Leadership in JADO

For successful JADO, how and when should a joint culture be inculcated into military leaders?

• Arrington, Gabe, "The DoD Needs a Joint Wargaming Center," Air Force Fellows Paper, 2022, 3 pgs.
• Barber, Lt. Col. Richard S., "Leading across Joint All Domain Operations: Enabling Organizational Concepts and Rethinking Skillsets Needed for Leading," AWC PSP, 2021, 33 pgs. 
• Barrington, Maj. James E., "After Force Generation: Preparing Leaders for Strategic Competition," AF Global College thesis, 2025, 38 pgs. 
• Bear, Jennifer Y., "Can the USAF Win Tomorrow's Wars with Underdeveloped Civilian Leaders: Implications of Requiring Civilian Employees to Take PME Courses," AF Global College thesis, 2024, 55 pgs. 
• Black, Capt. Marie, "Squadron Commander Selection," SOS AUAR, 2021, 7 pgs.
• Bobo, Victoria L., "Reading to Win: Leveraging a Strategic Airmanship Framework through the CSAF Reading List," SAASS thesis, 2025, 118 pgs. 
• Cannon, Maj. Colin A., "Forging Frontline Leaders: Exploring Implementation Options for Developing USAF Officers for ACE Leadership," AFGC thesis, 2024, 41 pgs. 
• Causey, Maj. Tim, "War is a Learning Competition: How a Culture of Debrief Can Improve Multi-Domain Operations"  2020 Over the Horizon Journal article, 2020.
• Cole, Maj. Derek, "Air Force Leadership is Failing Airmen," Air Force Fellows paper, 2022, 2 pgs.
• Cosby, Steven M., "Mission Command Culture: Developing the Leadership Mindset before Deployment," AFGC thesis, 2024, 51 pgs. 
• Dowling II, Peter H., "'Good Effects, Overall Mission Successful': General Chennault's Effectiveness Translated to the TACP Leader," SAASS thesis, 2021, 76 pgs.
• Evans, Lt. Col. Joshua M., "Unrealized Risk: Why a True JADC2 Technical Environment Requires A Relearned Culture to Understand Cascading Interdependencies," Air Force Fellows Paper, 2021, 70 pgs.
• Hancock, Maj. Nicholas, "Marines: Maintaining the Modernization Momentum," AFGC thesis, 2025, 54 pgs
  • Hancock answers this by evaluating how different branches prepare their personnel for 2030 conflicts, arguing that effective leadership in joint operations requires moving away from rigid, service-centric career paths. He points to the Navy's Leader Development Framework and the Army's Command Assessment Program as holistic, thorough models for evaluating and developing both warfighting competence and character outside of traditional pipelines. To better inculcate a joint culture, Hancock recommends the Marine Corps prioritize joint professional military education (PME) opportunities—such as sending officers to the Naval War College—over unilateral Marine Corps courses, ensuring leaders are exposed to joint tactics and operations early in their careers.
• Kukla, Col. Matthew, "The Farmer's Ethos: How to Professionally Cultivate Leaders," AWC paper, 2025, 21 pgs. 

• Mannion, Col. Michael J., "General Officer Models through Time," AWC Strategic Studies paper, 2020, 32 pgs. 

• Nielson, Maj. Robert J., "Tipping Point: Joint Doctrine and the Increased Ratio of General Officers," AF Global College thesis, 2024, 48 pgs. 

• Raymond, Lt. Col. Anthony, "Improving Air Force Commander Training for Effective Talent Management," AWC paper, 2025, 36 pgs. 

• Schwartz, Maj. Brandon, "Self and Organizational Change in a Modern Environment," ACSC elective (Leading Change and Transformation), 2019, 24 pgs. 

• Spohn, Lt. Col. Jay R., "Capable--Affordable--Flexible: Marching Orders for Air Combat Command's Adversary Aircraft Recapitalization," AWC Strategic Studies paper, 2018, 24 pgs. 

• Stenstad, Nicole M., "Across Boundaries: The Effectiveness of 21^st Century Military Cross-Functional Teams," SAASS Thesis, 2021, 131 pgs.

• Street, Lt. Col. W. Austin, "The Evolution of Command: Past Lessons for Future Command," SAASS Thesis, 2020, 117 pgs.

• Taylor, LTC Patrick, "Leadership, Trust and the Changing Character of War," AWC SSP, 2025, 37 pgs. 
• Thompson, Col. Kristen and Capt. John Barrientos, "Challenges Facing the US Military," Council on Foreign Relations: The President's Inbox (podcast), April 23, 2024.​
• Townsend, Lt. Col. Jonathan, "Closing the Gap: Preparing Air Force Officers for Joint Leadership," AWC PSP, 2021, 28 pgs.
• Wolff, Maj. Justine, "Trust: The Air Force's Missing Competency," AF Global College thesis, 2025, 58 pgs. 
• Wszedybyl, Lt. Col. Anthony, "On Mentoring: Lessons from Historical Cases," ACSC course paper, 2025, 24 pgs.