Wild Blue Yonder

Aug. 19, 2024
Surprise! Strategies for Successful Military Advantages and Family Festivities

Surprises are inherently destabilizing. The US military is full of a bunch of planners that spend most of their careers being ready for the next conflict and laboring to avoid the unexpected. Military leaders stay ready through training their units, buying next generation technology, constantly
Aug. 12, 2024
“STRIKES ALL OVER PACIFIC!” ACE Risks Greater Destruction Throughout the Indo-Pacific

Will ACE lead to greater destruction in the Indo-Pacific in the event of conflict? Were China to consider an all-out attack in the near future, perhaps to prevent interference in a military effort to unify with Taiwan, is there any reason it would not strike all U.S.-affiliated airfields with
Aug. 8, 2024
Rapid Ascent: Moral Injury

In 1948, the AFM 35-15 Air Force Leadership set out principles and techniques for early Cold War commanders to build cohesive and efficient organization to face the challenges of the post World War II security landscape. Its values are timeless, but it was aimed at an audience familiar
Aug. 5, 2024
China-Taiwan Reunification and Potential Impacts to the Asia-Pacific Region

China's pursuit of reunification with Taiwan, peaceful or forceful, threatens regional stability. This paper highlights the three most likely consequences of this action on the East and Southeast Asia region and assesses the most likely scenario: military action, and its impact to the key
Aug. 1, 2024
Rapid Ascent: Leadership

In 1948, the AFM 35-15 Air Force Leadership set out principles and techniques for early Cold War commanders to build cohesive and efficient organization to face the challenges of the post World War II security landscape. Its values are timeless, but it was aimed at an audience familiar with
July 25, 2024
Rapid Ascent: Airmanship, The Bedrock of Airpower

In 1948, the AFM 35-15 Air Force Leadership set out principles and techniques for early Cold War commanders to build cohesive and efficient organization to face the challenges of the post World War II security landscape. Its values are timeless, but it was aimed at an audience familiar with
July 22, 2024
The Periodicity Predicament: How I Learned to Love Space ISR in a Near-Peer Threat Environment

Reliance on theater ISR against an advanced A2/AD threat environment will be sporadic at best and non-existent at worst. The current dependence on Geospatial-Intelligence space-based ISR does not have the periodicity capabilities to enable the kill chain against mobile targets, as revisit rates are
July 15, 2024
Managing the Russian Threat: France's Deterrence Strategy and Response Strategies for the US

Russia is a significant security threat for France and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This paper analyzes France’s deterrence strategy and how its political policies and aversion to using conventional forces in its deterrence strategy create vulnerabilities for Russia to exploit,
July 12, 2024
Effects of AI-Enhanced Decision-Making on Air Force Doctrine

The mass proliferation of highly technical, small-scale munitions alongside Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) advancements seen in the Ukraine-Russia conflict present issues that should chill every military commander to their core.
July 11, 2024
Rapid Ascent: Warfighting Mindset

In 1948, the AFM 35-15 Air Force Leadership set out principles and techniques for early Cold War commanders to build cohesive and efficient organization to face the challenges of the post World War II security landscape. Its values are timeless, but it was aimed at an audience familiar with