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  • Bearing the Weight of Giants

    Explore the fascinating engineering behind aircraft tires and their critical role in aviation history, from the first pneumatic rubber tires to the modern-day giants like the Airbus A380. Discover how these unassuming rubber components support immense loads, enabling both the planes and airfields to

  • Agile Combat Employment Interoperability and Integration

    Discover how Agile Combat Employment (ACE) enhances airpower resilience through integration and interoperability with joint and allied forces. Dr. Mulgund explores the path from deconflicted to fully integrated ACE, offering a practical framework for achieving synchronized, multi-domain operations.

  • Civil Reserve Integrated Space Program (CRISP) ~ More Than a Fleet ~

    The Department of Defense must adopt a more comprehensive approach to integrating commercial space capabilities, beyond existing contracts and off-the-shelf products, to ensure readiness in future conflicts. Parrish argues for the creation of a Commercial Reserve Integrated Space Program (CRISP),

  • China: A Persistent but Manageable Strategic Challenge

    While China presents a significant strategic challenge to the U.S., this threat is not existential and remains manageable, primarily due to China's slowing economic growth and the potential consequences of its overuse of economic power. The U.S. can maintain strong security ties in the

  • War in Ukraine and the New Information Reality

    Maj. Paul E. Schubert analyzes how Vladimir Putin’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine highlights the growing role of information warfare, focusing on disinformation, legal manipulation, and narrative control and offers insight into how these strategies reshaped the conflict and influenced

  • Modernizing the Air Force Chaplain Corps for Agile Combat Employment

    The Air Force Chaplain Corps must modernize to support Agile Combat Employment (ACE) and prepare for peer conflict, shifting away from outdated chapel-focused operations designed for low-intensity conflicts. By embedding chaplains directly with units, equipping them with practical expeditionary

  • Venomed Quills: A Systematic Approach to Maximizing Taiwanese Endurance

    In April 2024, Congress allocated $1.9 billion to enhance Taiwan's defense capabilities, focusing on addressing vulnerabilities in energy and supply chains, improving command and control systems, and integrating ISR and strike capabilities. This approach aims to ensure Taiwan's survival

  • Still Frozen: What Does an ‘Ice-Free’ Arctic Really Mean?

    Since October 2023, Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have severely reduced shipping traffic through the Suez Canal, prompting shippers to consider alternative routes like the Northern Sea Route, despite its operational challenges. However, the term "ice-free Arctic" is misleading, as


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