Air & Space Power Journal articles from December 2004

Air & Space Power Journal archives from December 2004

Foreword.
December 22, 2004... Last year the RAF and the US Air Force were once again side by side over the skies of Iraq. During 21 days of combat, we demonstrated the power of organized and integrated air and space forces in joint and coalition warfare. We did not do it...

Past trends and future plans.(Senior Leader Perspective)
December 22, 2004... WHEN CONDUCTING AIR Force strategic planning, we pay particular attention to key historical trends. The powerful forces driving these trends may prove difficult to change or deflect, so analyzing the direction in which these vectors are...

Introducing the Arabic ASPJ.(Prelaunch Notes)
December 22, 2004... AIR AND SPACE Power Journal has published editions in English, Spanish, and Portuguese since the 1940s. We are excited to announce the appearance of an Arabic edition, scheduled to begin publication in January 2005. The editors of the ASPJ...

British-American cooperation in airpower and space power.(Flight Lines)
December 22, 2004... ALLIANCE AND COALITION operations--a long-standing, important aspect of military affairs--remain vital in today's global war on terror. Some alliances and coalitions have succeeded, but others have failed miserably. The United States and...

The current battle damage assessment paradigm is obsolete.(Vortices)
December 22, 2004... I just want to say this. I want to say it gently, but I want to say it firmly. There is a tendency for the world to say to America, "The big problems of the world are yours; you go and sort them out," and then to worry when America wants to...

The tale of the C/JFACC: a long and winding road.
December 22, 2004... Editorial Abstract: Although the Royal Air Force and US Air Force followed different paths, the), reached similar conclusions about how best to command and control airpower. The British service settled the issue early, but the American air...

Aspects of Anglo-US co-operation in the air in the First World War.
December 22, 2004... Editorial Abstract: The United States Army entered the First World War with an air service of just over 1,000 men and 200 aircraft, not one of which was suitable for combat. US officers quickly recognised that their new Allies possessed a...

Anglo-American tactical air operations in World War II.(Air Lines)
December 22, 2004... Editorial Abstract: A look at tactical air operations in World War II illuminates important aspects of coalition warfare and the command and control of airpower. Dr. Hughes suggests how lessons learned in the past might help today's joint war...

The British American Forces Dining Club.(PIREP)
December 22, 2004... 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...

Anglo-American strategic air power co-operation in the Cold War and beyond.
December 22, 2004... Editorial Abstract: Air power co-operation between the Royal Air Force and US Air Force serves as an excellent model of successful coalition relations and reflects the evolution of current concepts such as expeditionary air power and...

British Commonwealth carrier operations in the Korean War.
December 22, 2004... Editorial Abstract: The Korean War was also a major maritime effort in which the United Nations depended on control of the sea for the transport of troops, their logistical support, and for the provision of tactical air power. One Australian...

Joint Publication 3-16, Joint Doctrine for Multinational Operations: "if you work with friends, bring it along!".(Doctrine NOTAM)
December 22, 2004... US FORCES FIGHTING in the peacemaking and peacekeeping operations of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries have done so alongside the forces of allied and coalition countries. In fact, most recent American military operations have involved...

Post-Cold War development of United Kingdom joint air command and control capability.
December 22, 2004... Editorial Abstract: The United Kingdom received a "wake-up call" from Operation Desert Storm when that country's unpreparedness for "expeditionary" and indeed joint warfighting was highlighted. The mid-1990s brought extensive consequential...

Operation Iraqi Freedom: coalition operations.
December 22, 2004... Editorial Abstract: The overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime during the combat phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom between March and May 2003 marked the culmination of many years of cooperation between US and British forces in the Middle East,...

New USAF doctrine publication: AFDD 2-2.1, Counterspace Operations.(Doctrine NOTAM)
December 22, 2004... BECAUSE OF THE importance of space superiority, the Air Force published new doctrine on 2 August 2004: Air Force Doctrine Document (AFDD) 2-2.1, Counterspace Operations. Gen John P. Jumper, US Air Force chief of staff, asserts that "space...

Dynamic followership: the prerequisite for effective leadership.
December 22, 2004... Editorial Abstract: Rather than encouraging leaders to mentor followers to "follow me" as an imitation learning imperative, leaders may mentor to specific and objective abilities/traits to create dynamic subordinates. These dynamic follower...

Strategic Air Power in Desert Storm.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Strategic Air Power in Desert Storm by John Andreas Olsen. Frank Cass (http://www.frankcass.com), Taylor & Francis Group, 11 New Fetter Lane, London, EC4P 4EE, United Kingdom, 2003, 256 pages, $36.95 (softcover). The debate as to whether...

Tedder: Quietly in Command.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Tedder: Quietly in Command by Vincent Orange. Frank Cass Publishers (http://www.frankcass. corn), Taylor & Francis Group, 11 New Fetter Lane, London, EC4P 4EE, United Kingdom, 2004, 480 pages, $55.00 (hardcover). As Eisenhower's deputy...

Surprise, Security, and the American Experience.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Surprise, Security, and the American Experience by John Lewis Gaddis. Harvard University Press (http://www.hup.harvard.edu), 79 Garden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, 2004, 160 pages, $18.95 (hardcover). I wish to make three...

The Iraq War: a Military History.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... The Iraq War: A Military History by Williamson Murray and Maj Gen Robert H. Scales Jr. Belknap Press of Harvard University Press (http://www. hup.harvard.edu), 79 Garden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, 2003, 368 pages, $25.95...

Airpower Advantage: Planning the Gulf War Air Campaign, 1989-1991.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Airpower Advantage: Planning the Gulf War Air Campaign, 1989-1991 by Diane T. Putney. Air Force History and Museums Program (http:// www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/publications.htm), 200 McChord Street, Box 94, Boiling AFB, Washington, DC...

The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States (official government edition). US Government Printing Office (http://www. gpoaccess.gov/index.html), 732 N. Capitol Street, NW,...

C3: Nuclear Command, Control Cooperation.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... C3: Nuclear Command, Control Cooperation by Valery E. Yarynich. Center for Defense Information (http://www.cdi.org/index.cfm), 1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036-2109, June 2003, 291 pages, $35.00. C3 examines how the...

The Road to Rainbow: Army Planning for Global War, 1934-1940.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... The Road to Rainbow: Army Planning for Global War, 1934-1940 by Henry G. Gole. Naval Institute Press (http://www.usni.org/press/press.html), 291 Wood Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21402, 2003, 256 pages, $34.95 (hardcover). Pearl Harbor...

Fixing Intelligence: For a More Secure America, 2d ed.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Fixing Intelligence: For a More Secure America by Lt Gen William E. Odom, USA, Retired. Yale University Press (http://www.yalepress.yale. edu/yupbooks), P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-9040, 2003, 230 pages, $24.95 (hardcover)....

That Others May Live: USAF Air Rescue in Korea.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Fixing Intelligence: For a More Secure America by Forrest L. Marion. Air Force History and Museums Program (http://www.airforcehistory.hq. af.mil/publications.htm), 200 McChord Street, Box 94, Bolling AFB, Washington, DC 20332-1111, 2004, 57...

Chennault: Giving Wings to the Tiger.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Chennault. Giving Wings to the Tiger by Martha Byrd. University of Alabama Press (http://www.uapress.ua.edu), Box 870380, 20 Research Drive, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0380, 2003, 472 pages, $27.95 (softcover). Martha Byrd's Chennault:...

I Remember Korea: Veterans Tell Their Stories of the Korean War, 1950-53.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... I Remember Korea: Veterans Tell Their Stories of the Korean War, 1950-53 by Linda Granfield. Clarion Books (http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/clarion), Houghton Mifflin Company, 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116, 2003, 128...