Air & Space Power Journal articles from June 2003

Air & Space Power Journal archives from June 2003

Prelaunch notes.
June 22, 2003... THE AIR AND SPACE POWER JOURNAL (ASPJ) staff joins the Air University community in welcoming Col Joseph A. Panza Jr., USAF, retired, as the executive director of the Air University Foundation. Colonel Panza takes over from Col Don Kane, USAF,...

The transformation of air and space power in operation Iraqi Freedom. (Flight Lines).
June 22, 2003... HOW CAN WE know that a transformation is occurring or has occurred? The realization does not always come crashing down on the observer like a 2,000-pound precision munition. Sometimes transformational effects subtly erode accepted practices,...

Airpower in Operation Desert Storm.
June 22, 2003... On 16 January 1991, coalition air forces launched the campaign to liberate Kuwait and eliminate Iraq's ability to threaten its neighbors. Smart strategies, smart weapons, and smart airmen characterized the campaign. Campaign planners analyzed...

Direct attack--a counterland mission. (Vortices).
June 22, 2003... A B-52 CIRCLING OVER afghanistan is loaded with Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM). Its crew receives the coordinates of Taliban military positions from an Air Force controller operating on the ground as part of a special operations forces...

Neglected Air Force combat missions. (Vortices).
June 22, 2003... IN OPERATION DESERT STORM, the US Air Force showed the world how to kick down the front door of a Soviet-designed and -equipped advanced integrated air defense system (IADS). Stealth technology and tactics neutralized command and control...

Regensburg/Schweinfurt: the last unescorted raids of World War II in Europe.
June 22, 2003... The strategic bombing missions conducted in August and October 1943 against Regensburg and Schweinfurt, Germany, were the greatest American air battles of World War II by any measure-including numbers of aircraft lost. The combined loss of 120...

Transformation from the war fighter's perspective. (PIREP).
June 22, 2003... FOR PEOPLE WHO place themselves in harm's way, it is easy to recognize a "transformational" capability. If you are going to fly a combat sortie into Country X, you analyze everything this adversary can throw at you and assess whether you...

US National Security Strategy and the imperative of "geopresence". (Features).
June 22, 2003... THE LAST TWO years have brought a number of unforeseen developments to the world stage, and with them have come major challenges for American foreign policy--even aside from the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, D.C., on 11...

"Chronicles Articles".
June 22, 2003... Our "Chronicles Articles" section takes a different turn with our latest article "Mentoring Makes a Difference" by Lt Col Penny H. Bailey. What is mentoring? Why should the Air Force have a mentoring program? Who should be responsible for...

Task Force Concepts of Operations: transforming the USAF. (Features).(U.S. Air Force)
June 22, 2003... Editorial Abstract: Lieutenant Colonel Weaver and Colonel Cain provide an insightful description of the seven operating concepts for transformation--the Air Force approach that complements the Department of Defense initiatives. The concepts...

Training: the foundation for air and space power transformation. (Features).
June 22, 2003... Editorial Abstract: Lieutenant Colonel Fawcett urges readers to develop a lifetime-learning ethos as he challenges the Air Force to change its training processes, institutions, and personnel management systems to better meet the demands of the...

The WASPs.(Women's Airforce Service Pilots)
June 22, 2003... An organization known as the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) was formed in August 1943 as an amalgamation of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, started by Air Transport Command employee Nancy Love in September 1942, and the Women's...

Transforming Homeland Security: intelligence indications and warning. (Features).
June 22, 2003... Editorial Abstract: With the demise of the Soviet Union, many people believed that threats to the United States would diminish, but this has not necessarily been the case. Lieutenant Colonel Luikart proposes an indications-and-warning cell to...

The F-86 Sabre.
June 22, 2003... Taking advantage of German research done during World War II, American engineers made the F-86 the US Air Force's first swept-wing jet fighter, with the initial production aircraft flying in May 1948. The F-86A, designed as a day fighter, was...

Military OR ethics. (Features).
June 22, 2003... Editorial Abstract: Dr. Toner explains that military ethics is about knowing what is true and then doing what is right. He takes an interesting approach to make his points memorable by using three Os (owing, ordering, and oughting), three Rs...

"Reining in" the center of gravity concept. (Features).(US Armed Forces)
June 22, 2003... Editorial Abstract: The US military has often debated the true meaning of centers of gravity as developed by Clausewitz. We find our Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps in varying degrees of conflict, but the debate draws no closer to a...

Learning as a weapon system. (Features).(military education)
June 22, 2003... Editorial Abstract: Instructional technologies are rapidly approaching a critical mass made up of a multitude of various systems. These technologies help us transform the military-training environment by treating learning as a weapon system....

The C-54 Skymaster.
June 22, 2003... The C-54 Skymaster was the first transoceanic four-engine transport to see service with the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). It originated with the prototype of the Douglas DC-4 commercial design of 1939, which was adapted for military...

The Military History of Tsarist Russia. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... The Military History of Tsarist Russia edited by Frederick W. Kagan and Robin Higham. Palgrave Macmillan (http://www.palgrave-usa.com), 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10010, 2002, 272 pages, $59.95 (hardcover). This book, the first...

Warfare in the Western World, 1882-1975. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Warfare in the Western World, 1882-1975 by Jeremy Black. Indiana University Press (http://www.indiana.edu/~iupress), 601 N. Morton Street, Bloomington, Indiana 47404, December 2001, 256 pages, $45.00 (hardcover), $19.95 (softcover). This...

Victory in Vietnam: The Official History of the People's Army of Vietnam, 1954-1975. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Victory in Vietnam: The Official History of the People's Army of Vietnam, 1954-1975 by the Military History Institute of Vietnam, translated by Merle L. Pribbenow. University Press of Kansas (http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu), 2501 West 15th...

Ploesti: The Great Ground-Air Battle of 1 August 1943. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Ploesti: The Great Ground-Air Battle of 1 August 1943, rev. ed., by James Dugan and Carroll Stewart. Brassey's (http://www.braseysinc.com/ index.htm), 22841 Quicksilver Drive, Dulles, Virginia 20166, 2002, 336 pages, $21.95. Memorable...

Luftwaffe Aces of the Western Front. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Luftwaffe Aces of the Western Front, Luftwaffe at War Series, vol. 19, by Robert Michulec. Stackpole Books (http://www.stackpolebooks.com), 5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-6921, 2002, 72 pages, $14.95. Stackpole Books,...

European Warfare, 1815-2000. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... European Warfare, 1815-2000 edited by Jeremy Black. Palgrave Macmillan (http://www.palgraveusa.com), 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10010, 2002, 272 pages, $69.95 (hardcover), $22.95 (softcover). Jeremy Black, a professor of history...

Enlarging NATO: The National Debates. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Enlarging NATO: The National Debates edited by Gale A. Mattox and Arthur R. Rachwald. Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. (http://www.rienner.com), 1800 30th Street, Suite 314, Boulder, Colorado 80301, 2001, 324 pages, $59.95 (hardcover). When...

Exploring the Unknown, vol. 5, Exploring the Cosmos. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Exploring the Unknown, vol. 5, Exploring the Cosmos edited by John M. Logsdon with Amy Paige Snyder, Roger D. Launius, Stephen J. Garber, and Regan Anne Newport. US Superintendent of Documents, NASA History Office...

Mao's Generals Remember Korea. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Mao's Generals Remember Korea edited and translated by Xiaobing Li, Allan R. Millett, and Bin Yu. University Press of Kansas (http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu), 2501 West 15th Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66049-3905, 2001, 344 pages, $39.95...

Clash of Arms: How the Allies Won in Normandy. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Clash of Arms: How the Allies Won in Normandy by Russell A. Hart. Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc. (http://www.rienner.com), 1800 30th Street, Suite 314, Boulder, Colorado 80301, 2001, 469 pages, $79.95 (hardcover). Occasionally a book comes...

The Fallacies of Cold War Deterrence and a New Direction. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... The Fallacies of Cold War Deterrence and a New Direction by Keith B. Payne. University Press of Kentucky (http://www.uky.edu/UniversityPress), 663 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40508-4008, 2001, 172 pages, $19.95 (softcover),...

Night Fighters over Korea. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Night Fighters over Korea by G. G. O'Rourke with E. T. Wooldridge. Naval Institute Press (http://www.usni.org/webstore/shopexd.asp?id=19192), 2062 Generals Highway, Annapolis, Maryland 21401, 1998, 288 pages, $34.95. Gerald G. O'Rourke led...

Tailspin: The Strange Case of Major Call. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Tailspin: The Strange Case of Major Call by Bernard F. Conners. British American Publishing (http://www.britishamericanpublishing.com), 4 British American Boulevard, Latham, New York 12110, 2002, 512 pages, $26.95 (hardcover). Armchair...

Third Reich Victorious: Alternate Decisions of World War II. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Third Reich Victorious: Alternate Decisions of World War II edited by Peter G. Tsouras. Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal Limited (http://www.greenhillbooks.com), Park House, 1 Russell Gardens, London NW11 9NN, 2002, 256 pages, $34.95. At...

The Pueblo Incident: A Spy Ship and the Failure of American Foreign Policy. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... The Pueblo Incident: A Spy Ship and the Failure of American Foreign Policy by Mitchell B. Lerner. University Press of Kansas (http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu), 2501 West 15th Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66049-3905, 2002, 408 pages, $34.95. A...

The Military History of the Soviet Union. (Net Assessment).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... The Military History of the Soviet Union edited by Robin Higham and Frederick W. Kagan. Palgrave Macmillan (http://www.palgrave-usa.com), 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10010, 2002, 328 pages, $59.95. Once a mystery to Western...

Red Wings over the Yalu: China, the Soviet Union, and the Air War in Korea. (Touch and Go).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Red Wings over the Yalu: China, the Soviet Union, and the Air War in Korea by Xiaoming Zhang. Texas A&M University Press (http://www.tamu. edu/upress), John H. Lindsey Building, Lewis Street, 4354 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843-4354, 2002,...

A Tribble's Guide to Space: How to Get to Space and What to Do When You Are There. (Touch and Go).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... A Tribble's Guide to Space: How to Get to Space and What to Do When You Are There by Alan C. Tribble. Princeton University Press (http://www.pupress.princeton.edu), 41 William Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540-5237, 2000, 224 pages, $35.00...

Griffon-Powered Spitfires. (Touch and Go).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Griffon-Powered Spitfires, Warbird Tech Series, vol. 32, by Key Darling. Specialty Press (http://www.specialtypress.com), 39966 Grand Avenue, North Branch, Minnesota 55056, 2001, 104 pages, $16.95 (softcover). The Griffon-powered Spitfires...

Servicemember's Legal Guide. (Touch and Go).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Servicemember's Legal Guide, 4th ed., by Lt Col Jonathan P. Tomes, USA, retired. Stackpole Books (http://www.stackpolebooks.com), 5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-6921, 2001, 256 pages, $16.95. Military members need this...

The First World War: The Eastern Front, 1914-1918. (Touch and Go).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... The First World War: The Eastern Front, 1914-1918 by Geoffrey Jukes. Osprey Publishing (http://www.ospreypublishing.com), Elms Court, Chapel Way, Botley, Oxford OX2 9LP, 2002, 95 pages, $14.95. This book, number 13 in Osprey Publishing's...

Hitler's Squadron: The Fuehrer's Personal Aircraft and Transport Unit, 1933-1945. (Touch and Go).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... Hitler's Squadron: The Fuehrer's Personal Aircraft and Transport Unit, 1933-1945 by C. G. Sweeting. Brassey's (http://www.brasseysinc.com/index.htm), 22841 Quicksilver Drive, Dulles, Virginia 20166, 2001, 192 pages, $31.95 (hardcover). ...

A Gallant Company: The Men of the Great Escape. (Touch and Go).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... A Gallant Company: The Men of the Great Escape by Jonathan F. Vance. Pacifica Military History (http://www.pacificamilitary.com), 1149 Grand Teton Drive, Pacifica, California 94044, 2000, 351 pages, $29.95 (hardcover). A Gallant Company...

F-86 Sabres of the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing. (Touch and Go).(Book Review)
June 22, 2003... F-86 Sabres of the 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing by Warren Thompson. Osprey Publishing (http://www.ospreypublishing.com), Elms Court, Chapel Way, Bodey, Oxford 0X2 9LP, United Kingdom, 2002, 128 pages, $19.95 (softcover). Warren Thompson...