Published Airpower Journal - Special Edition 1995
THE USAF Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) is proud to sponsor this second annual special edition of the Airpower Journal. The enclosed articles represent the findings of several of our research efforts over the past year. While they are some of the best, they are only a small part of the 40-plus projects involving 62 persons at 17 locations around the country that INSS sponsored last year.
The Institute for National Security Studies is an independent research center located at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Now in its third year of operation, INSS is sponsored by a number of organizations, including the National Security Negotiations Division, Plans and Operations Directorate, Headquarters US Air Force (AF/XOXI); Air Force Intelligence (AF/IN); and the Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA). XOXI provides the bulk of our research topics and funding, and we are grateful to them for their continued recognition of the value of applied research to support the Air Staff mission. Our "founding father" was former XOXI division chief Col Pete Engstrom (USAF, Retired). Current XOXI chief Col Rick Wallace follows in his stead as a steadfast supporter of INSS. We are also grateful to the USAF Academy and its dean of the faculty, Brig Gen Ruben Cubero, for his continued support and belief in the concept and value of the INSS operation. Finally, thanks to Maj Gen Kenneth Minihan, AF/IN, for adding information warfare to our list of interest areas and for backing up his interest with the finances to conduct such research.
INSS continues to sponsor research into the areas of arms control, national security affairs, Air Force policy, regional studies, the revolution in military affairs, and information warfare. We sponsor individual and team research efforts on topics of interest to our benefactors. We also sponsor conferences and guest speakers. Our funds go a long way, providing travel and incidental expenses on a reimbursable basis but not paying salaries, overhead, or block grants. We also have a modest publication effort, including a quarterly newsletter, a series of occasional papers and reports, and a forthcoming textbook on arms control edited by the INSS staff.
A special thanks to my staff for helping prepare these articles for the APJ editors: Capt Gregory Rattray, deputy director of INSS; Maj Timothy Krein, our Air Force Reserve officer; and Lt Col William Fruland, our first USAF National Defense Fellow. Bill was particularly valuable in editing and commenting on these papers in their early draft versions. Lt T J. O'Connell, our executive officer last year, handled with aplomb all administrative details involving these articles.
INSS looks forward to continued success in getting research products into the hands of Air Force policymakers in Washington at modest cost. We also strive to facilitate the intellectual growth of our own military academic community, which bodes well for the work produced by these future leaders of America's national security apparatus. Congratulations to all the authors on being selected for this special edition!
Feel free to write or call INSS at USAF Institute for National Security Studies, 2354 Fairchild Drive, Suite 4K25, US Air Force Academy (HQ USAFA/DFE), Colorado Springs CO 80840. Phone: 719-472-2717 (DSN 259-2717). FAX 719-472-2716 (DSN 259-2716).
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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