Wild Blue Yonder

Oct. 17, 2024
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Corps must modernize to support Agile Combat Employment (ACE) and prepare for peer conflict, shifting away from outdated chapel-focused operations designed for low-intensity conflicts.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
Oct. 9, 2024
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
Oct. 1, 2024
Mission Command: Doctrinal Improvements for Peer Conflict

There is no better time than the present to review military doctrine with a discerning eye and reflect on the development of leaders who are prepared for mission command in a contested environment.
Sept. 19, 2024
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
Sept. 10, 2024
Airpower for Great Power Competition

Prevailing in this critical contest will require all Airmen at all levels to understand what they are competing for, who they are competing against, who they are partnering with, and how to characterize success.
Sept. 9, 2024
Customs and Combat: How Cultural Empathy Impacts Multinational Military Partnerships

To enhance U.S. national security and achieve foreign policy objectives, the military must embrace a more nuanced understanding of culture, language, and interpersonal communication. These competencies are as essential as tactical and technical expertise in fostering successful multinational
Sept. 5, 2024
Additive Manufacturing: The American Corvus

To win we must rebuild the manufacturing dominance we once enjoyed.
Sept. 2, 2024
CAF Flightline Maintenance Should Reorganize to Align with AFFORGEN

The current structure of Combat Air Forces (CAF) organizational-level aircraft maintenance is not aligned with the new Air Force Force Generation (AFFORGEN) framework, misses an opportunity to better develop rated officers, and, most importantly, is inadequate to meet the challenges posed by
Aug. 29, 2024
International Officer History at the Air Corps Tactical School, 1920-1940 and at the Air War College, 1947-2025

This academic year, AY25, commemorates the 100th anniversary of US airpower education and international cooperation that began with one Spanish officer in ACTS in 1925.
Aug. 26, 2024
Exploiting Offensive Use of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS): Learning from Our Adversaries

The Air Force needs to build an offensive sUAS force now. It needs to leverage the lessons learned from our adversaries and partners alike. sUAS are affordable, easy to develop, and most importantly, multi-capable.