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Senior Leader Perspective

Maj Gen Tod D. Wolters, USAF; Lt Col Joseph L. Campo, USAF

Team Building: The Next Chapter of Airpower Command and Control in Afghanistan

Maj Gen Tod D. Wolters, USAF; Lt Col Joseph L. Campo, USAF

On 22 May 2011, command of the 9th Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force–Afghanistan (9 AETF-A) shifted from Maj Gen Charles Lyon’s team to ours, and almost immediately we went to work writing the next chapter of airpower support to counterinsurgency operations. As we began our new roles, the 9 AETF-A staff and subordinate commanders were keenly (Read More)

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Maj Dave Blair, USAF

Ten Thousand Feet and Ten Thousand Miles: Reconciling Our Air Force Culture to Remotely Piloted Aircraft and the New Nature of Aerial Combat

Maj Dave Blair, USAF

The impact and scope of modern remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) demand a reexamination of our cultural assumptions about combat. The needs of combat (Read More)

Maj Wade S. Karren, USAF

Long-Range Strike: The Bedrock of Deterrence and America's Strategic Advantage

Maj Wade S. Karren, USAF

Long-range strike (LRS) and the often-associated phrase strategic attack are perhaps the most discussed but least understood terms (Read More)

Ricochets and Replies

Lt Col Loretta J. Lombard, FLANG

Air Force Policy for Advanced Education

Lt Col Loretta J. Lombard, FLANG

Air & Space Power Journal encourages worldwide debate about military topics by publishing articles that critique current methods and propose new ideas. We frequently receive Letters to the Editor from readers responding to articles and allow the author an opportunity to reply.

Historical Highlight

Colonel Clifford J. Heflin

Mobility in the Next War

Colonel Clifford J. Heflin

This article from Air University Quarterly Review (Fall 1947) offers insights concerning strategic basing and its effect on global military operations under consideration during the earliest days of our Air Force. Colonel Heflin uses an analysis of the British Navy as the foundation for his perceptive conclusions.

Selected Air University Research

Mary D. Dysart, DAFC

Remote Sensing and Mass Migration Policy Development

Mary D. Dysart, DAFC

Mass migration is a global problem affecting both displaced persons, their countries of origin, and the nations that voluntarily or involuntarily (Read More)

Lt Col Stephen G. Hoffman, USAF

Bureaucracy vs. Bioterrorism: Countering a Globalized Threat

Lt Col Stephen G. Hoffman, USAF

Two things are certain: death and taxes! Or maybe just taxes. Scientists are attempting to cheat death with rapidly progressing technologies capable (Read More)

Book Reviews

Robert Kaplan

Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power

Those familiar with Robert Kaplan's work will know that he has a reputation for unorthodox analysis that is rooted in his broad and deep study of (Read More)

Richard A. Clark and Robert K. Knake

Cyber War: The Next Threat to National Security and What to Do about It

A few years back, the US Air Force presented me with a professional development opportunity that proved to be a tremendous personal challenge. I (Read More)

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Thinking about Air and Space Power in 2025: Five Guiding Principles
Lt Gen Denis Mercier, French Air Force

Lieutenant General Mercier discusses his views concerning the future of airpower and the impact of today’s decisions on tomorrow’s forces. He provides five principles that leaders can use as they

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Reflections on Iraq
Lt Gen Dave Goldfein, USAF

Welcome to Air and Space Power Journal’s inaugural posting of Warrior Feedback, designed to provide engaging content and opportunities for you to participate in the airpower dialogue.

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