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Air & Space Power Journal archives from December 2011
Hic Sunt Dracones (Here Be Dragons).(From the Editor)(Editorial)
December 22, 2011... Dating back to medieval times, the expression Hic Sunt Dracones, or one like it, adorned ancient maps and charts that marked unexplored territory. Fantastic, dreadful creatures such as serpents with wings symbolized the mysterious vastness lying...
We measure success through the eyes of the war fighter.(Senior Leader Perspective)
December 22, 2011... United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) provides strategic mobility to our nation. No other government, commercial, or private agency can move as much to as many places as quickly. The spirit and flexibility of the people who make up...
Cursor on target: inspiring innovation to revolutionize Air Force Command and Control.(Senior Leader Perspective)
December 22, 2011... In this article, Ray Shulstad tells a compelling story of the power of technology inspired by a concept of operations that puts technology to work directly for commanders--no endless list of requirements, no overreach for impossible technology....
Air Force policy for advanced education: production of human capital or cheap signals?(The Merge)
December 22, 2011... In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the US Air Force experienced a significant policy debate regarding officer education. The question at hand concerned why officers attain graduate-level education or advanced academic degrees (AAD)...
The new Air Force and science.(From the archives)(Reprint)
December 22, 2011... DESTRUCTION from the air is the most efficient method of defeating an enemy. It is possible to make this statement without the necessity of outlining the accomplishments of the strategic Air Forces in Europe, where they broke the back of German...
A holistic approach to intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
December 22, 2011... I was in a strange city, much of it foreign to me and my guide, who was leading our convoy. Moving through crowded, winding passages, I thought it would not be possible to meet our rendezvous time. The guide, however, seemed quite relaxed as he...
Joint targeting in Cyberspace.
December 22, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] America relies on our digital infrastructure daily, and protecting this strategic asset is a national security priority. --President Barack Obama, 2010 Security in cyberspace is a clear national priority, but the...
Embracing autonomy: the key to developing a new generation of remotely piloted aircraft for operations in contested air environments.
December 22, 2011... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On 22 March 2011, two US Air Force pilots ejected from an F-15E Strike Eagle that crashed in Libya, beginning a complex rescue mission with life-or-death consequences. The US Marine Corps launched a search-and-rescue...
Allied Air Power over Libya: a preliminary assessment.(Views & Analyses)
December 22, 2011... In a private meeting during the Libya crisis summit at the Elysee Palace, French president Nicolas Sarkozy informed US secretary of state Hillary Clinton and British prime minister David Cameron that French combat aircraft were en route to the...
To a Distant Day: The Rocket Pioneers.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... To a Distant Day: The Rocket Pioneers by Chris Gainor. University of Nebraska Press (http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/catalog /CategoryInfo.aspx?cid = 152), 1111 Lincoln Mall, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0630, 2008, 264 pages, $29.95 (hardcover),...
On the Cutting Edge: Tales of a Cold War Engineer at the Dawn of the Nuclear, Guided Missile, Computer and Space Ages.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... On the Cutting Edge: Tales of a Cold War Engineer at the Dawn of the Nuclear, Guided Missile, Computer and Space Ages by Robert F. Brodsky. Richard Altschuler and Associates (http://www.richardaltschuler.com), 100 West 57th Street, New York, New...
American Secret Pusher Fighters of World War II.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... American Secret Pusher Fighters of World War II by Gerald H. Balzer. Specialty Press (http://www.specialtypress.com), 39966 Grand Avenue, North Branch, Minnesota 55056, 2008, 182 pages, $42.95 (hardcover), ISBN 1580071252. In 1940 the US Army...
Storming the Bombers: A Chronicle of JG 4, the Luftwaffe's 4th Fighter Wing.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... Storming the Bombers: A Chronicle of JG 4, the Luftwaffe's 4th Fighter Wing, vol. 1, 1942-1944 by Erik Mombeeck, translated by Neil Page. ASBL la Porte d'Hoves (http://www.luftwaffe.be/), Esselaar 22, B-1630 Linkebeek, Belgium, 2009, 242 pages,...
Military Airpower: A Revised Digest of Airpower Opinions and Thoughts.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... Military Airpower: A Revised Digest of Airpower Opinions and Thoughts by Col Charles M. Westenhoff, USAF, Retired. Air University Press (http://aupress.au.af.mil), 155 N. Twining Street, Maxwell AFB, Alabama 36112, 2007, 277 pages (softcover),...
A History of Air Warfare.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... A History of Air Warfare edited by John Andreas Olsen. Potomac Books (http://www.potomac booksinc.com/books/features.aspx), 22841 Quicksilver Drive, Dulles, Virginia 20166, 2010, 506 pages, $44.00 (hardcover), ISBN 9781-59797-440-0; $28.00...
Leaderless Jihad: Terror Networks in the Twenty-First Century.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... Leaderless Jihad: Terror Networks in the Twenty-First Century by Marc Sageman. University of Pennsylvania Press (http:// www.upenn.edu/pennpress), 3905 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, 2008, 208 pages, $24.95 (hardcover), ISBN...
Harnessing the Heavens: National Defense through Space.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... Harnessing the Heavens: National Defense through Space edited by Paul G. Gillespie and Grant T. Weller. Imprint Publications (http://www.imprint-chicago.com/), 207 E. Ohio Street, no. 377, Chicago, Illinois 60611, 2008, 235 pages, $29.95...
Leathernecks: An Illustrated History of the United States Marine Corps.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... Leathernecks: An Illustrated History of the United States Marine Corps by Merrill L. Bartlett and Jack Sweetman. Naval Institute Press (http://www.usni.org), 291 Wood Road, Annapolis, Maryland 21402, 2008, 479 pages, $60.00 (hardcover), ISBN...
Arms and Innovation: Entrepreneurship and Alliances in the Twenty-First Century Defense Industry.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... Arms and Innovation: Entrepreneurship and Alliances in the Twenty-First Century Defense Industry by James Hasik. University of Chicago Press (http://www.press.uchicago .edu), 1427 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637-2954, 2008, 224 pages,...
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Random House (http://www.randomhouse.com), 1745 Broadway, New York, New York 10019, 2007, 400 pages, $28.00 (hardcover), ISBN 978-1-4000-6351-2; 2010, 480 pages,...
Radical Wings & Wind Tunnels: Advanced Concepts Tested at NASA Langley.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... Radical Wings & Wind Tunnels: Advanced Concepts Tested at NASA Langley by Joseph R. Chambers and Mark A. Chambers. Specialty Press (http://www.specialtypress.com), 39966 Grand Avenue, North Branch, Minnesota 55056, 2008, 160 pages, $36.95...
Empire of the Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... Empire of the Clouds: When Britain's Aircraft Ruled the World by James Hamilton-Paterson. Faber and Faber (http://www.faber .co.uk), 74-77 Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DA, 2010, 304 pages, 20.00 [pounds sterling] (hardcover), ISBN...
My Life as a Spy: One of America's Most Notorious Spies Finally Tells His Story.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... My Life as a Spy: One of America's Most Notorious Spies Finally Tells His Story by John A. Walker Jr. Prometheus Books (http:// www.prometheusbooks.com), 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, New York 14228-2197, 2008, 349 pages, $25.98 (hardcover),...
Al-Qa'ida's Doctrine for Insurgency: Abd al-Aziz al-Muqrin's "A Practical Course for Guerilla War."(Book review)
December 22, 2011... Al-Qa'ida's Doctrine for Insurgency: 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Muqrin's A Practical Course for Guerrilla War by 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Muqrin, translated and analyzed by Norman Cigar. Potomac Books (http://www.potomacbooks inc.com/books/features.aspx), 22841...
Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... Cyberdeterrence and Cyberwar by Martin C. Libicki. Rand Corporation (http://www.rand.org /pubs.html), 1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90401-3208, 2009, 238 pages, $26.40 (softcover), ISBN 978-0-8330-4734-2. You're a system...
U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles, 1949-1969: The Pioneers.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... U.S. Air Force Tactical Missiles, 1949-1969: The Pioneers by George Mindling and Robert Bolton. Lulu (http://www.lulu.com), 2008, 318 pages, $19.95 (softcover), ISBN 978-0-55700029-6. Prior to the publication of U.S. Air Force Tactical...
Aces High: The Heroic Saga of the Two Top-Scoring American Aces of World War II.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... Aces High: The Heroic Saga of the Two Top-Scoring American Aces of World War II by Bill Yenne. Berkley Caliber (http://www .penguin.com), 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014-3657, 2009, 368 pages, $25.95 (hardcover), ISBN...
The Supermarine Spitfire.(Book review)
December 22, 2011... The Supermarine Spitfire by Chaz Bowyer. Prentice Hall (http://prenticehall.com/), One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458, 1983, 64 pages, $18.00 (softcover), ISBN 978-0138758073. The Supermarine Spitfire--a famous British...
