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Published: 1 March 2009
Air & Space Power Journal - Spring 2009

Lt Col Paul D. Berg, USAF, Chief, Professional Journals

Considering Air and Space Power Journal
a Foreign Language Asset and Presenting
the Latest Chronicles Online Journal Articles

The Air Force places a high priority on “developing leaders with the management acumen, cultural sophistication, international expertise, and language skills to successfully lead a diverse, globally engaged force.”¹ Air and Space Power Journal (ASPJ), the professional journal of the Air Force, supports the development of language skills by publishing the latest thought on air, space, and cyber power in six of the world’s most widely spoken languages. ASPJ articles focus on topics of interest to Airmen and other military professionals around the world, offering readers concentrated doses of relevant terminology and concepts.

By a conservative count, ASPJ reaches over 90 countries in their native languages. Air Force Airmen are most familiar with ASPJ’s English edition, published since 1947. Many are also aware of the Spanish and Portuguese editions, published since 1949. Less widely known to English speakers are the Arabic, French, and Chinese editions, added since 2005 to expand ASPJ’s language repertoire. Although each edition is independent and contains articles tailored to its respective audience, meticulously translated articles often appear in several of the other language editions. Comparing translations of the same article can help readers hone their foreign language skills. To locate the various translations of articles, go to http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/airchronicles/ASPJSearch.html and search the ASPJ Web site for the article’s author or title.

All ASPJ editions promote professional dialogue among Airmen worldwide so that we can harness the best ideas about air, space, and cyberspace power. Chronicles Online Journal (COJ) complements the printed editions of ASPJ but appears only in electronic form. Not subject to any fixed publication schedule or constraints regarding article length, COJ can publish timely articles anytime about a broad range of military topics.

Articles appearing in COJ are frequently republished elsewhere. The various ASPJ foreign language editions routinely translate and print them. Book editors from around the world select them as book chapters, and college professors use them in the classroom. We are pleased to present the following recent COJ articles (available at http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/airchronicles/cc.html):

The ASPJ staff seeks insightful articles and book reviews from anywhere in the world. We offer both hard-copy and electronic-publication opportunities in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. To submit an article in any of these languages, please refer to the submission guidelines at http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/airchronicles/howto1.html. To write a book review, please see the guidelines at http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/airchronicles/bookrev/bkrevguide.html.

Note

1. Hon. Michael W. Wynne and Gen T. Michael Moseley, Air Force Posture Statement 2008 (Washington, DC: Department of the Air Force, 27 February 2008), 22, http://www.posturestatement.af.mil/shared/media/ document/AFD-080310 -037.pdf.

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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