Volume 28 Issue 2, Mar-Apr 2014 Published March 1, 2014 Air & Space Power Journal, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL Senior Leader Perspective Global Vigilance, Global Reach, Global Power for America: The World's Greatest Air Force—Powered by Airmen, Fueled by Innovation Gen Mark A. Welsh III, USAF This past year, the United States Air Force released a vision statement that focuses on “Airmen, Mission, and Innovation.” It recognizes Airmen as the power behind the Air Force and acknowledges the importance of innovation to our story. I encourage... Joint Force Multipliers: America's Airmen Transition to the Resolute Support Mission Maj Gen Jake Polumbo, USAF / Mr. Wesley Long, USAF A nonstandard force of Airmen, both individual augmentees (IA) filling positions on joint manning documents and joint expeditionary tasked (JET) Airmen, is deployed to Afghanistan, helping transition the nation from current combat operations to the... Direct Access: Air Force Lessons Learned Dr. Jacqueline R. Henningsen, SES, A9 Director Since 2006, the Air Force Lessons Learned (LL) Directorate under AF/A9 has worked diligently to explore interest items, publish reports and implementation of lessons learned regarding critical Air Force issues that correlate to designated CSAF... Article Summary Feature Articles Peeling the Onion: Why Centralized Control/Decentralized Execution Works Lt Col Alan Docauer, USAF This article discusses the issue of centralized control / decentralized execution as it relates to tying strategy to task in the context of joint-air command and control (C2) in future conflicts that include antiaccess / area denial. It defines and... The Joint Strike Fighter/F-35 Program: A Canadian Technology Policy Perspective Dr. Danny Lam / Dr. Brian Paul Cozzarin The Canadian F-35 procurement represents the largest peacetime acquisition of new aircraft for Canadian forces since the Korean War. Securing industrial benefits from military procurement is essential for advanced industrialized nations, and it has... Ricochets and Replies A Different Air Force Tiger Brig Gen Buck Elton, USAF I commend Lt Col Brian “Bingo” McLean, USAF, retired, on his article “Who’s in Charge? Commander, Air Force Forces or Air Force Commander?” (November–December 2013). Bingo does an excellent job of explaining the role of Air Force commanders and of... Views How LeMay Transformed Strategic Air Command Col Phillip S. Meilinger, USAF, Retired Gen Curtis LeMay was one of the greatest Airmen in American history. Too often he has been characterized as an unthinking and unemotional brawler; however, he was far more complex than those caricatures—although he was certainly tough. A courageous... Nuclear Deterrence and Cyber: The Quest for Concept Dr. Stephen J. Cimbala Nuclear weapons in the twenty-first century will be tasked with military and policy support missions in a technology environment of digital preeminence. The relationship between nuclear and cyber realms for the purpose of deterrence and other... Download Full Edition
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