Colonel John (Richard) Boyd was a United States Air Force fighter pilot and military strategist of the late 20th century whose theories have been highly influential in the military and in business. Boyd was born on January 23, 1927 in Erie, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor's degree in economics and from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor's degree in industrial engineering. Wikipedia
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Boyd used the terms "common outlook" and "overall mind-time-space scheme" to describe the requisite expansion. d-n-i.net/second_level/boyd_military.htm
Col. Boyd had served as an enlisted man from 1945 to 1947 in the Army Air Corps and as an officer in the US Air Force from 8 July 1951 to 31 August 1975. www.belisarius.com/modern_business_strategy/hammond/essen...
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