Air & Space Power Journal articles from September 2005

Air & Space Power Journal archives from September 2005

The Portuguese Air Force: a look ahead.(Senior Leader Perspectives)(Agency overview)
September 22, 2005... DEVELOPING A VISION of the future in a time marked by asymmetries and discontinuities calls for circumspection, especially to properly perceive the constant changes taking place around us and the speed with which they unfold. Despite the...

Origins of the Royal Bahraini Air Force.(Senior Leader Perspectives)(Agency overview)
September 22, 2005... ALTHOUGH THE KINGDOM of Bahrain is a small country geographically, several characteristics have allowed it to become one of the more progressive nations in the Middle East and Asia. Due to its unique location and industrial status, many banks...

Honoring a fallen airman and introducing the latest chronicles online journal articles.(William Brian Downs)(Editorial)(Obituary)
September 22, 2005... WE BEGIN THIS issue on a somber note. The editors of Air and Space Power Journal (ASPJ) were profoundly saddened to hear that Maj William Brian Downs, the author of a recent ASPJ article, has died. He, along with three other Americans and the...

Arabic ASPJ.(Letter to the editor)
September 22, 2005... We thank the editor and staff [of the new Arabic ASPJ], with special thanks to 1st Lt Basma Abdul-Hamid for this great effort. All the topics are meaningful and constructive. I enjoyed the article about the strategic perspective on fighting...

Leadership.(Letter to the editor)
September 22, 2005... Congratulations on your leading article--"Lorenz on Leadership" by Maj Gen Stephen R. Lorenz (summer 2005, available at http:// www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/ apj/apj05/sum05/lorenz.html). It is a truly insightful and inspirational...

Rescue operations.(Letter to the editor)
September 22, 2005... I was a member of Task Force Gabriel, one of the aviation units mentioned in Col Darrel Whitcomb's article "Rescue Operations in the Second Gulf War" (spring 2005, available at http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/...

Coalition perspectives on airpower and space power.(Focus Area)
September 22, 2005... ALLIANCE AND COALITION military operations figure prominently in both war and peace. Alliances such as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are formal, usually long-term strategic partnerships codified in written accords. Alliance...

Centralized execution in the Air Force.(Vortices)
September 22, 2005... We are committed to expanding international cooperation in the reconstruction and security of Iraq, just as we are in Afghanistan. --Pres. George W. Bush Two weeks into the war, you are on your way north into Iraq leading a two-ship of...

Effects-based operations and counterterrorism.
September 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: Mr. Lazarus offers an Australian view of the concepts, philosophies, and relevance of effects-based operations (EBO) in the fight against terrorism. He contends that al-Qaeda's actions can be understood through an EBO lens...

Effects-based operations: a military application of pragmatical analysis.
September 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: Dr. da Rocha presents a Brazilian perspective of the relationship between pragmatical analysis and effects-based operations (EBO), showing how the former encompasses the latter's typical features and provides insights into...

Tomorrow's air warfare: a German perspective on the way ahead.
September 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: Operation Iraqi Freedom's application of joint operations, network-centric warfare, and improved sensors and weapons will influence future NATO equipment and force-structure decisions. The author states that nations who do...

Unmanned aerial vehicles/unmanned combat aerial vehicles: likely missions and challenges for the policy-relevant future.
September 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: Mr. Pardesi analyzes the strategic implications of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from a Singaporean point of view and concludes that UAVs' lack of situational awareness and need for ever-larger amounts of communication...

Air superiority: a sine qua non?(air force size)
September 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: Colonel D'Odorico utilizes the perspective of smaller air forces to explore the importance of obtaining air superiority before executing other tasks, pointing out the fallacy of these forces adopting the doctrine of larger...

Countering a strategic gambit: keeping US airpower employable in a China-Taiwan conflict.
September 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: The US ability to provide airpower to the Taiwan Strait area influences strategic decisions and discourages potential conflict. The author suggests that the United States use all instruments of national power in a Sun...

The future of US airpower on the Korean Peninsula.
September 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: US military support to the Republic of Korea (ROK) remains critical to peace and stability. The author details constraints faced by the army of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in any attempt to invade the...

Toward information superiority the contribution of operational net assessment.
September 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: Dr. Wielhouwer notes that achieving decision superiority hinges on information superiority. He introduces the concept of operational net assessment, as well as its process and product, identifying them as enablers of...

Public affairs and information operations: a strategy for success.
September 22, 2005... Editorial Abstract: Major Sholtis notes that commanders are looking for better ways to use the global information environment to win the hearts and minds of Muslim populations and retain the goodwill of traditional allies. Their efforts occur...

The combat aviation advisory mission in Iraq.
September 22, 2005... UNTIL RECENTLY THE greatest contribution of combat aviation advisory (CAA) involved keeping "brushfires" from flaring into "multiple fire-alarm emergencies." In other words, CAA worked best when applied in support of host-nation assistance...

J'ai ete fellagha, officier francais, et deserteur: Du FLN a L'OAS.
September 22, 2005... J'ai ete fellagha, officier francais, et deserteur: Du FLN a L'OAS by Remy Madoui. Editions du Seuil, 27, Rue Jacob, 75006 Paris, France, 2004, 400 pages, $22 [euro]. Anyone fighting insurgents or building democracy in Islamic countries...

Pictorial History of the Philippine Air Force: 50th Anniversary, 1947-1997.(Book review)
September 22, 2005... Pictorial History of the Philippine Air Force: 50th Anniversary, 1947-1997 by Alberto A. Anido and Brian Austria-Tomkins. AVA, P.O. Box 21104, Oxnard, California 93034, 1997, 71 pages, $20.95 (softcover). Published on the 50th anniversary...

Ju 87 Stuka.(Book review)
September 22, 2005... Ju 87 Stuka, Combat Legend Series, by Robert Jackson. Airlife Publishing, Stackpole Books (http://www.stackpolebooks.com/cgi-bin/ StackpoleBooks.storefront), 5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-6921, 2004, 96 pages, $14.95...

The United States Air Force and the Culture of Innovation: 1945-1965.(Book review)
September 22, 2005... The United States Air Force and the Culture of Innovation: 1945-1965 by Stephen B. Johnson. Air Force History and Museums Program (http:// www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/publications. htm), 200 McChord Street, Box 94, Bolling AFB, Washington, DC...

The Future of the Australian-U.S. Security Relationship.(Book review)
September 22, 2005... The Future of the Australian-U.S. Security Relationship by Rod Lyon and William T. Tow. Strategic Studies Institute (http://www.carlisle. army.mil/ssi/index.cfm), US Army War College, 122 Forbes Avenue, Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013-5244, 2003,...

In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War.(Book review)
September 22, 2005... In Command of History: Churchill Fighting and Writing the Second World War by David Reynolds. Penguin: Allen Lane (http://www.penguin. co.uk), 80 Strand, London, WC2R ORL, 2004, 672 pages, 30.00 [pounds sterling] (hardcover). David...

A Question of Loyalty: Gen. Billy Mitchell and the Court-Martial That Gripped the Nation.(Book review)
September 22, 2005... A Question of Loyalty: Gen. Billy Mitchell and the Court-Martial That Gripped the Nation by Douglas C. Waller. HarperCollins Publishers (http://www.harpercollins.com), 10 East 53d Street, New York, New York 10022-5299, 2004, 448 pages, $26.95...

Researching National Security and Intelligence Policy.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 22, 2005... Researching National Security and Intelligence Policy by Bert Chapman. CQ Press (http://www. cqpress.com), 1255 22d Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20037, 2004, 400 pages, $130.00 (hardcover). Anyone who has ever had to write a...

At Hitler's Side: The Memoirs of Hitler's Luftwaffe Adjutant, 1937-1945.(Book review)
September 22, 2005... At Hitler's Side: The Memoirs of Hitler's Luftwaffe Adjutant, 1937-1945 by Nicolaus von Below. Stackpole Books (http://www.stackpolebooks. com/cgi-bin/StackpoleBooks.storefront), 5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-6921, 2004,...

Development of the B-52: The Wright Field Story.(Book review)
September 22, 2005... Development of the B-52: The Wright Field Story by Lori S. Tagg. History Office, Aeronautical Systems Center (http://www.ascho.wpafb.af.mil), Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio 45433, 2004, 144 pages, $67.00 (softcover)....

U-Boat War Patrol: The Hidden Photographic Diary of U564.(Book review)
September 22, 2005... U-Boat War Patrol: The Hidden Photographic Diary of U564 by Lawrence Paterson. Stackpole Books (http://www.stackpolebooks.com/cgi-bin/ StackpoleBooks.storefront), 5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-6921, 2004, 208 pages,...

Reconsidering a Century of Flight.(Book review)
September 22, 2005... Reconsidering a Century of Flight edited by Roger D. Launius and Janet R. Daly Bednarek. University of North Carolina Press (http://uncpress. unc.edu/default.htm), 116 South Boundary Street, P.O. Box 2288, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27515,...

Air War over Russia.(Book review)
September 22, 2005... Air War over Russia by Andrew Brookes. Ian Allan Publishing (http://www.ianallan.com/publishing), Riverdene Business Park, Hersham, Surrey, KT12 4RG, United Kingdom, 2003, 160 pages, $26.37 (hardcover). With Air War over Russia, aviation...

Through Eyes of Blue: Personal Memories of the RAF from 1918.(Book review)
September 22, 2005... Through Eyes of Blue: Personal Memories of the RAF from 1918 edited by A. E. Ross, DFC. Stackpole Books, (http://www.stackpolebooks.com/ cgi-bin/StackpoleBooks.storefront) 5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-6921, 2002, 352...

German Air-Dropped Weapons to 1945.(Book review)
September 22, 2005... German Air-Dropped Weapons to 1945 by Wolfgang Fleischer. Specialty Press (http://www.specialty press.com), 39966 Grand Avenue, North Branch, Minnesota 55056, 2004, 250 pages, $44.95 (hardcover). German Air-Dropped Weapons to 1945 addresses...

Air Power: The Men, Machines, and Ideas That Revolutionized War, from Kitty Hawk to Gulf War II.(Book review)
September 22, 2005... Air Power: The Men, Machines, and Ideas That Revolutionized War, from Kitty Hawk to Gulf War II by Stephen Budiansky. Penguin Group (USA), Inc. (http://www.penguin.com), 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, 2004, 528 pages, $29.95...

Taming Liquid Hydrogen: The Centaur Upper Stage Rocket, 1958-2002.(Book review)
September 22, 2005... Taming Liquid Hydrogen: The Centaur Upper Stage Rocket, 1958-2002 by Virginia P. Dawson and Mark D. Bowles. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA History Office, Office of External Relations (http://bookstore.gpo....

Dresden: Tuesday, February 13, 1945.(Book review)
September 22, 2005... Dresden: Tuesday, February 13, 1945 by Frederick Taylor. HarperCollins (http://www.harpercollins. com/hc), 10 East 53d Street, New York, New York 10022, 2004, 544 pages, $26.95 (hardcover), $15.95 (softcover). Oftentimes, if a lie is...

Survival Kit for Leaders.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 22, 2005... Survival Kit for Leaders by John C. Kunich and Richard Lester. Skyward Publishing (http:// www.skywardpublishing.com), 813 Michael Street, Kennett, Missouri 63857, 2003, 222 pages, $21.95 (softcover). Experienced and effective leaders have...

Luftwaffe X-Planes: German Experimental Aircraft of World War II.(Brief article)(Book review)
September 22, 2005... Luftwaffe X-Planes: German Experimental Aircraft of World War II by Manfred Griehl. Stackpole Books (http://www.stackpolebooks.com/cgi-bin/ StackpoleBooks.storefront), 5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-6921, 2004, 80 pages,...