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April 13, 2026
Operationalizing Irregular Warfare: How to Conduct Long-Term and Transregional Irregular Warfare Campaigns

How can USSOCOM overcome structural limitations and leverage unique capabilities to conduct more effective long-term and transregional Irregular Warfare campaigns in support of Joint All-Domain Operations and the Joint Warfighting Concept?
April 13, 2026
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) cyber capabilities

What is the comprehensive structure of DPRK's cyber enterprise, including its tool development process, internal and external operational coordination, and the locations, numbers, and organization of its actors?
April 13, 2026
Foreign Operating Concepts in Air Warfare

How are nation-state and non-nation-state objectives and their associated operating concepts influencing the changing dynamics of air warfare? (HAF A5SM)
April 10, 2026
Crowdsourcing

How can the Air Force more effectively crowdsource solutions to capability and capacity gaps across the industrial-military complex while balancing security concerns?
April 10, 2026
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Targeting

How can SOF best utilize machine learning and AI to revolutionize the targeting process, especially by enhancing automated detection and expediting the processing of large datasets?
April 10, 2026
Optimization of Cargo Planning with ICODES - Improved Tools for Load Planners

How can improved tools for load planners, specifically those integrated with ICODES, optimize cargo planning to enhance efficiency and effectiveness?
April 10, 2026
Black Swan Capabilities

How can the SOF enterprise establish a comprehensive process to identify, assess, experiment with, and integrate emerging disruptive technologies within current fiscal and legal constraints, all while managing strategic blind spots and mitigating inherent risks?
April 10, 2026
Space-Cyber-SOF-U.S. Strategic Command Nexus

How can the synergy between space, cyber, SOF, and U.S. Strategic Command be maximized to achieve greater joint effects in future conflicts, considering the necessary organizational structures, joint training processes, and the associated legal and policy implications?
April 10, 2026
PLA C2 and Decision Making

What are the command authorities and decision making processes within the PLA? (CASI)
April 10, 2026
Future of the 2W2 Career-Field in an Evolving Air Force

Given the increased demand for 2W2 nuclear weapons technicians at bomber and fighter bases, should the Nuclear Enterprise use contract maintenance personnel for routine ICBM support to reallocate its finite active-duty specialists to bases with nuclear flying missions?