September 2006 Issue
Air power
It is a quintessentially American way of war. Over the past decade, new technologies have seemed to further fulfill the visions of air power theorists. Yet, new adversaries have adapted....
It is a quintessentially American way of war. Over the past decade, new technologies have seemed to further fulfill the visions of air power theorists. Yet, new adversaries have adapted....
War strategy
In 1952, candidate Dwight Eisenhower made a vague promise to end the Korean War, and it got him elected president. In 1968, Richard Nixon touted a secret plan to end the war and win the...
By WILLIAM MATTHEWS
In 1952, candidate Dwight Eisenhower made a vague promise to end the Korean War, and it got him elected president. In 1968, Richard Nixon touted a secret plan to end the war and win the...
By WILLIAM MATTHEWS
We’ve been very careful every time we have to renorm it. You have to renorm over time.”
In the 1970s, when the military’s aptitude test was “misnormed,” Chu warns it “almost cost the volunteer force its future in this country.” When you’re...
— Undersecretary of Defense David S.C. Chu
In the 1970s, when the military’s aptitude test was “misnormed,” Chu warns it “almost cost the volunteer force its future in this country.” When you’re...
— Undersecretary of Defense David S.C. Chu
War birds
The story of the soldier has long been one of suffering seemingly endless boredom interrupted by bouts of extreme danger and stress.
By Christopher Griffin
The story of the soldier has long been one of suffering seemingly endless boredom interrupted by bouts of extreme danger and stress.
By Christopher Griffin
Why hearts and minds matter
Counterinsurgency has no “easy button.” As every soldier knows, insurgents don’t fight fair. Instead of wearing uniforms to signify their combatant status, they normally...
By David L. Perry
Counterinsurgency has no “easy button.” As every soldier knows, insurgents don’t fight fair. Instead of wearing uniforms to signify their combatant status, they normally...
By David L. Perry
The hearts-and-minds myth
Mastering the languages, cultural nuances, beliefs and taboos that prevail in a theater of war, area of operations or tactical environment is vital to military success. It’s much...
By Ralph Peters
Mastering the languages, cultural nuances, beliefs and taboos that prevail in a theater of war, area of operations or tactical environment is vital to military success. It’s much...
By Ralph Peters
Searching for the next B-52
The Air Force owes its existence to the strategic bombing mission. The rise of American air power from obscurity to independence during the first half of the 20th century can be attributed...
By Loren Thompson
The Air Force owes its existence to the strategic bombing mission. The rise of American air power from obscurity to independence during the first half of the 20th century can be attributed...
By Loren Thompson
The Air Force in the urban fight
As the world grows ever more urbanized, it is imperative that the Air Force prepare airmen to fight in cities. Cities are complex domains where military operations are constrained by...
By Lt. Col. Brian M. Newberry
As the world grows ever more urbanized, it is imperative that the Air Force prepare airmen to fight in cities. Cities are complex domains where military operations are constrained by...
By Lt. Col. Brian M. Newberry
America’s asymmetric advantage
Is air power the new face of successful war-fighting? Much to the dismay of the boots-on-the-ground zealots, or BOTGZ (pronounced bow-togs), the answer for today’s democracies may well...
By Maj. Gen. Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
Is air power the new face of successful war-fighting? Much to the dismay of the boots-on-the-ground zealots, or BOTGZ (pronounced bow-togs), the answer for today’s democracies may well...
By Maj. Gen. Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
Five long years
The nature of this war has still to be understood. It’s now five years since the attacks of Sept. 11. Where are we? Where are we going?
By AFJ
The nature of this war has still to be understood. It’s now five years since the attacks of Sept. 11. Where are we? Where are we going?
By AFJ
The fallacy behind Ralph Peters’ new Middle East map
The fallacy behind Ralph Peters’ new Middle East map is the presumption that there is something the U.S. can do to make the Middle East accept U.S. domination [“Blood borders:...
The fallacy behind Ralph Peters’ new Middle East map is the presumption that there is something the U.S. can do to make the Middle East accept U.S. domination [“Blood borders:...
In this issue
It sometimes seems that the Theory of Air Power is more revealed religion than science; to communicants, there can be no fact or countervailing doctrine that disproves the central tenets...
ARMED FORCES JOURNAL
It sometimes seems that the Theory of Air Power is more revealed religion than science; to communicants, there can be no fact or countervailing doctrine that disproves the central tenets...
ARMED FORCES JOURNAL
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