Wild Blue Yonder

May 11, 2020
Pilot Shortage

One of the major problems that the aviation community is facing right now is a pilot shortage. In recent years, the number of pilots has slowly been declining, and now we have a major, global pilot shortage. Many people know about the shortage and are not doing anything about it. Many think it is
May 11, 2020
The Silent Erosion of Sovereignty: A Sino–Australian Example

This short submission highlights the potential and current dangers of the CCP information and influence operations as part of the People's Liberation Army’s wider noncontact warfare approach of China's "three warfares" in the so-called grey zone and looks at potential comprehensive countermeasures.
May 11, 2020
Turning Expert Assessments into High Quality Empirical Data

Given the challenges and limitations of the current risk-assessment process, there is a more effective, rigorous, useful alternative. This article offers organizations that rely on small numbers of subject-matter experts a set of tools and methodologies that can increase the rigor of assessments and
May 11, 2020
Flexibility: The Key to Airpower

In our country’s current state, due to COVID-19, the Air Force tenet of flexibility is one of the most important assets we possess as Airmen and future Airmen.
May 11, 2020
Cyber Underground: Overcoming Obstacles to Cyber in Subterranean Warfare

To gain insight into how to ameliorate the issues posed in the cyber domain for subterranean warfare, it is important to understand how this environment is defined and what types of advantages, limitations, and challenges characterize this environment.
May 11, 2020
Concerns of COVID-19 Impacting AFROTC Field Training

COVID-19 is adversely impacting AFROTC training. It will take years for the program to recover.
May 11, 2020
What Exactly is Venture Capital, and What Does It Have to Do with the Air Force?

The initial cohort of AFVentures fellows recently finished their six-week immersion in Silicon Valley. This article outlines that experience and the lessons applicable to the Air Force writ large.
May 11, 2020
Why the A-10 Should Not Retire Anytime Soon

There are alternatives to using the A-10, but the Warthog still prevails through its many planned retirements because of its training requirements, design, weaponry, and ability to fly low and slow. The opinion by and large is that the A-10 is outdated, but this plane constantly proves why it has
May 11, 2020
Why Is Physical Fitness Important to the Military?

The Air Force cares if Airmen work out, because the service wants its members to be healthy and strong. The service wants to reduce the health problems caused by obesity. If Airmen do not workout, their health will decline, and they will be unable to do their job.
April 27, 2020
Avoiding Thucydides’ Trap in the Western Pacific through the Air Domain

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the United States has arguably exercised the most powerful global military imbalance the world has ever seen. This domination; however, is perceived to be fading in the wake of a new possible contender. The tension and likelihood of conflict between the United