Document created: 3 June
Aerospace
Power Journal - Summer 2002
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LT COL SCOTT G. WIERSCHKE, EDITOR
Early in the production of this issue of Aerospace Power Journal, Col Eric Ash, the (now former) editor, was named commander and president of the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) and had to leave the Journal rather abruptly. Fortunately for the APJ staff- and the Air Force- he leaves behind a strong and vital professional journal that is recognized as a major forum for the discussion of aerospace power. This reputation makes it easier to assemble journals in his absence, not to mention the fact that he had already written one last editorial for his successor (it follows these comments).
In his three years as editor, Colonel Ash produced 11 editions of APJ, including several that focused on important Air Force issues such as leadership, aerospace integration, support functions, and aerospace medicine. He expanded the Journal’s reach to company grade officers by establishing the CGO Voices page on APJ’s Web site and personally briefed every Air and Space Basic Course class that came through Air University during his tenure, giving each lieutenant his or her own copy of the Journal. Colonel Ash’s extensive knowledge of our profession and stringent standards of scholarship have greatly improved APJ. Indeed, the Air Force leadership not only reads the Journal but also contributes articles.
The APJ staff wishes Colonel Ash the best in his new command. We will strive to meet and exceed the high standard he has set for the Air Force’s professional discourse. The staff also congratulates CCAF on landing a top-notch commander who, we are sure, will take it to new heights of success.
A Note of Thanks . . .
It is with sad but heartfelt appreciation that APJ announces the retirement of Dr. Richard H. Kohn as a member of the Professional Journals Editorial Board. Former chief historian for the United States Air Force and professor of history at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Dr. Kohn is stepping down from APJ after more than six years of faithful service and dedicated support in order to concentrate on several projects and pending publications, including a book on presidential war leadership in American history. Dr. Kohn has made a great, positive impact on APJ and will truly be missed.
. . . and a Hearty Welcome!
Just as nature abhors a vacuum, seats on APJ’s editorial board cannot remain empty. Thus, APJ is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. J. Douglas Beason, Colonel, USAF, retired, to the Professional Journals Editorial Board. Currently the deputy associate director for defense threat reduction at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Dr. Beason, while on active duty, served as commander of the Phillips Research Site of the Air Force Research Laboratory, as a senior policy analyst in the White House Science Office, and as a member of the vice president’s commission to study a US return to the moon, among many other important assignments. Dr. Beason, who has a PhD in physics and is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, has written more than 50 scientific and technical papers and has written or coauthored more than 30 novels and short stories. We welcome Dr. Beason to the APJ team.
Disclaimer
The conclusions and opinions expressed in this document are those of the author cultivated in the freedom of expression, academic environment of Air University. They do not reflect the official position of the U.S. Government, Department of Defense, the United States Air Force or the Air University.
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