct 1995
MAJOR GENERAL KENNETH L. HAGEMANN Retired 1 Oct 1995
MAJOR GENERAL LESTER P. BROWN JR. Retired 31 Jan 1994
MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM P. BOWDEN Retired 1 Sep 1989
BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN PHILLIPS KIRKENDALL Died 11 Jun 1980
MAJOR GENERAL MAURICE C. PADDEN Retired 1987
LIEUTENANT GENERAL WILLIAM V. McBRIDE (Retired ~1975)
Edgar D. Whitcomb, Author of "On Celestial Wings" (12/96)
Edgar D. Whitcomb, Author of "On Celestial Wings" (12/96)

4. Photo Gallery (Navs at work) (top)

5. Professional Organizations (top)
Australian Air Force
Air Force Association (3/96)
National Aerospace & Electronics Conference (NAECON) (disbanded 2001)
The Institute of Navigation (ION) (3/96)
The Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) (1/03)
Aviation Week Group (2/00)
Aircraft Owners and Pilot's Association (4/97)

6. Professional Development (1/97) (top)
Opportunities for Air Force Officers
Air University (AU)
---Air Command and Staff College (ACSC)
---Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA)
---Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)
---Air University Air Chronicles
---College of Aerospace Doctrine Research and Education (CADRE)
---Air War College (AWC)
---Air Force Institute for ADL (AFIADL) (refrence for ECI)
---Ira C. Eaker College for Professional Development (CPD)
---Officer Training School (OTS)
---School of Advanced Airpower Studies (SAAS)
---Squadron Officer School (SOS)
National Defense University (NDU)
---Aoint forces Staff College (JFSC) - former Armed Forces Staff College (AFSC)
---I ndustrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF)
---Information Resources Management College (IRMC)
---Institute for National Strategic Studies
---National War College
Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC)
Defense Acquisition University (DAU)
-- Defense Management Systems College
The Military Education Home Page (Joint Staff J-7)
US Air Force at Naval Postgraduate School

7. Libraries (top)
---AFIT Library
---AU Library
___Air University Library Index to Military Publications (LIMP)
---National Defense University Library
---Military Education Research Library (Merlin)
------West Point, Marine Corps, Army War College, Navy Post Graduate, Naval & AF Academy

8. Publications (top)
Janes Defense (10/96)
Air University Air Chronicles (10/96)
Journal of Electronic Defense (10/96)
Air University Airpower Journal (10/96)

9. Navigator Training (top)
12th Flying Training Wing - 562nd Training Squadron (6/99)
12th Flying Training Wing, 99 Fying Training Squadron (6/99)
Training Wing Six - NAS Pensacola VT-10 (3/98)
Selman Field Memorial Page - Nav Training (very good, very large, long load time) (3/98)
Military Pay Scales (nav's start as pay grade O-1) (6/99)

10. Pages With Links (top)
Oddens's Bookmarks - AMAZING MAPS Links! (2/00)
Rongstad's Worldwide Military Links quite a list (1/98)
Dave English's Aero Pages (2/00)
Air Force World Wide Web Sites (3/96)
Landings (2/97)

11. General (top)
FAA
Aviation Museum Locator (3/98)
AVweb, The Internet Aviaiton Magazine (1/98)
Celestaire Marine and Air Navigation Instruments (2/00)
Check Six Aviation (8/98)
Geodetic Datums, Map Projections,Coordinate Systems, GPS, U of Texas (12/96)
Great Circle Flight Path Display (new 7/97)
Greenwich England, home of Prime Meridian (12/21/96)
Nothrop, Litton Guidance and Control homepage (4/98)
FAA Office of Aeronautical Charting and Cartography (12/96)
NASA's Astronautics - Navigation systems reference (12/96)
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center - Flight Dynamics (12/96)
--- Wallops Flight Test Center
National Imagery and Mapping Agency (12/96)
Navtech Seminars & GPS Supply, Inc. (4/97)
RTCA (Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics) (2/98)
SAE (Society of Automaotive Engineers) (2/98)
University of Texas Map Collection (1/97)
USAF Museum (10/96)
US Geologic Survey - Mapping Pages (12/96)
US Geologic Survey (12/96)
US Military Aircraft. A complete history book. (Fantastic collection of pictures) (4/96)
---------(Another collection of images from the same site, but faster download of menu)
US Naval Observatory (12/96)

12. Mapping Companies (top)
Delorme Mapping (2/98)
Envirnmentanl Systems Research INC (ESRI) (2/98)
Jeppesen Sanderson Inc. (2/98)
Map Info Mapping (2/98)