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Corps must modernize to support Agile Combat Employment (ACE) and prepare for peer conflict, shifting away from outdated chapel-focused operations designed for low-intensity conflicts.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. 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. 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.
Aug. 19, 2024 Surprise! Strategies for Successful Military Advantages and Family Festivities Surprises are inherently destabilizing. The US military is full of a bunch of planners that spend most of their careers being ready for the next conflict and laboring to avoid the unexpected. Military leaders stay ready through training their units, buying next generation technology, constantly
Aug. 12, 2024 “STRIKES ALL OVER PACIFIC!” ACE Risks Greater Destruction Throughout the Indo-Pacific Will ACE lead to greater destruction in the Indo-Pacific in the event of conflict? Were China to consider an all-out attack in the near future, perhaps to prevent interference in a military effort to unify with Taiwan, is there any reason it would not strike all U.S.-affiliated airfields with