Violent Skies symposium

In 2015, a symposium on the air war in Vietnam was held at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. Entitiled, “Violent Skies- The Air War over Vietnam,” the meeting was sponsored by the four military historical foundations. From the call for papers:

Four military service historical foundation— the Air Force Historical Foundation, the Army Historical Foundation, the Marine Corp Heritage Foundation, and the Naval Historical Foundation—recognize that a half century has passed since the United States became militarily engaged in Southeast Asia, and hope to sponsor a series of conferences involving scholars and veterans, aimed at exploring aspects and consequences of what once was known as America’s Longest War.

For the first conference in the series, since all military services employed their combat aircraft capabilities in that conflict, the leaders of the four nonprofit organizations agree that the air war over Southeast Asia offers a compelling joint topic for reflective examination and discussion. The intent is to host a symposium on this subject in the national capital region on Thursday and Friday, October 15 and 16, 2015, potentially extending into Saturday, October 17. Other stakeholder organizations will be approached to join as co-sponsors of this event.

The organizers of the symposium envision plenary and concurrent sessions to accommodate a wide variety of topics and issues. Panel participants will be allotted 20 minutes to present their research or discuss their experiences. A panel chair will be assigned to provide commentary and moderate discussion. Commenters from academia, veterans, Vietnamese émigrés, and scholars from the region may be invited to provide additional insights

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Call for papers

Violent Skies symposium summary

Violent Skies Presentation on RA-5C Reconnaissance Operations