Historical Vignettes

These historical vignettes were written by current and former NASIC Employees. 

The vignettes are presented in no special order.

A History of NASIC: Chapter One

The Beginning of Scientific and Technical Intelligence

A History of NASIC: Chapter Two

Air Technical Intelligence Center and the Soviet Threat

A View of the 1960’s: FTDs Formative Years

Contributing author Edward W. Jedrziewski, Lt Col USAF (Ret)

An Air Force Contractor Goes to Sea Aboard the Navy’s Mighty USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71)

Contributing Author James F (Bill) Setchell

Camouflage Artist to the Stars

Contributing author Charles Cram

CIRC – The Information System whose Magic Number is Ten Million!

Contributing Author Kathy Lindahl

 

Colonel Tomb and other Mythology

Contributing author Charles Cram

There are Good Guys and Bad Guys

Contributing Author Mike Coyle

 

CSI Fairborn

Contributing Author Charles Cram

A Life-long Career in Science and Technical Intelligence

Contributed by Dan J. Gareri, Col USAF, Retired

Machine Translation at NASIC: A 50 Year Tradition

Contributing author Dale Bostad

Former Soviet MiG-23 on Display

Contributing author Rob Young, NASIC Historian

1967 Soviet Air Show: Naming the Planes

Contributing author James W. Doyle, Lt Col USAF (Ret)

An Eventful Weekend in 1966

Contributing Author Larry Benson

From the Cuban Missile Crisis to INF Treaty: A 28 Year Journey

Contributing Author James F. (Bill) Setchell

99127 – Engineering and Scientific Aide

Contributing author Steve Pribish

History of Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming Data Base (EWIRDB)

Contributing author James P. Smith

Foreign Technology Division and the F-15

Contributing author Edward W. Jedrziewski, Lt Col USAF (Ret)

The $10 Million Portal CIRC Record

Contributing author Kathy Lindahl

Fieldwork: Warzone Frights and Follies

Contributing author Mike Coyle

HAVE NOSE – Iraqi MiG-29 of the US Air Force

Contributing author Rob Young, NASIC Historian

In on the Kill?

Contributing author Charles Cram

History of Information Technology at NASIC over the past 40 Years

Contributing author Dave Lush

The Last Train Out

Contributing author Charles Cram

Memorable MASINT Moments: Cold War Victories

Contributing authors Ted Larson and Ken Miller

ATIC’s MiG15bis Exploitation

Contributing author Rob Young, NASIC Historian

Rockets, Satellites, and NASIC’s Role in Missile Defense

Contributing author Terry Hunt

The Swamp Gas is Restless

Contributing author Paul Reichert (one and only one time UFO analyst)