Air & Space Power Journal articles from December 2002

Air & Space Power Journal archives from December 2002

Prelaunch notes.(Editorial)
December 22, 2002... AIR AND SPACE Power Journal (ASPJ) welcomes Lt Col Malcolm Grimes, who steps in for Lt Col Scott Wierschke as senior editor. Colonel Grimes recently completed a tour as professor of air and space studies at Grambling State University in...

The best in professional air and space power thought. (Flight Lines).(Editorial)
December 22, 2002... RECENTLY, THE ASPJ staff received comments from readers, both officers and enlisted members, from all over the Air Force. Although we found all of the comments useful and appreciate the time and effort it took to complete the survey, the...

Ricochets and replies.(Letter to the Editor)
December 22, 2002... We encourage your comments via letters to the editor or comment cards. All correspondence should be addressed to the Editor, Air and Space Power Journal, 401 Chennault Circle Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6428. You can also send your comments by E-mail...

Alexander P. de Seversky.
December 22, 2002... Fighter ace, war hero, aircraft designer, entrepreneur, writer, and theorist, Alexander P. de Seversky was one of the best known and most popular aviation figures in America during World War II. His self-appointed mission called for convincing...

Toward defining Air Force leadership. (Vortices).
December 22, 2002... PRIVATE-SECTOR COMPANIES envy the Air Force--in some ways, one might even call it a "quiet desire." From an outsider's perspective, the Air Force almost seems to have an endless supply of good leaders. In fact, some companies exist for the sole...

Creating strong leaders and strong units: using Air Force history as a leadership tool. (Vortices).
December 22, 2002... MOST AIR FORCE leaders understand that they are responsible for mentoring airmen and building teamwork within their units. Leaders can draw upon numerous leadership theories and practices, from both military and civilian sources, that can help...

Air staff rides: wartime leadership experience. (PIREP).
December 22, 2002... Editor's Note: PIREP is aviation shorthand for pilot report. It's a means for one pilot to pass on current, potentially useful information to other pilots. In the same fashion, we intend to use this department to let readers know about air and...

Emotional intelligence: implications for all United States Air Force leaders. (Features).
December 22, 2002... Editorial Abstract: Emotional intelligence and its five domains of empathy, handling relationships, self-awareness, managing emotions, and motivating oneself constitute a set of learned, interpersonal abilities that allow leaders to become...

Maj Gen Mason M. Patrick.
December 22, 2002... Maj Gen Mason M. Patrick stands as one of the great yet unsung pioneers of American airpower. An engineering officer by training, this 1886 graduate of West Point did not begin his military-aviation career until 1918. At that time, during World...

The sources of leadership doctrine in the Air Force.
December 22, 2002... Editorial Abstract: The primary elements of requirements, theory, and lessons learned have played a vital role in producing leaders hip doctrine for today's Air Force. Dr. Brown summarizes how Air Force leadership doctrine has evolved over the...

The Barling Bomber.
December 22, 2002... In 1920 the Army Engineering Division issued specifications for a large triplane bomber to the Witteman-Lewis Company of Teterboro, New Jersey. Commonly referred to as the NBL-1 (night bombardment, long distance) or Barling Bomber (after its...

The oath of office: a historical guide to moral leadership.
December 22, 2002... Editorial Abstract: The oath of office as we know it has withstood the test of time. Although its words have gone through many transformations, the significance placed upon it by the founding fathers has remained the same. Lieutenant Colonel...

Mexican Punitive Expedition.
December 22, 2002... In 1911 the Mexican government was overthrown, and the county descended into civil war. Cross-border raids by Mexican revolutionaries and assaults on American citizens and property in Mexico heightened tensions. In January 1916, forces loyal to...

Train like we fight, fight like we train: establishing the Air and Space Expeditionary Force Training Center.
December 22, 2002... Editorial Abstract: As the air and space expeditionary force concept of operations transforms the Air Force, training must evolve to meet new operational requirements. Lieutenant Colonels Spacy and Trapp offer a detailed proposal for an Air and...

Command and control of air and space forces requires significant attention to bandwidth.
December 22, 2002... Editorial Abstract: Apportioning limited assets and resources is one of the most critical functions of command in a wartime scenario. With the technological advent of unmanned aerial vehicles and their use in new war-fighting concepts like the...

The DeHavilland DH-4: workhorse of the Army Air Service.
December 22, 2002... Airmen consider the DeHavilland DH-4 the workhorse of the US Army Air Service both during and following World War I. The Aviation Section of the Signal Corps selected this aircraft over competitors such as the French-built Spad XIII, the...

Valuing Air Force education and training: faculty duty and leader development.(Brief Article)
December 22, 2002... Editorial Abstract: Understanding the relationship between learning and the development of senior leadership skills is vital to the success of Air Force efforts to provide the best and most qualified future leaders. Dr. Smith and Colonel Murray...

Fodder for your professional reading: the officer as a teacher.
December 22, 2002... HARDLY ANY STUDENT of British or naval history needs instruction on the role of Horatio Nelson as a teacher. One of the major keys to his greatness was his battle preparation. He carefully gathered his captains aboard his flagship to nurture...

Crimson Sky: The Air Battle for Korea. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
December 22, 2002... Crimson Sky: The Air Battle for Korea by John R. Bruning. Brassey's Inc. (http://www.brasseysinc.com), 22841 Quicksilver Drive, Dulles, Virginia 20166, 2000, 224 pages, $18.95 (softcover). In Crimson Sky, John R. Bruning gives us a glimpse...

Reach for the Sky: The Story of Douglas Bader, Legless Ace of the Baffle of Britain. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
December 22, 2002... Reach for the Sky The Story of Douglas Bader, Legless Ace of the Battle of Britain by Paul Brickhill. Naval Institute Press (http://www.usni.org/usni.html), 2062 Generals Highway, Annapolis, Maryland 21401-6780, 2001, 396 pages, $17.95...

On the German Art of War: Truppenfuhrung. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
December 22, 2002... On the German Art of War: Truppenfuhrung translated and edited by Bruce Condell and David T. Zabecki. Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. (http://www.rienner.com), 1800 30th Street, Suite 314, Boulder, Colorado 80301, 2001, 320 pages, $57.00. ...

The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300-2050. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
December 22, 2002... The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300-2050 edited by MacGregor Knox and Williamson Murray. Cambridge University Press (http://www. us.cambridge.org/titles/catalogue.asp?isbn=05 2180079X), 110 Midland Avenue, Port Chester, New York...

Jungle Ace: Col. Gerald R. Johnson, the USAAF's Top Fighter Leader of the Pacific War. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
December 22, 2002... Jungle Ace: Col. Gerald R. Johnson, the USAAF's Top Fighter Leader of the Pacific War by John R. Bruning. Brassey's (http://www.brasseysinc.com/index.htm), 22841 Quicksilver Drive, Dulles, Virginia 20166, 2001, 320 pages, $26.95. Jungle...

Hit to Kill: The New Battle over Shielding America from Missile Attack & The Phantom Defense: America's Pursuit of the Star Wars Illusion. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
December 22, 2002... Hit to Kill: The New Battle over Shielding America from Missile Attack by Bradley Graham. Public Affairs (http://www.publicaffairsbookscom), 250 West 57th Street, Suite 1321, New York, New York 10107, 2001, 464 pages, $27.50. The Phantom...

Intelligence Services in the Information Age: Theory and Practice. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
December 22, 2002... Intelligence Services in the Information Age: Theory and Practice by Michael Herman. Frank Cass Publishers (http://www.frankcass.com), 5824 NE Hassalo Street, Portland, Oregon 97213-3644, 2001, 252 pages, $59.50. This collection of essays...

Controlling Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons: Obstacles and Opportunities. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
December 22, 2002... Controlling Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons: Obstacles and Opportunities edited by Jeffrey A. Larsen and Kurt J. Klingenberger. USAF Institute for National Security Studies (http://www.usafa.af.mil/inss), US Air Force Academy, 2354 Fairchild...

Minuteman: The Military Career of General Robert S. Beightler. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
December 22, 2002... Minuteman: The Military Career of General Robert S. Beightler by John Kennedy Ohl. Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. (http://www.rienner.com), 1800 30th Street, Suite 314, Boulder, Colorado 80301, 2001, 291 pages, $59.95 (hardcover). Prof....

Fortune Favors the Brave: The Story of First Force Recon. (Touch and Go).(Book Review)
December 22, 2002... Fortune Favors the Brave: The Story of First Force Recon by Bruce F. Meyers. Naval Institute Press (http://www.usni.org), 291 Wood Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21402, 2000, 256 pages, $32.95. In Fortune Favors the Brave, Col Bruce Meyers,...

The Wrong Stuff: The Adventures and Misadventures of an 8th Air Force Aviator. (Touch and Go).(Book Review)
December 22, 2002... The Wrong Stuff: The Adventures and Misadventures of an 8th Air Force Aviator by Truman Smith. University of Oklahoma Press (http://www.oupress.com), 1005 Asp Avenue, Norman, Oklahoma 73019-6051, 2002, 368 pages, $17.95 (softcover). No...

China Pilot: Flying for Chennault during the Cold War. (Touch and Go).(Book Review)
December 22, 2002... China Pilot: Flying for Chennault during the Cold War by Felix Smith. Smithsonian Institution Press (http://www.sipress.si.edu), 750 Ninth Street NW, Suite 4300, Washington, D.C. 20560- 0950, 2000, 336 pages, $17.95 (softcover). Exotic...

F-105 Thunderchiefs: A 29-Year Illustrated Operational History, with Individual Accounts of the 103 Surviving Fighter Bombers. (Touch and Go).(Book Review)
December 22, 2002... F-105 Thunderchiefs: A 29-Year Illustrated Operational History, with Individual Accounts of the 103 Surviving Fighter Bombers by W. Howard Plunkett. McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers (http://www.mcfarlandpub.com), Box 611, Jefferson,...