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Letter from the Editor

Letter from the editor introducing Spring 2024 issue.

The B-21 and Tactical Creativity
Paula G. Thornhill and Shane Praiswater
In the move toward pulsed operations, a rift has emerged between standoff and stand-in tactical philosophies. The B-21 Raider’s family of systems at a minimum operates in both areas, helping the Air Force transcend stealth/nonstealth and fighter/bomber debates.

The Airfield as a System
Mark D. Callan
If the Air Force is to prevail in great power competition, it needs to rethink airfield organization. Systems thinking can help the Air Force reorganize its airfields into maneuverable rhizomatic teams.

Analytic Standards in the Context of Military Intelligence
Jack Duffield
Tactical and operational environments challenge many assumptions that generally underpin the implementation of analytic standards. The US Air Force implementation of analytic standards offers an illustration of how such standards can be applied in these specific military intelligence environments.

Operational Art: A Necessary Framework for Modern Military Planning
Jonathan K. Corrado
A review of the history and development of operational art, as well as an assessment of its importance in a modern context, serves as a reminder of the nature and continuing relevance of operational art in a changing world.

Decision Advantage and Initiative: Completing Joint All-Domain Command and Control
Brian R. Price
The outcome of decision advantage is initiative. Moreover, decision advantage is not only a condition, but also the process needed to operationalize such advantage. Planners and strategists must be educated regarding the doctrinal nuances of these critical concepts.

The Other Side of the Deterrence Moon: Elevating Deterrence from Space in Strategic Competition
Timothy Georgetti
Given the rise of China’s capabilities and ambitions, the United States must not neglect the ways in which deterrence from space—engaging capabilities such as orbital-class rocket resupply and space-based solar power—can enhance integrated deterrence.