The riverfront town of Red Bluff, now a magnet for most of the population of Tehama County, was once the lonely campsite of rancher Peter Lassen, who ventured here from his Mexican land grant while chasing horse thieves in 1843. A few years later, masses of humanity and tons of material floated past those red banks that rise high above the Sacramento River, the state's earliest highway, supplying the Sierra gold fields. Red Bluff, first known as Duncan Heights, had a busy port and nearby logging operations generating enough wealth to fund rows of substantial brick, two-story commercial buildings and neighborhoods of ornate Italianate and Queen Anne homes, many of which still stand.

Red Bluff (CA) (Images of America)

Arts & Photography

Shelton, William

Photography & Video

Arcadia Publishing

The imposing and dormant peak of Mount Lassen, the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range, has been held in awe and wonder since well before the California Gold Rush. The Yahi Nation called the volcano Waganupa, meaning the center of the world, and the volcano’s peak, named after the Dutch immigrant and prospector Peter Lassen, is the centerpiece of the scenic Lassen Volcanic National Park. Within the guarded perimeters of this park―inducted into the park system under Woodrow Wilson in 1916, hardly a year after the devastation of its most recent eruptions―there was once a thriving lumber industry, narrow-gauge railroad system, and flume network that sustained a community of lumber camps and the lost town of Lyonsville, all threatened by volcanic destruction and the changing West.

Towns of Mount Lassen (CA) (Images of America)

A congressionally mandated review of the proposed restructuring of Air Force Materiel Command examined the proposal and its effect on life-cycle management, weapon system sustainment, and overall support to the warfighter. It also presents process improvement options to improve warfighter support and product development/support system design and operations support efficiencies, and it suggests organizational changes to facilitate their implementation.

Air Force Materiel Command Reorganization Analysis: Final Report (Rand Corporation Monograph)

History

Fox, Bernard

Sollinger, Jerry M.

Ausink, John A.

Tripp, Robert S.

Conley, Raymond E.

Lynch, Kristin F.

Romano, Daniel M.

Duran, Chelsea Kaihoi

DeFeo, Robert G.

George, David W.

Military

RAND Corporation

RAND Project AIR FORCE identified key conditions to aid the success of business transformation enabled by enterprise resource planning systems, challenges the Air Force must address to achieve them, and options for overcoming these challenges.

Improving Air Force Enterprise Resource Planning-Enabled Business Transformation

Business & Money

Riposo, Jessie

Weichenberg, Guy

Thorsen, Andreas

Management & Leadership

Assesses the FY 2012 reorganization of the Air Force Material Command, which was undertaken as one of the initiatives to achieve mandated budget reductions by eliminating civilian manpower positions, thus achieving cost savings.

Assessment of the Air Force Material Command Reorganization: Report for Congress

Robbert, Albert A.

Werber, Laura

Snyder, Don

Nowak, Sarah A.

Thirtle, Michael

Red Bluff

Americas

Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

The imposing and dormant peak of Mount Lassen, the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range, has been held in awe and wonder since well before the California Gold Rush. The Yahi Nation called the volcano Waganupa, meaning the center of the world, and the volcano's peak, named after the Dutch immigrant and prospector Peter Lassen, is the centerpiece of the scenic Lassen Volcanic National Park. Within the guarded perimeters of this park--inducted into the park system under Woodrow Wilson in 1916, hardly a year after the devastation of its most recent eruptions--there was once a thriving lumber industry, narrow-gauge railroad system, and flume network that sustained a community of lumber camps and the lost town of Lyonsville, all threatened by volcanic destruction and the changing West.

Towns of Mount Lassen

Will, an avid outdoorsman, meets a new neighbor while trekking through the woods near his home. The neighbor mentions that the makeshift barn on his farm was once the home of three young girls. He learns the young girls lived there during a great civil turmoil, somehow died, and were laid to rest under the ancient oak that one day would lie in his backyard. The thought of them haunts him, and his mind wanders to a time long ago. Time left them forgotten, but the girls' spirits reached out to be remembered. What is your story, girls? Who are you, and how is it that you came to be buried under the oak tree, where the acorns fall? Thus begins the tale.

Where the Acorns Fall

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

Page Publishing

In this report, the authors assess the state of artificial intelligence (AI) relevant to DoD and address misconceptions about it; conduct an independent and introspective assessment of the Department of Defense's posture in AI; and put forth a set of recommendations for internal actions, external engagements, and potential legislative or regulatory actions that could enhance the Department of Defense posture in AI.

The Department of Defense Posture for Artificial Intelligence: Assessment and Recommendations

Computers & Technology

Wyne, Ali

Geist, Edward

Schlang, Danielle

Alkire, Brien

Parker, Edward

Newberry, Sydne

Gehlhaus, Diana

Léveillé, Jasmin

Smith, Victoria M.

Mondschein, Jared

Vedula, Padmaja

Ryseff, James

Harris, Benjamin N.

Grana, Justin

Tingstad, Abbie

Sachs, Chandler

Tarraf, Danielle C.

Levedahl, Alexis

Elinoff, Dan

Hui, Eric

Schirmer, Peter

Warren, Kristin

Computer Science

The United States newest military service, the U.S. Space Force (USSF), has a unique opportunity to take advantage of the widening range of commercial capabilities and create a new culture and new management processes to respond to the growing challenges presented by potential adversaries in space. The authors describe an unconstrained ?clean sheet? approach to space acquisition for USSF designed around the new service?s unique mission.

A Clean Sheet Approach to Space Acquisition in Light of the New Space Force

Science & Math

Camm, Frank

Cook, Cynthia R.

Kim, Yool

Barton, Charlie

Eusebi, Kelly Elizabeth

Kim, Moon

McKErnan, Megan

Steiner, Colby P.

Research

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