Raymond C. Wilson

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Whether or Not It's a Weather Balloon? (eBook, ePUB)

Beschreibung

A string of four "unidentified objects" entered North American airspace during late-January and early-February 2023, only to be shot down by U.S. military aircraft. U.S. officials have referred to the object shot down off the coast of South Carolina on 4 February 2023 as a "surveillance balloon," while the three others stopped in their tracks on 10, 11, and 12 February, respectively, have been referred to as "unidentified objects" that were moving slowly through the skies around the same altitude that planes fly. What were these "unidentified objects?" That's what we hope to find out. However, the use of surveillance balloons to gather intelligence on an adversary is not a new phenomenon. The United States ran active surveillance programs (Project Mogul, Project Moby Dick, Project Genetrix) during the Cold War to spy on Russia and China under the cover story that they were weather balloons. This book was written by the stepson of William 'Jack' Wilson who participated in Project Moby Dick as a U.S. Air Force radar operator during the later days of the Korean War.

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Autor

Raymond C. Wilson is a military historian, filmmaker, and amateur genealogist. During his military career as an enlisted soldier, warrant officer, and commissioned officer in the U.S. Army for twenty-one years, Wilson served in a number of interesting assignments both stateside and overseas. He had the honor of serving as Administrative Assistant to Brigadier General George S. Patton (son of famed WWII general) at the Armor School; Administrative Assistant to General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley at the Pentagon; and Military Assistant to the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army at the Pentagon. In 1984, Wilson was nominated by the U.S. Army Adjutant General Branch to serve as a White House Fellow in Washington, D.C. While on active duty, Wilson authored numerous Army regulations as well as articles for professional journals including 1775 (Adjutant General Corps Regimental Association magazine), Program Manager (Journal of the Defense Systems Management College), and Army Trainer magazine. He also wrote, directed, and produced three training films for Army-wide distribution. He is an associate member of the Military Writers Society of America. Following his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1992, Wilson made a career change to the education field. He served as Vice President of Admissions and Development at Florida Air Academy; Vice President of Admissions and Community Relations at Oak Ridge Military Academy; Adjunct Professor of Corresponding Studies at U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; and Senior Academic Advisor at Eastern Florida State College. While working at Florida Air Academy, Wilson wrote articles for several popular publications including the Vincent Curtis Educational Register and the South Florida Parenting Magazine. At Oak Ridge Military Academy, Wilson co-wrote and co-directed two teen reality shows that appeared on national television (Nickelodeon & ABC Family Channel). As an Adjunct Professor at U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Wilson taught effective communications and military history for eighteen years. At Eastern Florida State College, Wilson wrote, directed, and produced a documentary entitled "Wounded Warriors - Their Struggle for Independence" for the Chi Nu chapter of Phi Theta Kappa. Since retiring from Eastern Florida State College, Wilson has devoted countless hours working on book manuscripts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Raymond C. Wilson
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798215833698
• Artikelnr.: 69980865