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Sept. 7, 2021
Journal of Indo Pacific Affairs

The Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs (JIPA) is a professional journal of the Department of the Air Force and a forum for worldwide dialogue regarding the Indo-Pacific region, spanning from the west coasts of the Americas to the eastern shores of Africa and covering much of Asia and all
Sept. 7, 2021
Establishing a Space Force Culture: Lessons on Artifacts and Organizational Identity

In this paper, the author argues for establishing a separate and complete organizational identity for the United States Space Force. Leaders must manage and incorporate new cultural artifacts to foster the desired identity of the Space Force through heraldry and other historical items. Through the
Aug. 27, 2021
Strategic Studies Quarterly

Strategic Studies Quarterly (SSQ) (ISSN 1936-1815) is the peer reviewed strategic journal of the United States Air Force, fostering intellectual enrichment for national and international security professionals. SSQ provides a forum for critically examining, informing, and debating, national
Aug. 25, 2021
America’s Strategic Baggage in the Middle East: Is it Necessary and Sustainable

Published amid the ongoing debate over the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, Air Force Col Dan Magruder provides an examination of the strategic rationale that underpins that decision. Magruder, a fellow at the Brookings Institution and a veteran of that conflict, argues that the
Aug. 17, 2021
There from the Beginning: Women in the US Air Force

Since women were first allowed to officially join the US military in 1948, their integration into the traditionally masculine domain of war fighting has been both evolutionary and revolutionary. The Air Force has never known an existence without women in the ranks, which in turn has helped shape the
Aug. 17, 2021
Marissa Kester

Author of There From the Beginning: Women in the US Air Force
Aug. 11, 2021
Good Outfit: The 803rd Engineer Battalion and the Defense of the Philippines, 1941–1942

This book is the account of the 803rd Aviation Engineer Battalion and its deployment to the Philippines during WWII. It is a cautionary tale, detailing the failures of leadership at all levels which led to ineffective infrastructure development, and eventually, the destruction of the heavy bomber
Aug. 11, 2021
Paul W. Ropp

Author of Good Outfit: The 803rd Engineer Battalion and the Defense of the Philippines, 1941–1942
July 29, 2021
Journal of the Americas

The US Air Force Journal of the Americas (JotA) in Spanish, ISSN 2639-7994 (Print) and ISSN 2639-801X (Online), is a forum for the dissemination of original research articles and review articles in numerous areas, refereed by subject-matter experts, of an academic
July 19, 2021
Medical Support in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Contested Environment

This collection of papers, written by a team of USAF medical professionals, discusses aspects of joint training for conducting medical operations in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear contested environments. A lack of joint service training, the authors contend, threatens the ability of