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Jan. 25, 2024
Persistence in Airpower

While a great deal of focus has been placed on the kinetic and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities of Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), their ability to remain present in the battlespace is their most important attribute. As manned
Jan. 18, 2024
New Kid on the Block: An Analysis of How the Advent of Cyber Has Influenced Electronic Warfare

“There’s no going back. You’ve changed things, forever.” In Christopher Nolan’s 2008 film, The Dark Knight, the Joker explains to Batman how the hero’s presence and attempts to defend Gotham City against organized crime have forever altered the landscape of order and chaos. He further claims
Jan. 4, 2024
Winning in the Information Environment: Recent Successes in Combating Adversary Disinformation and Recommendations for the Future

Before invading Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Russian officials were planning a false-flag operation, which called for a staged video depicting the aftermath of a Ukrainian attack against Russian-backed separatists or Russia itself, with Russian-speaking actors posing as mourners and corpses. This
Dec. 28, 2023
Impeding Terrorism by Impeding Funding of Terrorism Through Fentanyl Sales on the Dark / Deep Web

As a USAF Cyber Officer, I acted as the J6 (Cyber/IT lead) for the Combined Joint Interagency Task Force, CJIATF-Nexus, deployed in Afghanistan during the 2012-2013 timeframe. In this role, I was supposed to ensure the combined unit had its systems and network requirements met, but instead, I was
Dec. 21, 2023
Automating OIE with Large Language Models

Whether you call it non-kinetics, information warfare, information operations, or operations in the information environment (OIE), planning and executing these activities is extraordinarily difficult. A standard operation takes months, and the bureaucracy of OIE makes Before we discuss how to
Dec. 14, 2023
What Commanders Need to Know About Money: Thoughts from a Comptroller Squadron Commander

Congratulations! You have just been selected as a squadron, group, or wing commander. For some of you, this is not your first time; for others, welcome to “They.” “They” deal with various issues internal to the unit as well as external issues initiated by higher headquarters, Congress, and other
Dec. 7, 2023
Contemporary Lessons from British Offshore Balancing Strategy in the Napoleonic Wars

Strategic competition is in vogue as the United States (U.S.) and China seek global power and influence. In search of historical lessons to understand the competition between the U.S. and China, strategists often reference the U.S.'s strategic competition with the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Nov. 30, 2023
Toyotas and Terrorists: “Why are ISIS’s trucks better than ours?” said the American GI

One of the hottest commodities in the military, or even for civilian contractors, is having a vehicle down range when you are deployed in the Middle East. Anyone who is someone has their own Ford F-150, especially those in leadership, as a work vehicle for driving around a military base. If you were
Nov. 16, 2023
A Joint, All-Domain Airman

The Future Fight When then Chief of Staff of the Air Force General CQ Brown said, “we must be prepared to face future conflicts with our joint and combined partners,” he wasn’t making a bold proclamation, but rather stating a fact.[1] But what, then, was Gen Brown highlighting with his comment? The
Nov. 9, 2023
The Allure of Technology

Hindsight is 20/20. When Russian forces invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the consensus was that Russia would quickly achieve victory in three days thanks to its technological superiority. Yet, Ukraine not only managed to halt the Russian invaders but also pushed them back on multiple fronts. A

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Persistence in Airpower

New Kid on the Block: An Analysis of How the Advent of Cyber Has Influenced Electronic Warfare

Winning in the Information Environment: Recent Successes in Combating Adversary Disinformation and Recommendations for the Future

Impeding Terrorism by Impeding Funding of Terrorism Through Fentanyl Sales on the Dark / Deep Web

Automating OIE with Large Language Models

What Commanders Need to Know About Money: Thoughts from a Comptroller Squadron Commander

Contemporary Lessons from British Offshore Balancing Strategy in the Napoleonic Wars

Toyotas and Terrorists: “Why are ISIS’s trucks better than ours?” said the American GI

A Joint, All-Domain Airman

The Allure of Technology