Air & Space Power Journal articles from March 2005

Air & Space Power Journal archives from March 2005

What I believe.(airforce commanders job analysis)
March 22, 2005... THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS what I think is important about leading Airmen. It conveys what I think you, as Air Force commanders, need to know. It is what I believe. This message has many instructions and suggestions; take as many as you can, and...

Vignettes, doctrine NOTAMs, and the latest chronicles articles.(Prelaunch Notes)
March 22, 2005... AIR AND SPACE Power Journal has long published a variety of feature articles and shorter pieces known as PIREPs and Vortices. Recent additions to our repertoire include items we call "Vignettes" and "Doctrine NOTAMs." Vignettes briefly...

Boydmania.(Ricochets and Replies)(Letter to the Editor)
March 22, 2005... Dr. Dave Mets's article "Boydmania" (fall 2004) sparked considerable controversy among our readers. Clearly, we are still debating the proper way to interpret the late Col John Boyd's legacy--OODA loops and all. We detected no neutral comments....

US Air Force Special Operations.(Vignette)
March 22, 2005... CONSISTING OF PERSONNEL known as "the quiet professionals," Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) provides units and expertise to US Special Operations Command and to theater combatant commanders. As a force multiplier, it contributes to...

Unconventional airpower.(counterterrorism, counterinsurgency )
March 22, 2005... Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future. --Pres. John F. Kennedy DESPITE ALMOST A century of air combat experience, the Air Force today confronts a form of warfare it...

The advanced special operations air mobility platform (M-X): the time is now.(MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft)
March 22, 2005... NOW IN ITS fifth decade of operational use, Air Force Special Operations Command's (AFSOC) MC-130E Combat Talon I aircraft still answers the call to provide clandestine infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply missions. This remarkable warbird...

At the crossroads: future "manning" for unmanned aerial vehicles.
March 22, 2005... I think it's reasonable to set a goal to have one-third of our deep strike tactical aircraft remotely piloted within 10 years, and to have one-third of our ground combat vehicles remotely operated perhaps in an equal number of years. ...

Influence operations: integrated PSYOP planning.(psychological operations)
March 22, 2005... A WELL-KNOWN TELEVISION commercial for the American Express credit card featuring golfer Tiger Woods produces both primary and secondary psychological effects. (1) By using a popular and influential spokesman familiar to many young to...

AFSOC logistics: quiet professionals supporting the war fighter.(Air Force Special Operations Command)
March 22, 2005... AIR FORCE SPECIAL Operations Command (AFSOC) is famed for Its combat capabilities, but the command's indispensable logistical underpinnings are less well known. AFSOC logisticians overcome numerous challenges to support war fighters at home and...

Leads: the essential elements of a 3-D geographic coordinate.
March 22, 2005... To build the most effective force for 2020, we must be fully joint: intellectually, operationally, organizationally, doctrinally, and technically. --Joint Vision 2020 PRECISION WEAPONS, SUCH as the Joint Direct Attack Munition, depend...

The Son Tay raid: a 35-year retrospective.(Vignette)(Sontay Raid, 1970)
March 22, 2005... ON THE NIGHT of 20-21 November 1970, the North Vietnamese were treated to an aggressive demonstration of Pres. Richard Nixon's concern for the welfare of US prisoners of war (POW)--the raid on the Son Tay POW camp. Although we rescued no POWs...

Air and Space Power in special operations.(Focus Area)
March 22, 2005... OFTEN PERFORMED BEHIND a veil of secrecy, aerial special operations have endured as a well-established part of warfare since World War II. Whether called air commandos, Jungle Jim personnel, special operators, or "snake eaters," Airmen who...

America's quiet professionals: specialized airpower--yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
March 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: The commander of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) uses illustrations from recent operations to encapsulate AFSOC's contributions to the global war on terrorism. He briefly explains where AFSOC is right now, how...

Airmen on the battlefield: warfighting integration in support of special operations forces.
March 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: Air Force Airmen on the battlefield and special operations forces in particular need all the connectivity, access, and sophisticated information sharing that we can create. This endeavor will not only enable their success,...

The Mayaguez incident, 12-15 May 1975: a 30-year retrospective.(Vignette)
March 22, 2005... ON 12 MAY 1975, less than two weeks after the fall of Saigon, a unit of the Cambodian Khmer Rouge navy seized the American-flagged container ship SS Mayaguez, taking the crew hostage. With memories of North Korea's seizure of the USS Pueblo in...

What kind of war? Strategic perspectives on the war on terrorism.
March 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: In this article, Colonel Jogerst takes a look at the evidence for and the implications of three competing views of the global war on terrorism: the clash of civilizations predicted by Samuel Huntington, the criminal activity...

Rescue operations in the second Gulf War [c].(Iraq War, 2003)
March 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: In keeping with the American way of war, when our combat forces deploy, they are accompanied by units dedicated solely to rescue operations. Even though we rarely called upon their services because of the relatively few...

Effects-based airpower for small wars: Iraq after major combat.
March 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: The US military has tended, in the past, to focus on large-scale warfare. Though we must preserve and sustain this capability, the preponderance of our efforts in the foreseeable future will more likely fall into the lesser...

Desert One and Air Force Special Operations Command: a 25-year retrospective.(Vignette)
March 22, 2005... AFTER THE VIETNAM War, the Air Force s special operations forces (AFSOF) had deteriorated so much that they could not respond to a situation in Iran. On 4 November 1979, supporters of Ayatollah Khomeini stormed the US Embassy in Tehran and held...

Creech Blue: Gen Bill Creech and the Reformation of the Tactical Air Forces.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Creech Blue: Gen Bill Creech and the Reformation of the Tactical Air Forces, 1978-1984 by Lt Col James C. Slife. College of Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education (CADRE) in collaboration with Air University Press (http://aupress....

Stray Voltage: War in the Information Age.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Stray Voltage: War in the Information Age by Wayne Michael Hall. Naval Institute Press (http:// www.usni.org/press/press.html), USNI Operations Center, 2062 Generals Highway, Annapolis, Maryland 21401-6780, 2003, 272 pages, $36.95 (hardcover)....

Just War against Terror: The Burden of American Power in a Violent World.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Just War against Terror: The Burden of American Power in a Violent World by Jean Bethke Elshtain. Basic Books (http://www.basicbooks.com), 387 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10016-8810, 2003, 256 pages, $23.00 (hardcover), $14.00...

Violent Peace: Militarized Interstate Bargaining in Latin America.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Violent Peace: Militarized Interstate Bargaining in Latin America by David R. Mares. Columbia University Press (http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ cup), 61 W. 62nd Street, New York, New York 10023, February 2001, 398 pages, $70.00 (hardcover), $23.00...

Ernie Pyle's War: America's Eyewitness to World War II.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Ernie Pyle's War: America's Eyewitness to World War II by James Tobin. Free Press (http://www.simon says.com), 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10020, 1997, 320 pages, $25.00 (hardcover), $15.25 (softcover). Millions of...

Fighting with the Screaming Eagles: With the 101st Airborne from Normandy to Bastogne.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Fighting with the Screaming Eagles: With the 101st Airborne from Normandy to Bastogne by Robert M. Bowen, edited by Christopher J. Anderson. Stackpole Books (http://www.stackpolebooks. com), 5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania...

Two Minutes over Baghdad.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Two Minutes over Baghdad, 2d ed., revised and updated, by Amos Perlmutter, Michael Handel, and Uri Bar-Joseph. Frank Cass (http://www. frankcass.com), Taylor & Francis Group, 11 New Fetter Lane, London, EC4P 4EE, United Kingdom, 2003, 184...

Improving the Practice of National Security Strategy: A New Approach for the Post-Cold War World.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Improving the Practice of National Security Strategy: A New Approach for the Post-Cold War World by Clark A. Murdock, principal author. Center for Strategic and International Studies (http:// www.csis.org), 1800 K Street, NW, Washington, DC...

Spaceflight Revolution.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Spaceflight Revolution by David Ashford. Imperial College Press (http://www.icpress.co.uk), 57 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9HE, United Kingdom, 2002, 204 pages, $56.00 (hardcover), $25.00 (softcover). Although three years...

Luftwaffe: The Allied Intelligence Files.(Book Review)
March 22, 2005... Luftwaffe: The Allied Intelligence Files by Christopher Staerck and Paul Sinnott. Brassey's (http:// www.brasseysinc.com/Books/Features.aspx), 22841 Quicksilver Drive, Dulles, Virginia 20166, 2002, 392 pages, $31.96 (hardcover). Authors...