| AU-18 Space Primer |
Sep 2009 |
353 pages |
| Authors:
AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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 | The purpose of this AU-18 Space Primer is to provide an unclassified one-stop shopping resource for the space professional and the joint war fighter to better understand the capabilities, organizations, and operations of space forces. |
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| Shaping the Air Force Narrative for the 21st Century |
Apr-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
John V Bartoli; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| As the Air Force matured and grew increasingly more sophisticated, primarily spurred by enormous technological innovation, its unreproachable identity continued to flourish in the public mind. Air Force relationships with traditional media, though never warm, were nonetheless reasonably collegial, but more importantly, practical. The military's experiences with the media during the Vietnam War drove cautious tolerance left of outright disdain among the services and ushered in three and half decades ... |
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| United States Acquisition Command |
Apr-2009 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Jennifer M Krolikowski; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Over the last 20 years there have been numerous reports on how the acquisition process is broken. The Government Accountability Office recently published a report stating that the total acquisition cost of DoD's 2007 portfolio of major programs under development or in production has grown by nearly $300 billion over initial estimates. Current programs are also experiencing, on average, a 21-month delay in delivering initial capabilities to the warfighter. This ... |
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| AFRICOM: Can America's Newest Combatant Command Stabilize Africa Using a Strategy of Sunshine and Love? |
Apr-2009 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Les Oberg; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) promises to be a different kind of command that will take a nontraditional approach to solving African problems and achieving U.S. objectives on the continent. This unique mission includes a multi-agency and multi-organization approach. AFRICOM has incorporated within its ranks representatives from other U.S. government agencies as well as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). And, as it sets out to achieve its goals of security and stability, ... |
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| Aviation Foreign Internal Defense (AFID) in Vietnam |
Apr-2009 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Nathan A White; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| During the Vietnam conflict the United States Air Force (USAF) is perhaps most remembered for its bombing campaigns over North Vietnam, but it also performed a substantial amount of Aviation Foreign Internal Defense (AFID). U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam conflict began with the advise and assist mission -- an activity that would be known as FID in today's vernacular -- and, though USAF actions eventually became direct and intense, ... |
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| Climate Change, National Security, and the Quadrennial Defense Review. Avoiding the Perfect Storm |
Jan-2008 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
John T Ackerman; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The emergence of harmful nonlinear, long-term, cumulative, anthropogenically generated changes to the Earth's climate and natural environment pose a serious threat to America's national security. The changes are increasing risks and vulnerabilities across the strategic foundation identified by the 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). Irregular, disruptive, traditional, and catastrophic challenges are surfacing as a result of global climate change and could merge into a perfect storm with disastrous consequences. In ... |
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| Do We Want to Kill People and Break Things in Africa?: A Historian's Thoughts on Africa Command |
Jan-2008 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Robert Munson; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| A common mantra within the military is that the mission is to kill people and break things. The military is ultimately a heavily armed organization dedicated to the protection of the United States by killing enemies and destroying their means to wage war. This certainly played out many times during World Wars I and II, but what about Vietnam or even Iraq right now? Was Vietnam won by completing this ... |
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| Designing Bare Base Systems for Logistics Efficiency in the Joint Operational Environment |
DEC 2007 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Trautmann William D.; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The current service-centric approach to bare base capability has produced capability overlaps and logistics inefficiencies. The two primary bare base systems the Air Force Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources (BEAR) and the Army Force Provider have limited interoperability. In recent conflicts, the lack of joint doctrine or joint bare base architecture has hampered the ability of the services to achieve fully operational forward locations within a satisfactory length of time. The ... |
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| Hearts and Minds: Historical Counterinsurgency Lessons to Guide the War of Ideas in the Global War on Terrorism |
DEC 2007 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
IV McAlexander Joseph C.; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| To address the potential terrorist threats to America, the National Security Strategy of the United States of America and the National Strategy for Combating Terrorism state that the United States will wage a "war of ideas." The war of ideas seeks to change the minds of varying ideological populations. A war fought in the minds and among people -- human terrain -- requires human players to engage and communicate with ... |
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| Transformational Satellite (TSAT) Communications Systems. Falling Short on Delivering Advanced Capabilities and Bandwidth to Ground-Based Users |
JUL 2007 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Maurice M. McKinney; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The Transformational Communications Office's (TCO) 17 December 2003 report states, "The current SATCOM and data relay systems are unable to meet future bandwidth demands. They lack capacity, in both aggregate data rate and the number of users they can support.... Furthermore, the life expectancies of the existing space segments and much of their associated terminal and management segments do not extend beyond the 2010-2015 time frame." These shortfalls and the ... |
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| Reducing the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Alert Rate and the Impact on Maintenance Utilization |
JUN 2007 |
86 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen M. Kravitsky; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| We have been at war for four and one-half years. The financial burden of executing Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom caused military services to undergo extensive cost-cutting efforts. The intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) community is not exempt. Recently, the Air Force Nuclear General Officer Steering Group (AFNGOSG) requested an additional study of lower missile readiness rates, presumably to identify any potential cost savings from reduced maintenance and security footprints. ... |
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| Using an Intratheater Regional Hub Heuristic in Iraq. An Exploratory Case Study |
MAY 2007 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Robert L. Charlesworth; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Ongoing casualties inflicted on convoys transgressing dangerous roads highlighted airlift's important role in intratheater logistics operations within Iraq. While airlift can help decrease the number of convoys on the roads in combat zones, the finite number of airlifters must be managed effectively and efficiently to maximize its impact in supporting operations. This research proposes using a regional huband-spoke heuristic to design major-theater-war channel systems. The purpose of this research is ... |
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| Fighting the War above Iraq. Employing Space Forces to Defeat an Insurgency |
MAY 2007 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
James A. Oldenburg; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The 2002 National Security Strategy states that "the struggle against global terrorism . . . will be fought on many fronts." The front currently receiving the greatest attention is the counterinsurgency effort in Iraq. Given this war's importance, the US armed forces must use every tool at their disposal to effectively prosecute this campaign. Can space forces be employed to help fight this and other insurgencies? To answer this question, ... |
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| Coercive Airpower in the Twenty First Century |
APR 2006 |
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| Authors:
David A. Mineau; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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 | The classical airpower theorists promoted air forces as a revolutionary new combat and capable of destroying the moral resistance of the enemy. Speaking about the effects of aerial bombardment, Giulio Douhet said, "A complete breakdown of the social structure cannot but take place in a country subjected to this kind of merciless pounding from the aft. The time would soon come when, driven by the instinct of self-preservation, would rise ... |
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| Centralized Supply Chain Management: Command and Control of Sustainment |
APR 2006 |
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| Authors:
Eric G. Ellmyer; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This paper explores why the AF should consolidate the operational function of supply support, why it is needed, and what to do about it. Consolidation will provide a stable infrastructure when conflicts go from peace time to war time operations. The AF must create a supply chain management enterprise that makes operations more efficient, more effective, and reduce costs while providing sustained levels of weapon system availability. The USAF doctrine ... |
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| Refining the Utilization of Air Force Personnel in the 21st Century |
APR 2006 |
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| Authors:
Doyle C. Turner; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This report covers a brief back ground on prioritization plans and how they work. It summarizes the status of officer prioritizations plans across the following career fields: all rated, space, intelligence, aircraft maintenance, logistics, security forces, civil engineering, communications, acquisition, and contracting career fields as of 2005. These ten career fields make up more than 68% of the active duty line officer corps. The report contains utilization charts for each ... |
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| Nuclear Iran: Framing the U.S. Response Using a Scenario-Based Approach |
APR 2006 |
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| Authors:
John E. Vaughn; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Iran will have nuclear weapons. Diplomatically, the United States is unable to stop it. Economically, the United States is unable to stop it. If the United States attacks Iran pre-emptively, Iran will use its oil reserves as leverage to cripple the United States economy, damaging global economies in the process. The international community at large would then pressure the United States to cease all operations against Iran. This paper looks ... |
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| Barriers to Implementing Strategic Purchasing in the Department of Defense |
APR 2006 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
David A. Searle; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| One can argue the Department of Defense has always faced a fiscal crisis. Year after year the DoD engages in a "guns versus butter debate" in competing with other agencies for the defense slice of the budget. The debating then shifts to the internal grappling between the services fighting for their parochial piece of the pie. Simply put, there has never been enough to go around. Subsequently, policymakers have always ... |
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| Reluctant Samurai? Partnering with Japan to Combat Terrorism |
APR 2006 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Derek A. West; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The tragedies of 11 September 2001 brought into focus the United States and Japan s shared common values and vulnerability to asymmetric attacks by terrorists. It was as if a flash of lightning from out of the blue illuminated shared fears around the world. Memories of the Aum Shinrikyo (Aum Supreme Truth) sarin-gas attack on the subway system of Tokyo in March 1995 intensified the horror felt by the Japanese ... |
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| Fourth Generation Warfare and the Cultural Divide |
APR 2006 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy T. Urban; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| While the Global War on Terror rages, another insidious conflict plays out not in traditional battlespace, but in the hearts and minds of the broad spectrum of modern civilization. For thousands of years people have warred over ideas, over fissures and chasms between differing ideologies, over religious and sectarian tensions, over poorly timed political statements, over art and poetry, and even over dates on calendars. Where history proves that the ... |
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| The Making of a Great Captain |
APR 2006 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Theodore G. Weibel; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Classifying people as Great Captains is largely a subjective endeavor. What attributes, accomplishments, positions attained or battles won make one person a Great Captain and the other person something less? Herein lies the dilemma, because for ages academics have argued about what criteria should be included in such a judgement. This paper examines the hypothesis that Great Captains are a product of their families, are highly educated from an early ... |
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| Forging a Combat Mobility Culture |
APR 2006 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Tucker Dennis P.; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| A survey of the various elements of Air Mobility Command (AMC) reveals a distinct cultural change throughout the organization. From the top leadership to the unit level, many in AMC have either adopted or are in the process of adopting a warfighting mindset, looking for ways to mitigate the threat instead of avoiding the threat environment. The current mobility culture is more combat focused, and more capable of meeting the ... |
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| The Future of the European Security and Defence Policy |
APR 2006 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Josef Alt; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| European heads of state and government took a crucial step toward the development of a new European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) at the European Union's (EU's) Helsinki summit in December 1999. They created the ESDP to allow the European Union to play a more comprehensive role in civilian and military international crisis management backed by credible military power. Today, the ESDP is considered a key element of the Common ... |
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| Understanding Muslim Prejudices toward Israel during the British Mandate Period in Palestine: How the U.S. Can Win the Hearts and Minds of People in the Middle East |
APR 2006 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Michael G. Tirone; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The United States and Israel are engaged in a costly war that could last for decades. Israel has fought in multiple wars with the Palestinians just to maintain its existence, and since 9/11 the United States and its coalition allies have aggressively pursued Al-Qaeda and its network. The United States defeated the Taliban government in Afghanistan, and the dictator Saddam Hussein's government in Iraq. But while winning the war on ... |
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| The American Military and the Media: Historical Lessons and Future Considerations |
APR 2006 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Brian D. Burns; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Media coverage of military operations has been around for centuries, and has evolved as much as the technologies and tactics with which war is fought today. It is also in the early origins of the military-media relationship that one can see the seeds of certain characteristics that seem to run common throughout history. This research paper discusses the U.S. military-media relationship, beginning with a brief history of the media at ... |
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| A Look Down the Slippery Slope: Domestic Operations, Outsourcing, and the Erosion of Military Culture |
APR 2006 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Bryan D. Watson; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This paper discusses two simultaneous trends inside America's military culture -- its increasing domestic role and its growing reliance upon defense contractors. First, the appropriate role of a standing military in a democratic society is an issue that has been the focus of significant debate ever since the founding of our republic. The issue becomes even more complex when the military's mission takes on a domestic tone; in other words, ... |
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| The Final Frontier: News Media's Use of Commercial Satellite Imagery during Wartime |
APR 2006 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Sean S. McKenna; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| It is a long-held belief that the news media will go to almost any length to get a story. Television reporters have waded into the middle of civil war firefights to show viewers and readers human suffering up close, used hidden-camera tricks to flush out stories on consumer fraud, and even laid down their lives to expose human rights atrocities by international governments. Over the last 10 years, in the ... |
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| Minefields in the Caribbean: A Region Vectored to Becoming Failed States |
APR 2006 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Orville Reid; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The Caribbean islands are riddled with poverty, crime, and corruption and these problems are mines that eventually will explode into a regional incident. First, it is important to understand the history of the Caribbean; categorize and describe the minefields (poverty, crime, and corruption) in the region; and give a perspective on who planted these mines and how the mines are being nurtured. This sets the foundation to tackle how to ... |
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| The Need for a USAF UAV Center of Excellence |
APR 2006 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth M. Kniskern; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are not an invention of recent history. But it was the use of UAVs during the conflict over Kosovo in the 1990s which brought them to the forefront as a vehicle to accomplish intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR). Since then, the UAV fleet has expanded exponentially, but not just for the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The U.S. Army and Marines have integrated UAVs into ground operations ... |
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| Joint Transformation of Aerial Interdiction by Enhancing Kill Box Operations |
APR 2006 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth A. Smith; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The interaction of air and ground warfare is as old as military aviation itself. As far back as WWI, air interdiction (AI) and close air support (CAS) have been integral missions supporting overall campaign objectives. Originally conceived as a mission to support military ground operations, the purpose of aerial interdiction has gradually changed and widened over time. In World Wars I and II, Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm, interdiction campaigns ... |
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| Using the Media in the Proper Cultural Context to Win Iraqi and US Hearts and Minds in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom |
APR 2006 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Kingston Lampley; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Media sources (newspapers, magazines, television programs, radio broadcasts, etc.) are not capable on their own of winning the hearts and minds of a population. The media is simply a tool that delivers heart-changing and mind-changing ideals (such as the greatness of democracy and respect for minority rights) and information (such as the positive results of the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq). This paper presents the author's tool for analyzing the process ... |
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| Does the "Special Relationship" Have a Role to Play in Future EU-US Relations? |
APR 2006 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
James H. Hunter; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| As the European Union (EU) gathers momentum, an equitable and credible partner to the United States will shortly exist with the potential to share the burden of today's global challenges. However, despite the Solana Paper's statement that this trans-Atlantic relationship is one of the core elements of the international system, with the numerous trade and foreign policy conflicts that exist between the two powers, the relationship has effectively floundered. There ... |
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| Effects-Based Operations: Air Power as the Sole Military Instrument of Power, Has it Matured Enough? |
APR 2006 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Jan G. Kristensen; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Effects-Based Operations (EBO) has been a buzzword and a part of Air Force lingo since the overwhelming success of the air campaign in Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Even though EBO was not coined in military operational terms until the last decade of the 20th century, thinking in effects has existed in the military trade for ages. One need only look at the early doctrine of strategic bombing from the ... |
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| Looking for Gold Nuggets in the Melting Pot: Language, Cultural Awareness, and the Fourth Generation Warrior |
APR 2006 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy E. Stenmark; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Fourth Generation Warfare (4GW) requires more than just superior technology, firepower, and "stand-off" capability. Fighting a 4GW adversary requires boots on the ground, functional language and cultural awareness to facilitate the collection of actionable intelligence, the ability to know when and how to go kinetic, and more importantly, when to show restraint and patience. The training of friendly indigenous forces, initiation of civil affairs projects to restore and improve living ... |
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| Ethnic Discontent in Western China: Can China's Provincial Policy Contain Instability? |
APR 2006 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
III Mosle William B.; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This paper examines the People's Republic of China's provincial policy and its ability to contain instability in the western autonomous regions of Xinjiang and Tibet. While the PRC appears monolithic, the western provinces have a unique context that sets them apart from greater China. First, these provinces do not have a continuous history of peaceful rule by Chinese regimes. Both regions are considered potentially unstable with subversive elements desiring greater ... |
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| The Operational and Tactical Nexus: Small Steps Toward Seamless Effects-Based Operations |
FEB 2006 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
M. S. Riza; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The literature on effects-based operations (EBO) seems to grow each day. Myriad definitions have appeared in service and joint doctrine writings as well as in other writings. Most are too far reaching for current capabilities, and they may be too far reaching for future capabilities. Both the United States Air Force (USAF) and the United States Joint Forces Command (USJFCOM) EBO definitions encompass all facets of national policy, including strategic ... |
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| Back to the Basics: An Aviation Solution to Counterinsurgent Warfare |
DEC 2005 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Arthur D. Davis; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This study focuses on the current global war on terrorism as a conflict against insurgents who attack U.S. power through asymmetric means. Of late, these individuals have selected as a primary target the military and civilian convoy operations in Iraq and, to some extent, Afghanistan. By examining past examples of the use of air power in counterinsurgent warfare, this study sheds light on the United States' current failings in both ... |
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| Microsoft, Al-Jazeera, and the Predator: The Challenge of Effects-Based Operations in the Global War on Terrorism |
DEC 2005 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
David J. Kumashiro; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| A complex and interdependent environment in the global war on terrorism (GWOT) highlights the challenge of translating the theory of effects-based operations (EBO) into practice, particularly with respect to influencing the will of the people and achieving a desired end state. The following paper seeks to illustrate the conditions and challenges surrounding the translation of current effects-based theory into operational practice in the GWOT by using three conceptual constructs. First, ... |
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| Discovering the Effects-Endstate Linkage: Using Soft Systems Methodology to Perform EBO Mission Analysis |
JUN 2005 |
66 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Young William E.; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Mission analysis is the foundation of JFC campaign planning. This paper examines how planners determine effects necessary to yield desired endstate during the EBO mission analysis process. The paper questions the suitability of applying the traditional task-focused mission analysis process to EBO planning. EBO's conceptualization of the adversary as a Complex Adaptive System, the increased requirements for unified action between various actors (military, government, non-government, and coalition), and the amorphous ... |
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| Using Near Space Vehicles in the Pursuit of Persistent C3ISR |
JUN 2005 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew J. Knoedler; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| US Air Force leaders issued a challenge to create a battlespace of the future that does not want for situational awareness. In this future, the warfighter can access up-to-date information through a network of sensors that are on duty 24/7 around the battlespace. The persistence of command, control, and communication as well as intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C3ISR) available today does not meet the 24/7 dream. Even the US dominance ... |
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| Think Tank Agenda Setting: The Influence of the Council on Foreign Relations on Elections, the New Administration's Transition Agenda, and Beyond. A Case Study |
MAY 2005 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Marla L. Carl; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The idea that think tanks set the order of importance of issues seems fairly obvious they are comprised of academics, revolving door administration officials, and other minds devoted to the full-time research and analysis of the issues facing our government and our world They have the luxury of exploring a variety of options related to an issue and the resources to dig deeply and vertically into an issue versus the ... |
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| Global ISR - A Process-Oriented Approach to Achieving Decision Superiority |
18 APR 2005 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Paul A. Welch; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This paper focuses on leveraging current technology in a process-oriented approach to leveraging capabilities resident in global intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) assets to meet the increasing demands of Joint Force Commanders (JFCs). The pace of current military operations often requires information and intelligence to be available to the JFC faster than supporting communities are capable of providing it. As a result, a seam exists that hinders the ability of ... |
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| Border Security -- One Step Toward Resolving the Conflict in Iraq |
01-Apr-2005 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Mark S Bennett; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| One true thing since the terrorist attacks on 9/11 is that the world has changed. Consequently, the U.S. military's ability to adapt is paramount. For instance, in Operation Iraqi Freedom, U.S. and coalition forces are faced with an unanticipated insurgency unlike any they have faced before. This insurgency is proving to be resilient and difficult to defeat. The purpose of this paper is to employ innovative thinking in an effort ... |
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| Airspace Control Authority in Stability Operations: The Role of the United States Air Force in Rebuilding Afghanistan's National Airspace System |
01-Apr-2005 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A Grogan; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Despite a decade of war with the former Soviet Union, followed by years of harsh Taliban rule, Afghanistan still had a rudimentary national airspace control system prior to the start of Operation Enduring Freedom "OEF". However, very little of Afghanistan's air traffic infrastructure could be leveraged to safely support Coalition flight operations. Therefore, to ensure aviation safety, U.S. military forces shouldered the burden of providing airspace control for the country, ... |
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| Disjointed Combat Support in Joint Force Operations |
01-Apr-2005 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Michael E Saunders; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Combat support operations at joint-use installations are disjointed. The current approach relies on the Services to provide combat support for their own forces on the installation despite similar and in many cases identical combat support requirements Problems from lack of coordination, differing standards, and duplication of effort are prevalent throughout the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility (AOR). This paper will identify and discuss some of the problems with ... |
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| An Interagency Command for Homeland Protection: Taking the Next Steps to Integrate Defense and Security at the Operational Level |
01-Apr-2005 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Darren E Sene; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Since September 11, 2001, re-organization within the United States Government has dominated the homeland security agenda. While this strategic focus is required, it has left numerous questions unanswered at the operational level. After four years, these new organizations are still wrestling with fundamental questions that require definitive answers in order to shape an effective homeland security and homeland defense solution. This paper provides an evaluation of the terms "defense" and ... |
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| Terrorists across the Table |
01-Apr-2005 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Dexter F Harrison; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The purpose of this essay is to consider the viability of the current U.S. strategy to combat terrorism, the appropriateness of negotiating with absolute and contingent terrorist organizations, and the implications of negotiations in view of U.S. National Security Policy. The 9/11 terrorist attacks prompted U.S. law makers to reconsider the efficacy of U.S. National Security Strategy. What ensued was a change in U.S. National Security Strategy doctrine, which among ... |
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| Argentina's Tactical Aircraft Employment in the Falkland Islands War |
01-Apr-2005 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Gabriel V Green; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The aerial forces of the Argentinean Air Force and Navy found themselves in a complex, unenviable position during the April 1982 conflict with Great Britain for possession of the Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas. Despite Argentinean numerical superiority, the modern weaponry and tactical proficiency of the United Kingdom's armed forces were a formidable threat. The Argentineans found themselves in a disadvantaged tactical situation due to a lack of preparation to include planning, ... |
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| Against All Enemies Foreign and Domestic: Future Scenarios of National Security and the Constitution |
01-Apr-2005 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
Cameron G Holt; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Every American military commissioned officer serving in uniform today took a solemn oath "to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic..." As America's military transforms to defeat current and future threats, could the pursuit of national security unwittingly endanger the very Constitution the military is sworn to defend? What future scenarios must America's military be ready for by the year 2020, and ... |
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| What Happened to Russia's Nuclear Weapons? A Primer |
APR 2005 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Paul K. Barney; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The Cold War generated great interest in the nuclear arsenals of both involved major world powers late in the 20th Century. When the Soviet Union broke apart, concern lingered over the safety and future of those atomic arms, whose deterioration was symptomatic of the Red state's failures. This paper examines the new "Russian" nuclear forces, their evolving situation and doctrine for their employment. |
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