Orville and Wilbur Wright first flew from the sands of Kill Devil
Hill near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903. In 1999, to mark the
first century of manned, powered flight, Congress created the
Centennial of Flight Commission to coordinate national
commemoration activities and to act as an international information
resource. To manage its own participation in commemorative events
around the world, the United States Air Force established a
Centennial of Flight Office in 2001. The Air Force History and
Museums Program, through its own activities, played a significant
part in those events. Recognizing that the centennial of flight
celebration offered the public a golden opportunity to better
appreciate air and space power history and the innovations and
adaptations that have enabled aviation to transform the world, the
George Bush School of Government and Public Service and the Air
Force History and Museums Program jointly sponsored a symposium, A
Century of Air Power Leadership: Past, Present, and Future. The
symposium was held on October 29-31, 2003, in the Leonore and
Walter Annenberg Presidential Conferenc Center at the George Bush
Presidential Library and Museum on the grounds of Texas A&M
University in College Station, Texas. The Wright brothers brought
to their great achievement-the development of a new
technology-extraordinary inventiveness and diligence that still
inspire America's commitment to aviation excellence. Aircraft
changed the natural order of things, while the effective use of air
power added a third dimension to war. The advances that took us
from the Wright brothers' biplane to Neil Armstrong's and Buzz
Aldrin's lunar lander occurred at blinding speed. No technical
innovation has altered human affairs more rapidly, widely, or
significantly than the science of flight. United States Air Force
leadership in air and space has been essential to victory in war
during the last century. Today, air and space operations offer
unprecedented global reach, power, and vigilance in support of
worldwide joint operations around the clock. The symposium explored
aspects of military leadership over the past 100 years,
highlighting factors that encouraged success or inhibited
innovation. Among the crucial issues discussed were problems in
doctrinal, technological, and weapons innovation and differences
among air power leaders. Although focusing on the past, the
symposium proceeded from the proposition that air and space power
leadership had revolutionary effects on strategy and security. This
book is intended to help readers who are interested in the impact
of leadership on military affairs. As the symposium and the book
make abundantly clear, the role of the individual in the saga of
air power has far outweighed any other single factor, including
technology. The symposium featured presentations by distinguished
airmen, scholars, and public figures. All shared their knowledge
and insights on key events, issues, and lessons before a diverse
audience. Former President George H. W. Bush, Dr. James G. Roche,
Secretary of the Air Force, and Gen. John P. Jumper, Air Force
Chief of Staff, were keynote speakers. Few American leaders can
match President George H. W. Bush in dealing with the
transformation of American air power. Before a crowd of 400
attendees, he spoke of what his World War II combat experiences
meant to him and candidly assessed the leadership challenges ahead.
Secretary Roche and General Jumper discussed the implications of
air and space power for America's national security and, in
tackling tough, politically charged issues, demonstrated those
qualities of leadership we most admire. Air Force History and
Museums Program.
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