Document created: 1 June 03
Air & Space Power Journal - Summer 2003

Air and Space Power Journal

Prelaunch Notes

COL ANTHONY C. CAIN, EDITOR

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 Karle, USAF, retired, who served the foundation well for several years. The Air University Foundation provides support for education and research related to air and space power, including ASPJ’s annual Ira C. Eaker Award and the Alas de las Américas/Alas das Américas (Wings of the Americas) Awards for the Spanish and Portuguese ASPJ editions. These awards recognize the best articles published in our journal. Welcome, Colonel Panza! 

Book reviews are one of the best—but least used—tools available for acquiring knowledge. Good reviews expose us to one reader’s opinion before we invest our time, effort, and money reading the book ourselves. As professionals, our time is valuable, so we cannot afford to waste it reading something that is poorly written or otherwise flawed. Thus, book reviews help busy professionals decide how to spend the time they set aside for personal development. ASPJ’s "Net Assessment" and "Touch and Go" sections feature reviews of significant books and programs related to air and space power. The former offers longer reviews (1,000–1,500 words), which summarize the latest air and space power scholarship and include a critical assessment of the author’s efforts. The latter usually consists of shorter critiques (200 words) of both aviation-related printed works, designed to provide the widest range of material for our readers, and computer-based products (e.g., CDs, wargame software, etc.). Readers who wish to contribute a review should consult the list of available books and guidelines on our Web site: http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/BookReviews.htm . We provide the book free of charge to the reviewer. 

As always, the ASPJ editorial staff looks forward to reading and publishing the best in air and space power thought. Refer to our publication guidelines in the "Mission Debrief" section, or check the submission instructions on our Web site at http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/airchronicles/howto.htm . We seek quality articles that explore emerging air and space power technologies; the relationship between regional security and air and space power; and the history, doctrine, and strategy of air and space power.

A well-planned, well-organized, and well-flown air force attack willconstitute an offensive that cannot be stopped.

––Brig Gen Kenneth N. Walker

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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