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July 1, 2006
Offensive Use of Chemical Technologies by US Special Operations Forces in the Global War on Terrorism

Counterterrorist operations in the twenty-first century will continue to rely on the combination of highly trained, exceptionally skilled special operations forces and the use of unconventional methods of warfare. Today, counterterrorist operators face a modern terrorist who neither follows
June 1, 2006
Heirpower! Eight Basic Habits of Exceptionally Powerful Lieutenants [ONLINE ONLY]

“So you're 22 years old, you've just gotten your commission, you've arrived at your first duty station, you’ve met with your commander, and you’re now ‘in charge’ of a group of enlisted men and women, all of whom have been in service longer than you, know a
May 1, 2006
GPS versus Galileo: Balancing for Position in Space

This study investigates Europe’s motives to develop the independent satellite navigation system known as Galileo despite the existence of America’s successful global positioning system (GPS). The study begins by analyzing both systems to familiarize the reader with global navigation
May 1, 2006
Attacking the Mobile Ballistic Missile Threat in the Post-Cold War Environment

Using interviews with former Soviet Union missile engineers, Russian language sources documenting the Soviet need to develop mobile missiles, top Air Force commanders, and recently declassified CIA documents regarding the US reconnaissance program and National Intelligence Estimates, the author has
April 1, 2006
Bombing the European Axis Powers

In Bombing the European Axis Powers Dr. Richard G. Davis, currently a division chief for the US Army Center for Military History, provides a detailed chronological narrative of the Anglo-American strategic bomber offensive against Hitler’s Germany, his European allies, and German-occupied
April 1, 2006
Online Copies of Supplemental CD-ROM Files from Bombing the European Axis Powers

The CD-ROM and online files are divided into two folders: Worksheets and Graphics. The files found in the Worksheets folder are large Excel worksheets containing information from 1939 through 1945 on the Allied bombing campaign. A file named Sheetkey.doc is also stored in the Worksheets folder. This
April 1, 2006
Outsourcing the Air Force Mission

Colonel Palmby’s study not only serves as a primer for readers not intimately familiar with either outsourcing or the acquisition/manpower career fields, but also provides Air Force leadership and decision makers recommendations designed to help them resolve or prevent the numerous pitfalls
Feb. 1, 2006
The Operational and Tactical Nexus

The literature on effects-based operations (EBO) seems to row 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
Nov. 1, 2005
F-15A versus F/A-22 Initial Operational Capability

Because of the current security environment, the aircraft’s more than 15 years of development, and the close scrutiny of the F/A-22’s test and evaluation (T&E) program, the US Air Force needs the Raptor’s initial operational capability (IOC) status to be successful. One means
Oct. 1, 2005
Third World Traps and Pitfalls

Two examples from twentieth-century conflicts demonstrate the potential that missiles possess to disrupt an opponent’s land-based airpower and achieve significant political consequences. Iraq’s use of Scud ballistic missiles in the 1991 Persian Gulf War produced nearly instantaneous