Wild Blue Yonder

April 12, 2022
The Worst Astronaut

The average US astronaut today is a citizen with a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM)–related master’s degree. Even to submit their application, they were required to have at least two years of practical experience in their specific field of study or 1,000 hours of jet flight
April 4, 2022
How to Win the Next Space War: An Assessment

Based on the author’s extensive experience in this theoretical area, Paul S. Szymanski has developed essential “rules” by which he feels the next space war will be conducted.
March 24, 2022
Foreign Language Education As A Component Of PME: History And Impact

This article briefly describes some key events in the history of foreign language education (FLE) at U.S. graduate PME institutions, explores the question of what value this education provides to the DoD, and suggests what direction such programs might take through the lens of student feedback
March 14, 2022
Air Operations Center Evolution: A Roadmap for Progress

The AOC is how today’s Air Force fights at the operational level, and it works—today. But it needs to evolve if it is to be relevant in the next fight.
Feb. 28, 2022
Are the Russian speakers in Ukraine on Putin’s side?

President Putin is accomplishing the exact opposite of what he intended to when he started this invasion, and if he is counting on the Russian speakers, he should be aware that the Russian minority is not entirely on his side.
Aug. 3, 2021
Towards Redefining Implementation of Personality Assessment in Professional Military Education

One of the key aspects of developing strong leaders is deepening an understanding of one’s own personality and leadership style. Professional Military Education (PME) relies upon personality assessment to portray accurate depictions of personality traits so that leaders can deepen their
May 17, 2021
Warrior Braids and the Air Force Women’s Initiative Team – The Invisible Labor behind Diversity, Inclusion, and Institutional Change

Cast your gaze across the faces of US Air Force servicewomen in the days after 10 February 2021, and you cannot help but notice the joyous reaction to the service’s recent change in its hair standards for women.1 Ponytails are swinging free, braids are cascading down backs, and servicewomen are
April 9, 2021
The Integrated Resilience Program at Malmstrom AFB, Montana, 2019-2020

In response to General David Goldfein’s call to fight “an adversary that is killing more of our airmen than any enemy on the planet,”1 Headquarters Air Force implemented Operation THURSDAY to address rising suicide numbers. From 1 August to 15 September 2019, this resilience tactical pause (RTP)
March 31, 2021
“Fight’s on. Commit. You’re Dead.” Why the United States’ Largest Training Ranges Are Too Small and How LVC Can Provide the Answer

Executive SummaryThe United States is running out of room.Eielson AFB, Alaska, boasts claim to the Department of Defense’s (DOD) premier training venue, a range spanning over 1.5 million acres of maneuver land and 65,000 square miles of airspace known as the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex
March 29, 2021
Satellite Servicing: A History, the Impact to the Space Force, and the Logistics Behind It

IntroductionSatellite servicing is an important emerging technology not only to industry and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), but also to national security. Servicing technology should be of key interest for the United States Space Force (USSF) to research, and serviceability