Dec. 8, 2025 ACE Gets Light and Lean: Joint Concepts to Make ACE Effective in the Western Pacific To meet anti-access/area denial challenges of peer-adversary conflict in the Western Pacific, agile combat employment should leverage joint capabilities for greater effectiveness.
Dec. 8, 2025 Macro-Management in the Air Component: Learning to Love the Mission Type Order Mission type orders, essential to mission command, should complement air tasking orders even when communication is robust. Procedural, experiential, and cultural changes are needed to enhance large-scale air warfare command.
Dec. 8, 2025 An Argument for Agile Autonomy in Airpower Implementing Agile hardware, autonomy, and machine learning in aircraft design and training can enable the Air Force to accelerate fielding, enhance adaptability, and meet evolving defense needs.
Dec. 8, 2025 The Continued Evolution of Air Force Targeting Six air campaigns since Desert Storm highlight the challenges of Air Force targeting readiness, revealing how proactive strategies, sustained expertise, and investment are vital to improve targeting proficiency and ensure success in future conflicts.
Dec. 8, 2025 The Space Rescue Professional: Operationalizing Guardians for the Future Rising space competition demands a dedicated space rescue professional career field for the Space Force. A dual-service program leveraging Air Force rescue expertise and NASA partnership would safeguard astronauts and strengthen US space leadership.
Dec. 8, 2025 Electrifying delta-v for the Space Force A 2022 propellantless space propulsion patent could transform Space Force capabilities. Electric thrust enables unlimited maneuver, non-Keplerian orbits, and refueling-free operations, enhancing resilience and countering threats in space operations.
Dec. 8, 2025 Diplomats in Fortresses: The 1938 “Good Will Flight” to Argentina The 1938 goodwill mission of YB-17 bombers to Argentina showcased US soft power, validated bomber capabilities, advanced training, and developed Airmen leadership, laying groundwork for the future effectiveness of the US Air Force.
Dec. 8, 2025 Critiquing the US Air Force Academy’s Core: Does It Satisfy the Need? The Air Force Academy must balance military skills with humanities education. Strengthening history and literature requirements in the core curriculum prepares officers to understand the nature of war and become effective warrior-leaders.