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The memoir As Usual, the Guardian was Perfect in All Respects is the first book, Book 1, in the trilogy, A Full Lifetime Career of Seeking Perfection Driven by Family and Mentors. The trilogy is a tale of three careers of military achievement, engineering accomplishment, and academic leadership. It strives for perfection through athletic and career advancement while it supports, follows, and documents the changes in U.S. warfare, technology development, and academic transition in a changing world. It will also try and set the record straight for these changes based on my three careers. It begins with changes in the U.S. military as it transitions from the Cold War in Europe to the strategic mobility and nation building efforts of the Vietnam War. It then follows with Book 2, Development of Next Generation of Army Aviation Systems , as it documents and provides for the growth of air mobility through technology development over the next decade. It also will attempt to set the record straight on why the development of Army Aviation systems has been so difficult. It then transitions into Book 3, Technology for Affordability through Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD), where these technology advancements are brought into an academic environment with innovative methods for education transfer to both the civilian and military students and industry. The use of IPPD for developing and demonstrating autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is also presented. This setting also brings to life the changes in education at Georgia Tech with a graduate program in Aerospace Systems Design. Also, IPPD is used in Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) training programs for high school students with NASA and industry support. It also includes assistance for the United States Military Academy (USMA) in transitioning from a general engineering degree to adoption of major engineering degrees, e.g., electrical, mechanical, and systems. How Georgia Tech graduate education and professional development programs help industry and government with the transition to Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD), as they respond to worldwide competition and the Japanese Total Quality success is provided. These three books are connected by a Why which focuses on a strive for perfection. They also follow a growing Schrage Family with numerous relocations during the early years while striving for stability during later years. They will also try and set the record straight for each career by answering the following questions: Books in the trilogy First Career, Book #1: Why Winning the Vietnam War was not successful Second Career, Book #2: Why is it so difficult for the Army to develop New Aircraft Third Career, Book #3: Why is it so hard for Academia to develop new Curriculum. in Praise: Dan Schrage provides first hand experiences and valuable lessons learned from the Cold War in Europe and the Vietnam War - LTC (Ret.) Paul Fardink Dan Schrage was an excellent athlete, my teammate, and captain of the 1966-67 Army Basketball Team with Bob Knight as Coach - Mike Krzyzewski, retired Duke University Basketball Coach

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Dr. Dan Schrage is our most knowledgeable and articulate champion of Army Aviation. No one understands its purpose, people and politics better than Dan - Dr. Tom Thompson, Chief Engineer, Aeromechanics Division, U.S. Army Systems Readiness Directorate Dan's operational, acquisition and academic prowess establishes him as the preeminent rotorcraft developer. An outstanding leader and technical mentor. -Dr. William D. Lewis Former Director for U.S. Army Aviation Development As a decorated combat Army Aviator, accomplished aeronautical engineer, advanced systems innovator and past Director of the Army Rotorcraft Research Center of Excellence, Dr. Schrage brings an expert perspective in this important publication. - George T Singley III, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research & Technology) Dan Schrage was an excellent athlete, my teammate, and captain of the 1966-67 Army Basketball Team with Bob Knight as Coach. He was our leader and our hardest worker and competitor -Mike Krzyzewski (Ret.) Duke University Basketball Coach. Dan Schrage provides first-hand experiences and valuable lessons learned from the Cold War in Europe and the Vietnam War. --Paul Fardink Vertical Flight Society History Committee [ LTC (Ret.)]

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Dr. Daniel P. Schrage grew up in the Midwest as the son of two teachers and graduated from USMA West Point in 1967. He has advanced degrees in Aerospace Engineering (AE), MS Georgia Tech, 1974; Business Administration, Webster College. 1975; and a DSc. Mechanical Engineering (ME), Washington U. (St. Louis) in 1978. Dr. Schrage has had three careers and excelled in each. In his first career, he commanded an Honest John Nuclear Missile Battery during the Cold War in Europe, 1968-69. He was an Army Aviation Air Mission Commander in South Vietnam and commanded lift ship and gunship platoons. He then served as the S-3 13th Combat Aviation Battalion and ran all operations in the Mekong Delta. He orchestrated the transfer of the first Army Aviation Airfield, Soc Trang, to the Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) under the Helicopter Vietnamization Program, 1970-71. In his second career, he was an Aerospace Engineer, Manager, and Senior Executive for Army Aviation Development, 1974-78. He led the technical development of the next generation of Army Aviation Systems as the youngest Senior Executive Servant (SES) in the Army Material Command (AMC). In his third career, he was a Full Professor and Director of Research for the Army Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence (VLRCOE) at Georgia Tech. He retired as a Professor Emeritus. His careers followed and documented the changes in U.S. warfare, technology development, and academic transition in a changing world. He is a Technical Fellow of both the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) and the Vertical Flight Society. He and his wife reside in Atlanta, GA.You can find more information about the author and his books on his website at DanielSchrage.com. Bob Laning, Editor, Publish Authority, 300 Colonial Center Parkway, Suite 100, Roswell, GA 30076 Raeghan Rebstock, Design Lead, Publish Authority, 300 Colonial Center Parkway, Suite 100, Roswell, GA 30076

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