By Dr. Robbin Laird and Dr. Scott Truver 11/18/2010 - Crafting an effective U.S. Navy and Marine Corps strategy for the 21st century––one that both supports national security and homeland security objectives and gains sustenance from them––requires a strong emphasis on networking in a broad and comprehensive context. Networks make…
By Honorable Ed Timperlake 11/17/2010 - In the not two distant future the US Navy/Marine and USAF team may have to establish presence from the sea in a potential combat theater.The threat will be great: friendly forces can be intermixed with opponents who will do what ever it takes to…
An Interview with Lt. Col. Damon Anthony, Maj. James Akers, and Lt. Col. Steve Pieper 11/05/2010 - The three pilots provide an understanding of how classic combat operations built around the use of AWACS and the CAOC will be modified as new aircraft re-shape operational capabilities.
An Interview with Major Lee York 11/05/2010 - "I have read all stories, all the naysayers, that the V-22 can’t replace the FROG. But my experience says the opposite. The landing zones if used in '04-'05 with the FROG, we went back in '07 with V-22 and we landed in…
By Michael W. Wynne 10/29/2010 - In time, fighter pilots should act in similar ways to ground commanders organizing the ingressing command, making sure that the central air operations center is distributing targets to other shooters, but protecting his area of operation; keeping his fire teams progressing to the objectives…
By Michael W. Wynne, 21st Secretary of the U.S. Air Force 10/17/2010 - What are the available platforms and technologies that we have invested in to date? And how can we shape effective concepts of operations for a joint and combined air strike force, which leverage these capabilities?
By General Jean-Patrick Gaviard 10/09/2010 - "The basic principles of C2 operation persist. But today in the face of asymmetric warfare, three new factors must be taken into account: the comprehensive approach, the tempo of operations, and the collateral damages."
By Michael W. Wynne, 21st Secretary of the U.S. Air Force 10/08/2010 "A realistic look at the future of Air Operations must take into account the size of the force, the capabilities of the force and the evolving construct of the future weapons available; and then we can place against…
