Air & Space Power Journal articles from June 2005

Air & Space Power Journal archives from June 2005

Lorenz on leadership.(Senior Leader Perspective)(Column)
June 22, 2005... IN 1987 I WAS commander of the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron at Castle AFB in Merced, California. Late one night, I sat down and wrote out a list of leadership principles. There was nothing magical about them--they were simply useful precepts I...

Quick-looks and the latest Chronicles Online Journal articles.(Prelaunch Notes)
June 22, 2005... THIS ISSUE OF Air and Space Power Journal (ASPJ) introduces the QuickLook, a new type of short article that supplements our popular 'Vignettes' and "Doctrine NOTAMs." Quick-Looks succinctly address important Air Force issues in an actionable...

Boydmania.(Ricochets and Replies)(Letter to the Editor)
June 22, 2005... I would like to make a few points in response to Dr. David Mets's article on John Boyd and his legacy ("Boydmania," fall 2004). First, in many respects, he intentionally crafted the article tongue in cheek, and it has set off much discussion,...

Carballo on deal.(Ricochets and Replies)(Letter to the Editor)
June 22, 2005... Accidents invariably happen for reasons but not necessarily big reasons. That is why I think Brig Gen Duane W. Deal's article "Beyond the Widget: Columbia Accident Lessons Affirmed" (summer 2004) conveys an important message. While discussing...

Expeditionary air and space power.(Focus Area)
June 22, 2005... THE CONCEPT OF US Air Force expeditionary operations is both old and new. The United States has employed expeditionary airpower for quite some time. Air units sent to Europe in World War I constituted part of the American Expeditionary Force....

Expeditionary mobility task force: projecting combat power.(Air Mobility Command )
June 22, 2005... OVERCOMING THE DUAL challenge of time and distance to project and sustain combat power requires a "national military capability that is comprehensive in character, global in reach, swift in response, and highly effective in its actions." (1)...

The Air Force Office of Special Investigations: postured for the future.
June 22, 2005... PRIOR TO THE terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, the majority of Air Force members knew little about one of the most critical mission priorities of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI): providing threat information to Air...

Return of the Bomber Barons: the resurgence of long-range bombardment aviation for the early twenty-first century.
June 22, 2005... The age of the manned strategic penetrating bomber is oven. Flying missions into the heart of the U.S.S.R with gravity bombs is virtually a suicide flight. But just as the Navy could not give up battleships, the Air Force refuses to recognize...

Revised Air Force Doctrine Document 2-5, Information Operations.(Doctrine NOTAM)
June 22, 2005... THE NEW AIR FORCE Doctrine Document (AFDD) 2-5, Information Operations, 11 January 2005, reflects the changing nature of information-warfare theory and its applications. The substantially revised document illustrates the general concept of...

Train while you fight: a new mind-set for airpower operations in low intensity conflict.(Vortices)
June 22, 2005... Let me be perfectly clear--in our Air Force, every Airman is expeditionary. --Gen John Jumper, USAF, Chief of Staff MOST AIRMEN ACKNOWLEDGE the adage "train the way you fight" with an intuitive understanding of the necessity of combat...

Beyond Blue Four: the past and future transformation of Red Flag.
June 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: Since its inception, Red Flag has trained aircrews to survive their first 10 combat missions. As the complexity of air operations has increased, however, so has the pressure to expand the exercise's training focus. This...

Stabilizing critical continuity of the air and space expeditionary force.(Quick-Look)
June 22, 2005... ALTHOUGH THE TOUR length of the air and space expeditionary force (AEF) works well for most personnel who support a deployment, in some specific areas it proves more detrimental than beneficial. For that reason, we should consider alternatives...

The view from the Tower of Babel: Air Force foreign language posture for global engagement.
June 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: The United States Air Force projects power globally, but it cannot communicate in the native language of the countries where it flies and fights. The absence of a central language program, an outdated database, and uncertain...

Contingency response group: time to expand the box and think "coalition".(Quick-Look)(contingency response group)
June 22, 2005... THE AIR FORCE chief of staff's contingency response group (CRG) concept envisions a unique subset of capabilities designed specifically to respond rapidly to contingencies as well as secure and protect airfields, rapidly assess and open air...

Aggressive ISR in the war on terrorism: breaking the cold war paradigm.(intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance)
June 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: This article proposes a strategy to disrupt global terrorist groups by employing airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions to deny them sanctuary in weak states. The author argues against placing too...

Updated Air Force publication: the U.S. Air Force Transformation Flight Plan, 2004.(NOTAM)
June 22, 2005... THE AIR FORCE recently released the latest version of The U.S. Air Force Transformation Flight Plan (AFTFP), a reporting document required by the Office of the Secretary of Defense's (OSD) Transformation Planning Guidance (TPG) that describes...

Narrowing the global-strike gap with an airborne aircraft carrier.
June 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: The United States faces a global-strike gap if it confronts a vast and well-defended adversary in an access-challenged theater halfway around the world. To close this gap, the Air Force should develop a fleet of airborne...

Neither War nor Not War: Army Command in Europe during the Time of Peace Operations: Tasks Confronting USAREUR Commanders, 1994-2000.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... Neither War nor Not War: Army Command in Europe during the Time of Peace Operations: Tasks Confronting USAREUR Commanders, 1994-2000 by Richard M. Swain. Strategic Studies Institute (http://www.carlisle.army.mil/ssi/ index.cfm), US Army War...

Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm: The Evolution of Operational Warfare.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm: The Evolution of Operational Warfare by Robert M. Citino. University Press of Kansas (http://www.kansaspress.ku. edu), 2501 West 15th Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66049-3905, 2004, 424 pages, $39.95 (hardcover). ...

Fallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... Fallen Astronauts: Heroes Who Died Reaching for the Moon by Colin Burgess and Kate Doolan, with Bert Vis. University of Nebraska Press (http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu), 233 North 8th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0255, 9003, 972 pages,...

Post-Soviet Military Theory and Strategy: A Discussion of the Russian Journal Military Thought.
June 22, 2005... Post-Soviet Military Theory and Strategy: A Discussion of the Russian Journal Military Thought East View Publications (http://www.eastview. com), 3020 Harbor Lane North, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55447. The Soviet Union has produced many...

The Militarization and Weaponization of Space.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... The Militarization and Weaponization of Space by Matthew Mowthorpe. Lexington Books (http:// www.lexingtonbooks.com), 4501 Forbes Bouleyard, Suite 200, Lanham, Maryland 20706, 2003, 262 pages, $70.00 (hardcover). Matthew Mowthorpe's The...

NATO's Eastern Agenda in a New Strategic Era.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... NATO's Eastern Agenda in a New Strategic Era by F. Stephen Larrabee. RAND (http://www.rand. org/), 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90407-2138, 2003, 192 pages, $30.00. http:// www. rand.org/publications/MR/MR1744/. On 2 April...

Chinese Warfighting: The PLA Experience since 1949.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... Chinese Warfighting: The PLA Experience since 1949 edited by Mark A. Ryan, David M. Finkelstein, and Michael A. McDevitt. M. E. Sharpe, Inc. (http://www.mesharpe.com), 80 Business Park Drive, Armonk, New York 10504, 2003, 344 pages, $69.95...

America's Role in Nation-Building: From Germany to Iraq.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... America's Role in Nation-Building: From Germany to Iraq by James Dobbins et al. RAND (http:// www.rand.org), 1700 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, California 90407-2138, 2003, 263 pages, $35.00 (softcover). http://www.rand.org/...

The Iraq War: Strategy, Tactics, and Military Lessons.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... The Iraq War: Strategy, Tactics, and Military Lessons by Anthony H. Cordesman. Center for Strategic and International Studies (http://www.csis.org), 1800 K Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20006, 2003, 592 pages, $25.00 (softcover). ...

Intelligence in War: Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... Intelligence in War: Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda by John Keegan. Alfred A. Knopf (http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/ home.html), 1745 Broadway, New York, New York 10019, 2003, 416 pages, $30.00 (hardcover), $15.00...

Challenging Conventional Wisdom: Debunking the Myths and Exposing the Risks of Arms Export Reform.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... Challenging Conventional Wisdom: Debunking the Myths and Exposing the Risks of Arms Export Reform edited by Tamar Gabelnick and Rachel Stohl. Federation of American Scientists (http:// www.fas.org), 1717 K Street, NW, Suite 209, Washington, DC...

The Papers of George Catlett Marshall, vol. 5, "The Finest Soldier," January 1, 1945-January 7, 1947.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... The Papers of George Catlett Marshall, vol. 5, "The Finest Soldier," January 1, 1945--January 7, 1947 edited by Larry I. Bland and Sharon Ritenour Stevens. Johns Hopkins University Press (http://www.press.jhu.edu), 2715 North Charles Street,...

"Oil for the Lamps of China"--Beijing's 21st-Century Search for Energy.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... "Oil for the Lamps of China"--Beijing's 21st-Century Search for Energy, McNair Paper no. 67, by Bernard D. Cole. Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University (http:// www.ndu.edu/inss/press/nduphp.html), Building 62,...

Commanding an Air Force Squadron in the Twenty-first Century: A Practical Guide of Tips and Techniques for Today's Squadron Commander.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... Commanding an Air Force Squadron in the Twenty-first Century: A Practical Guide of Tips and Techniques for Today's Squadron Commander by Lt Col Jeffry F. Smith. Air University Press (http://www.maxwell.af.mil/au/aul/aupress), 131 West Shumacher...

The Fall of Hong Kong: Britain, China, and the Japanese Occupation.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... The Fall of Hong Kong: Britain, China, and the Japanese Occupation by Philip Snow. Yale University Press (http://www.yale.edu/yup), P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-9040, 2003, 528 pages, $40.00 (hardcover), $22.50 (softcover). ...

Fighting the Breakout: The German Army in Normandy from COBRA to the Falaise Gap.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... Fighting the Breakout: The German Army in Normandy from COBRA to the Falaise Gap by Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff et al., edited by David C. Isby. Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal Limited (http://www.greenhillbooks. com), Park House,...

Africa's Armies: From Honor to Infamy: A History from 1791 to the Present.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... Africa's Armies: From Honor to Infamy: A History from 1791 to the Present by Robert B. Edgerton. Westview Press (http://www.westviewpress.com), 5500 Central Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 803012877, 2004, 328 pages, $30.00 (hardcover), $18.00...

The American Foreign Legion: Black Soldiers of the 93d in World War I.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... The American Foreign Legion: Black Soldiers of the 93d in World War I by Frank E. Roberts. Naval Institute Press (http://www.usni.org/ press/press.html), USNI Operations Center, 2062 Generals Highway, Annapolis, Maryland 21401-6780, 2004, 288...

The Future Security Environment in the Middle East: Conflict, Stability, and Political Change.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... The Future Security Environment in the Middle East: Conflict, Stability, and Political Change edited by Nora Bensahel and Daniel L. Byman. RAND Corporation (http://www.rand.org/ publications), 1700 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica,...

Beginnings of the Cold War Arms Race: The Truman Administration and the U.S. Arms Build-Up.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... Beginnings of the Cold War Arms Race: The Truman Administration and the U.S. Arms Build-Up by Raymond P. Ojserkis. Praeger Publishers (http://www.praeger.com), 88 Post Road West, Westport, Connecticut 06881-5007, 2003, 248 pages, $65.00...

The Moral Warrior: Ethics and Service in the U.S. Military.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... The Moral Warrior: Ethics and Service in the U.S. Military by Martin L. Cook. State University of New York Press (http://www.sunypress.edu), 90 State Street, Suite 700, Albany, New York 12207-1707, 2004, 175 pages, $54.50 (hardcover), $17.95...

The Iraq War.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... The Iraq War by John Keegan. Alfred A. Knopf (http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/home. html), 1745 Broadway, New York, New York 10019, 2004, 255 pages, $24.95 (hardcover). John Keegan is the latest military historian to enter the fray and...

Valkyrie: North American's Mach 3 Superbomber.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... Valkyrie: North American's Mach 3 Superbomber by Dennis R. Jenkins and Tony R. Landis. Specialty Press (http://www.specialtypress.com), 39966 Grand Avenue, North Branch, Minnesota 55056, 2004, 246 pages, $39.95 (hardcover). The decade...

Raid on the Sun: Inside Israel's Secret Campaign That Denied Saddam the Bomb.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... Raid on the Sun: Inside Israel's Secret Campaign That Denied Saddam the Bomb by Rodger W. Claire. Random House: Broadway Books (http://www.broadwaybooks.com), 201 East 50th Street, New York, New York 10022, 2004, 288 pages, $24.95 hardcover),...