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  • Air Force Physical Fitness: A Paradigm Shift to Physical Literacy

    The Air Force physical training (PT) construct does not effectively serve Airmen, the Air Force, or society as a whole. This ineffectiveness results in high injury rates and post-service disability costs and worsening mental health for Airmen. The proposed PT paradigm aims to create a

  • The Need for an Air System of Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

    In March 2011, a massive earthquake rocked the northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan, creating a chain reaction of disasters that included a tsunami. Amid the major destruction throughout the island nation, the damage from the tsunami triggered a nuclear accident at the Fukushima power station along

  • Promoting Success: LEAP Instructors and Scholars

    The successful pilot of the Tagalog Language Enabled Airmen Program (LEAP)-Agile Combat Employment (ACE) course in 2023 created an opportunity for LEAP instructors to learn valuable lessons about this combined-concept course, tailored for Airmen going to ACE-focused assignments. The pilot course,

  • Beyond Concorde: FOD Detection in the Twenty-First Century

    Twenty-one years after Concorde flights tragically ended, universities and private industry are pioneering artificially intelligent technologies that detect foreign object debris (FOD). These advancements, partly born from the disaster, highlight crucial optimization opportunities with the potential

  • Supply Chain Complexities: A Military Intelligence Approach

    A global pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and unprecedented weather events have exposed the fragility of the global supply chain, resulting in significant disruptions at all levels. To adequately address these concerns, the Air Force must employ a holistic approach to map and monitor its DIB

  • T-AOS: A New Model for Competition

    By fielding five regionally aligned theater-air operations squadrons (T-AOS), Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has an opportunity to more decisively engage in emerging possibilities associated with strategic competition. In conjunction with the US Air Force’s agile combat

  • The Angle of Attack: AC-130s, Relevance, and the Future Fight

    AFSOC is at a strategic inflection point, and the AC-130J community is ready to embrace the impending changes. While the AC-130J has obvious vulnerabilities to higher-generation, peer and near-peer platform threats, remaining relevant means identifying ways to mitigate the risks these aircraft

  • Developing Technology with Allies and Partners

    Improving defense acquisitions requires an upcycle system that can make use of what would currently be wasted investment, focusing on where the United States has the ability to openly collaborate with its Allies and partners on technology development as if they were a US entity. This would also

  • Toxic Senior Military Leaders in the Cockpit

    As officers, pilots can become toxic leaders both in and out of the aircraft. Such pilots negatively affect a unit’s performance, morale, and safety. If not corrected, toxic pilots can continue to rise in rank and flight qualifications and can create an adverse environment that extends