Fairchild Papers

Fairchild Papers comprise an Air University Press series of substantive essays considered too short for publication as monographs but too lengthy to be journal articles. The series is named for Gen Muir S. Fairchild, first commander of Air University and widely regarded as its conceptual father.

A Case Study of What Was at Stake During the USS Roosevelt's COVID-19 Outbreak: Navigating the Tensions of Leading Under Conditions of Crisis and Uncertainty

This article examines two leadership cases of Captain Brett Crozier and Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly during the crisis caused by Covid-19 conditions aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Based on consideration of over 1400 definitions of leadership and examining leadership literature
Advancing America’s Space Characterization Ecosystem: An Organizational, Technological, and Data-Driven Approach to Addressing Tomorrow’s Space Conflicts

This paper aims to provide organizational and technological recommendations to the burgeoning problems associated with the congested and contested space domain and offers a Space Characterization Ecosystem data architectural construct to address the complex data issues to provide leaders
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
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
Artificial Intelligence, China, Russia, and the Global Order

A wide variety of perspectives on the different uses of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Russia and China and the impact this will have on the Global Order. Essays are from leading defense professionals, academics, think tanks, and policy developers. A comprehensive primer for those concerned with
Launching the Workhorse: Vertical or Super-Short Takeoff Capabilities for the Next Theater Airlift Aircraft

This study is an assessment of whether the US Air Force should anticipate modernizing its core theater airlift fleet with aircraft designed for super-short takeoffs or landings under rough-field conditions (SSTOL-RF) or aircraft designs focused on vertical takeoffs or landings (VTOL) with secondary
Recapitalizing the Air Force Intellect

This collection of essays and speeches is the fruit of Prof. Drew’s 30 years at Air University, a career spent at the intellectual forefront of the Air Force. The topics range from the history of airpower doctrine, to the transformation of airpower after the Cold War, to the education of
The International Criminal Court

I have been following the establishment of the permanent International Criminal Court (ICC) as called for in the Treaty of Rome since I first began teaching an elective, Morality and War: Implications for the War Fighter, here at the Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) in January 2000. I have found
The Art of Aerial Warfare

I believe readers will find David Moore’s work thoughtful and thought provoking. I found this a stimulating paper about conducting aerial warfare, defined as the use of “the destructive instrument of airpower applied against an enemy in time of war.” David challenges Airmen to
Agile Combat Support Doctrine and Logistics Officer Training

Lt Col J. Reggie examines the evolution of USAF logistics doctrine, the linkage between doctrine, strategy, tactics, and training programs, and the corresponding application of logistics employment and sustainment functions in a deployed environment. In doing so, he analyzes the USAF’s diverse
Expeditionary Air Operations in Africa: Challenges and Solutions

Colonel Kwiatkowski details air operations challenges in Africa, and she discusses how the USAF currently meets or avoids these challenges. She contends that Africa is like the "western frontier" of America's history-undeveloped, brimming with opportunity as well as danger, and that it
Air Mobility: The Key to the United States National Security Strategy

Maj Richard J. Hazdra’s Air Mobility: The Key to the United States National Security is an examination of the force structure of Air Mobility Command (AMC) based on a model for two major theater wars. His study examines this organization’s current force structure. Air mobility is the key
The Vital Link

This paper focuses on the unique and vital capabilities of the US Air Force's KC-135 tanker fleet. It analyzes historic and current tanker usage, tanker operational employment, and the capability of today's tanker fleet, with emphasis on force structure and force management. In light of

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Fairchild Papers

A Case Study of What Was at Stake During the USS Roosevelt's COVID-19 Outbreak: Navigating the Tensions of Leading Under Conditions of Crisis and Uncertainty

Advancing America’s Space Characterization Ecosystem: An Organizational, Technological, and Data-Driven Approach to Addressing Tomorrow’s Space Conflicts

Medical Support in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Contested Environment

Medical Support in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Contested Environment

Artificial Intelligence, China, Russia, and the Global Order

Launching the Workhorse: Vertical or Super-Short Takeoff Capabilities for the Next Theater Airlift Aircraft

Recapitalizing the Air Force Intellect

The International Criminal Court

The Art of Aerial Warfare

Agile Combat Support Doctrine and Logistics Officer Training

Expeditionary Air Operations in Africa: Challenges and Solutions

Air Mobility: The Key to the United States National Security Strategy

The Vital Link

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