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- ↑ "SAC'S New Graduate School" (PDF). www.airforcemag.com.
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- ↑ Bruce, Phillip; Killion, Thomas; Rockway, Marty; Povenmire, H. Kingsley (August 1991). "B-52 and KC-135 Mission Qualification and Continuation Training: A Review and Analysis". Brooks Air Force Base: Armstrong Laboratory. p. 14. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
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