Wild Blue Yonder

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. 22, 2024
Space-Based Solar Power: Continuing the Renewable Revolution

According to NASA, only about half of the solar irradiance that reaches Earth makes it to the surface, so why not harvest this energy on the other side of this barrier?
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. 15, 2024
Rapid Ascent: Resilience

In 1948, the AFM 35-15 Air Force Leadership set out principles and techniques for early Cold War commanders to build cohesive and efficient organization to face the challenges of the post World War II security landscape. Its values are timeless, but it was aimed at an audience familiar
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
Aug. 8, 2024
Rapid Ascent: Moral Injury

In 1948, the AFM 35-15 Air Force Leadership set out principles and techniques for early Cold War commanders to build cohesive and efficient organization to face the challenges of the post World War II security landscape. Its values are timeless, but it was aimed at an audience familiar
Aug. 5, 2024
China-Taiwan Reunification and Potential Impacts to the Asia-Pacific Region

China's pursuit of reunification with Taiwan, peaceful or forceful, threatens regional stability. This paper highlights the three most likely consequences of this action on the East and Southeast Asia region and assesses the most likely scenario: military action, and its impact to the key
Aug. 1, 2024
Rapid Ascent: Leadership

In 1948, the AFM 35-15 Air Force Leadership set out principles and techniques for early Cold War commanders to build cohesive and efficient organization to face the challenges of the post World War II security landscape. Its values are timeless, but it was aimed at an audience familiar with
July 29, 2024
Strike Up the Band: Music in the American Civil War and Contemporary Conflict

From Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” to Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son,” songs commonly find their inspiration from the experiences of human conflict in combat. The opposite effect is true as well—music has had a palpable impact on warfare and
July 25, 2024
Rapid Ascent: Airmanship, The Bedrock of Airpower

In 1948, the AFM 35-15 Air Force Leadership set out principles and techniques for early Cold War commanders to build cohesive and efficient organization to face the challenges of the post World War II security landscape. Its values are timeless, but it was aimed at an audience familiar with