World Navies in Review (Members Only)
By Eric Wertheim
The editor of The Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World takes a region-by-region and nation-by-nation look at international naval developments over the past year.
The Commanders Respond
Chiefs of 28 navies from around the world answer the question: How do you explain to your government and fellow citizens why your navy is necessary and worth what it costs?
Chinese Shipbuilding: Growing Fast, But How Good is It? (Members Only)
By Lieutenant Commander Michael C. Grubb, USN, and Gabriel Collins
Two experts in the field explain how Chinas technical advances in commercial shipbuilding might affect naval modernization.
Come Together: Navies of the Mediterranean (Members Only)
By Captain Bruno Faugeron, French Navy; Translated by Commander Dominic Gaudin, U.S. Navy
Navies operating collaboratively in the Mediterranean Sea are maintaining security and stability, which promotes prosperity.
Speaking the Same Language (Members Only)
By Captain George Galdorisi, U.S. Navy (Retired), and Dr. Stephanie Hszieh
The director and an analyst in the Decision Support Group, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, define the Global Maritime Partnership, also known as the 1,000-Ship Navy.
Naval International Programs: It's About Relationships' (Members Only)
By Captain Sam J. Tangredi, U.S. Navy
The Naval International Programs Office facilitates interoperability between U.S. forces and other nations military organizations and weapon systems.
Straight Talk at USNI and AFCEA's West 2008 Conference (Members Only)
By Mark Sauer
A high-powered lineup addresses terrorism, drug trafficking, and computer attacks as threats, but not insurmountable ones.
LEST WE FORGET (Members Only)
By Lieutenant Commander Thomas J. Cutler, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Armed Forces Journal - March 2008
Dead reckoning
The U.S. Navy’s new maritime strategy sets forth a vision of the role of naval forces in defending and protecting U.S. national interests against new threats.
Singular vision
Winning the battle of ideas against terrorist groups such as al-Qaida is necessary to preserve and pro¬mote the interests of the U.S. at home and abroad. To win, theater combatant...
By Cmdr John M. Myers
Reshaping the Pentagon
In this two-part call for a radically new approach to the U.S. national security system, Frank Hoffman makes the case that it’s not dollars the Pentagon lacks; it’s...
Strategic security spending
In a speech at Kansas State University in November, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates noted that, “Four times in the last century the United States has come to the end of a war,...
By Frank Hoffman
Request for proposals
A new congressional committee is welcoming ideas for restructuring the agencies that are in charge of our national security. The Panel on Roles and Missions is a bipartisan group of seven...
By U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper
Flashpoint: The cyber challenge
It is no secret that modern warfare is increasingly dependent on advanced computers — and no country’s armed forces are more reliant on the digital age for information...
By Peter Brookes
Back to basics
Retired Maj. Gen. Robert Scales has written an excellent analysis of the issues in “Infantry and national priorities” [December]. But he may have missed certain aspects of two...
A question of tolerance
Had I not seen the title of Barry Fagin and Lt. Col. James Parco’s “A question of faith” [January], I would have gone through the first two pages wondering what their point...
In this issue
Cmdr. Jerry Hendrix, commanding officer of a Navy Tactical Air Control Squadron and 2007 recipient of the Navy League’s Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for literary achievement; Karl...
Undersea warfare: The hidden threat
Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, passed without incident. New Yorkers breathed a sigh of relief, as did most Americans who were glad there were no terrorist attacks since that fateful day 10 years...
By Karl M. Hasslinger
The big gamble
Like no other military service in history, the Navy is betting a very large — and expensive — chunk of its future fleet on untested technologies and practices. Large destroyers...
BY CHRISTOPHER P. CAVAS
Taking risks
Accept no unnecessary risk.” — Navy Operational Risk Management
By Capt. William K. Lescher
The U.S. Navy’s new maritime strategy sets forth a vision of the role of naval forces in defending and protecting U.S. national interests against new threats.
Singular vision
Winning the battle of ideas against terrorist groups such as al-Qaida is necessary to preserve and pro¬mote the interests of the U.S. at home and abroad. To win, theater combatant...
By Cmdr John M. Myers
Reshaping the Pentagon
In this two-part call for a radically new approach to the U.S. national security system, Frank Hoffman makes the case that it’s not dollars the Pentagon lacks; it’s...
Strategic security spending
In a speech at Kansas State University in November, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates noted that, “Four times in the last century the United States has come to the end of a war,...
By Frank Hoffman
Request for proposals
A new congressional committee is welcoming ideas for restructuring the agencies that are in charge of our national security. The Panel on Roles and Missions is a bipartisan group of seven...
By U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper
Flashpoint: The cyber challenge
It is no secret that modern warfare is increasingly dependent on advanced computers — and no country’s armed forces are more reliant on the digital age for information...
By Peter Brookes
Back to basics
Retired Maj. Gen. Robert Scales has written an excellent analysis of the issues in “Infantry and national priorities” [December]. But he may have missed certain aspects of two...
A question of tolerance
Had I not seen the title of Barry Fagin and Lt. Col. James Parco’s “A question of faith” [January], I would have gone through the first two pages wondering what their point...
In this issue
Cmdr. Jerry Hendrix, commanding officer of a Navy Tactical Air Control Squadron and 2007 recipient of the Navy League’s Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for literary achievement; Karl...
Undersea warfare: The hidden threat
Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, passed without incident. New Yorkers breathed a sigh of relief, as did most Americans who were glad there were no terrorist attacks since that fateful day 10 years...
By Karl M. Hasslinger
The big gamble
Like no other military service in history, the Navy is betting a very large — and expensive — chunk of its future fleet on untested technologies and practices. Large destroyers...
BY CHRISTOPHER P. CAVAS
Taking risks
Accept no unnecessary risk.” — Navy Operational Risk Management
By Capt. William K. Lescher
Joint Force Quarterly - 2d Q 2008
Forum
Executive Summary
By David Gurney
America’s Air Force: The Nation’s Guardian
By T. Michael Moseley
MV–22B Osprey: A Strategic Leap Forward
By Glenn M. Walters
Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Decisive in Battle
By Jeffrey Kappenman
A Strategy Based on Faith: The Enduring Appeal of Progressive American Airpower
By Mark Clodfelter
Shaping the Joint Fight in Air, Space, and Cyberspace
By C. Robert Kehler
Strategic Air Mobility and Global Power Projection
Arthur J. Lichte
Domain Expertise and Command and Control
By Raymond E. Johns, Jr., and Bruce Hanessian
Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Taking Strategy to Task
By David A. Deptula
Data Transparency: Empowering Decisionmakers
By Michael W. Peterson
Aerial Partners in Arms
By Benjamin S. Lambeth
The Joint STARS Challenge
By Price T. Bingham
Spacepower in the 21st Century
By Charles D. Lutes
A Deeper Shade of Blue: The School of Advanced Air and Space Studies
By Stephen D. Chiabotti
Commentary
Rebuilding Global Airpower
By Barry R. McCaffrey
Air and Space Power Going Forward
By David A. Deptula
Developing Joint Counterinsurgency Doctrine: An Airman’s Perspective
By Charles J. Dunlap, Jr.
On Airpower, Land Power, and Counterinsurgency: Getting Doctrine Right
By James S. Corum
National Security and Global Climate Change
By Sean C. Maybee
Features
Military Culture and Transformation
By Michael B. Siegl
Sourcing Perception Warriors
By C. Glenn Ayers and James R. Orbock
The Challenge That Is USAFRICOM
By Isaac Kfir
Developing National Security Professionals
By John W. Yaeger
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: An Open Source Analysis
By Matthew M. Frick
Hizballah Rising: Iran’s Proxy Warriors
By Shannon W. Caudill
Interagency Dialogue
Managing Mayhem: The Future of Interagency (690K)
James Jay Carafano
Recall
Reappraising FDR’s Approach to World War II in Europe
By Michael S. Bell
Executive Summary
By David Gurney
America’s Air Force: The Nation’s Guardian
By T. Michael Moseley
MV–22B Osprey: A Strategic Leap Forward
By Glenn M. Walters
Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Decisive in Battle
By Jeffrey Kappenman
A Strategy Based on Faith: The Enduring Appeal of Progressive American Airpower
By Mark Clodfelter
Shaping the Joint Fight in Air, Space, and Cyberspace
By C. Robert Kehler
Strategic Air Mobility and Global Power Projection
Arthur J. Lichte
Domain Expertise and Command and Control
By Raymond E. Johns, Jr., and Bruce Hanessian
Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Taking Strategy to Task
By David A. Deptula
Data Transparency: Empowering Decisionmakers
By Michael W. Peterson
Aerial Partners in Arms
By Benjamin S. Lambeth
The Joint STARS Challenge
By Price T. Bingham
Spacepower in the 21st Century
By Charles D. Lutes
A Deeper Shade of Blue: The School of Advanced Air and Space Studies
By Stephen D. Chiabotti
Commentary
Rebuilding Global Airpower
By Barry R. McCaffrey
Air and Space Power Going Forward
By David A. Deptula
Developing Joint Counterinsurgency Doctrine: An Airman’s Perspective
By Charles J. Dunlap, Jr.
On Airpower, Land Power, and Counterinsurgency: Getting Doctrine Right
By James S. Corum
National Security and Global Climate Change
By Sean C. Maybee
Features
Military Culture and Transformation
By Michael B. Siegl
Sourcing Perception Warriors
By C. Glenn Ayers and James R. Orbock
The Challenge That Is USAFRICOM
By Isaac Kfir
Developing National Security Professionals
By John W. Yaeger
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: An Open Source Analysis
By Matthew M. Frick
Hizballah Rising: Iran’s Proxy Warriors
By Shannon W. Caudill
Interagency Dialogue
Managing Mayhem: The Future of Interagency (690K)
James Jay Carafano
Recall
Reappraising FDR’s Approach to World War II in Europe
By Michael S. Bell
Military Review - March-April 2008
FM 3-0 Operations—The Army’s Blueprint
General William S. Wallace, U.S. Army
TRADOC’s commander introduces the newest version of FM 3-0, Operations, the Army’s guide to operating in the 21st century.
Restoring Hope:Economic Revitalization in Iraq Moves Forward
Paul A. Brinkley, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Business Transformation
Mr. Brinkley provides a good news update concerning efforts to modernize Iraq’s economy.
Human Terrain Mapping: A Critical First Step to Winning the COIN Fight
Lieutenant Colonel Jack Marr, U.S. Army; Major John Cushing, U.S. Army; Captain Brandon Garner, U.S. Army; Captain Richard Thompson, U.S. Army
Human terrain mapping offers a systematic method to obtain the information Soldiers need to succeed in counterinsurgency.
Combating a Modern Insurgency: Combined Task Force Devil in Afghanistan
Colonel (P) Patrick Donahue, U.S. Army, and Lieutenant Colonel Michael Fenzel, U.S. Army
Two principals describe how Combined Task Force Devil employed a balanced strategy of kinetic, non-kinetic, and political actions to quiet eastern Afghanistan during OIF VI.
Anbar Awakens: The Tipping Point
Major Niel Smith, U.S. Army, and Colonel Sean MacFarland, U.S. Army
The “Anbar Awakening”—what some have called the “Gettysburg of Iraq”—resulted from the careful application of multiple lines of operation, among them the deliberate cultivation of local leaders.
Polish Military Police Specialized Units
Major General Bogusław Pacek, Polish Army
Poland is taking the lead in developing NATO’s special police units. The concept’s designer rounds out the specifics behind these highly capable modular forces.
A Strategic Failure: American Information Control Policy in Occupied Iraq
Dr. Cora Sol Goldstein
U.S. press policy implemented in Iraq after the fall of Baghdad failed miserably. Decision-makers might have looked to occupied Germany circa 1945 for a better plan.
The Reflective Military Practitioner: How Military Professionals Think in Action
Colonel Christopher R. Paparone, U.S. Army, Retired, Ph.D. and Colonel George Reed, U.S. Army, Retired, Ph.D.
Understanding the social processes at work in the Army’s construction of professional knowledge can prevent inertia, ossification, and, ultimately, irrelevance.
Lessons in Leadership: The Battle of Balaklava, 1854
Dr. Anna Maria Brudenell
Balaklava and its famous charge have become bywords for stubborn heroism, devotion to duty, and steadfastness in the face of overwhelming odds—but also futility, waste, incompetence, and poor communication.
Follow the Money: The Army Finance Corps and Iraqi Financial Independence
Lieutenant Colonel Laura Landes, U.S. Army
Without a sound currency and an interbank market, any appearance of progress in Iraq may be illusory.
CONTEST WINNERS
Honorable Mention: 2007 DePuy Writing Contest
Preparing for Economics in Stability Operations
Lieutenant Colonel David A. Anderson, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired, and Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Wallen, U.S. Air Force
During stability operations, economic actions become as important as military actions.
Stabilizing Influence: Micro-Financial Services Capability
James E. Shircliffe Jr.
Micro-financial services that offer very small loans and savings accounts to the less affluent should be part of all U.S. stability operations.
Get Smart on COIN
INSIGHTS
Hybrid Wars
Colonel John J. McCuen, U.S. Army, Retired
To win a hybrid war, the U.S. must succeed on the conventional battlefield and in the “population battlegrounds” at home and abroad.
Listen to the Airman
Lieutenant Colonel Gian P. Gentile, U.S. Army
An Air War University monograph warns that we have become dogmatic in our single-minded pursuit of a proper COIN strategy. It should be required reading for all Army officers.
General William S. Wallace, U.S. Army
TRADOC’s commander introduces the newest version of FM 3-0, Operations, the Army’s guide to operating in the 21st century.
Restoring Hope:Economic Revitalization in Iraq Moves Forward
Paul A. Brinkley, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Business Transformation
Mr. Brinkley provides a good news update concerning efforts to modernize Iraq’s economy.
Human Terrain Mapping: A Critical First Step to Winning the COIN Fight
Lieutenant Colonel Jack Marr, U.S. Army; Major John Cushing, U.S. Army; Captain Brandon Garner, U.S. Army; Captain Richard Thompson, U.S. Army
Human terrain mapping offers a systematic method to obtain the information Soldiers need to succeed in counterinsurgency.
Combating a Modern Insurgency: Combined Task Force Devil in Afghanistan
Colonel (P) Patrick Donahue, U.S. Army, and Lieutenant Colonel Michael Fenzel, U.S. Army
Two principals describe how Combined Task Force Devil employed a balanced strategy of kinetic, non-kinetic, and political actions to quiet eastern Afghanistan during OIF VI.
Anbar Awakens: The Tipping Point
Major Niel Smith, U.S. Army, and Colonel Sean MacFarland, U.S. Army
The “Anbar Awakening”—what some have called the “Gettysburg of Iraq”—resulted from the careful application of multiple lines of operation, among them the deliberate cultivation of local leaders.
Polish Military Police Specialized Units
Major General Bogusław Pacek, Polish Army
Poland is taking the lead in developing NATO’s special police units. The concept’s designer rounds out the specifics behind these highly capable modular forces.
A Strategic Failure: American Information Control Policy in Occupied Iraq
Dr. Cora Sol Goldstein
U.S. press policy implemented in Iraq after the fall of Baghdad failed miserably. Decision-makers might have looked to occupied Germany circa 1945 for a better plan.
The Reflective Military Practitioner: How Military Professionals Think in Action
Colonel Christopher R. Paparone, U.S. Army, Retired, Ph.D. and Colonel George Reed, U.S. Army, Retired, Ph.D.
Understanding the social processes at work in the Army’s construction of professional knowledge can prevent inertia, ossification, and, ultimately, irrelevance.
Lessons in Leadership: The Battle of Balaklava, 1854
Dr. Anna Maria Brudenell
Balaklava and its famous charge have become bywords for stubborn heroism, devotion to duty, and steadfastness in the face of overwhelming odds—but also futility, waste, incompetence, and poor communication.
Follow the Money: The Army Finance Corps and Iraqi Financial Independence
Lieutenant Colonel Laura Landes, U.S. Army
Without a sound currency and an interbank market, any appearance of progress in Iraq may be illusory.
CONTEST WINNERS
Honorable Mention: 2007 DePuy Writing Contest
Preparing for Economics in Stability Operations
Lieutenant Colonel David A. Anderson, U.S. Marine Corps, Retired, and Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Wallen, U.S. Air Force
During stability operations, economic actions become as important as military actions.
Stabilizing Influence: Micro-Financial Services Capability
James E. Shircliffe Jr.
Micro-financial services that offer very small loans and savings accounts to the less affluent should be part of all U.S. stability operations.
Get Smart on COIN
INSIGHTS
Hybrid Wars
Colonel John J. McCuen, U.S. Army, Retired
To win a hybrid war, the U.S. must succeed on the conventional battlefield and in the “population battlegrounds” at home and abroad.
Listen to the Airman
Lieutenant Colonel Gian P. Gentile, U.S. Army
An Air War University monograph warns that we have become dogmatic in our single-minded pursuit of a proper COIN strategy. It should be required reading for all Army officers.
Air & Space Power Journal - Spring 2008
Senior Leader Perspective
Developmental Planning: The Key to Future War-Fighter Capabilities
Gen Bruce Carlson, USAF Maj Stephen Chambal, PhD, USAF
Lorenz on Leadership: Part 2
Lt Gen Stephen R. Lorenz, USAF
Focus Area
Doctrine and Technology
Lt Col Paul D. Berg, USAF, Chief, Professional Journals
Features
Exposing the Information Domain Myth: A New Concept for Air Force and Information Operations Doctrine
Maj Geoffrey F. Weiss, USAF
Range and Persistence: The Keys to Global Strike
Col Phillip S. Meilinger, USAF, Retired
Weather and the Calculated Risk: Exploiting Forecast Uncertainty for Operational Risk Management
Maj F. Anthony Eckel, USAFCapt Jeffrey G. Cunningham, USAFMaj Dale E. Hetke, USAF
Integrating Weather in Net-Centric Warfare: A Case for Refocusing Human Resources in Air Force Weather
Col Scot T. Heckman, USAF
A Look down the Slippery Slope: Domestic Operations, Outsourcing, and the Erosion of Military Culture
Maj Bryan D. Watson, USAF
Developmental Planning: The Key to Future War-Fighter Capabilities
Gen Bruce Carlson, USAF Maj Stephen Chambal, PhD, USAF
Lorenz on Leadership: Part 2
Lt Gen Stephen R. Lorenz, USAF
Focus Area
Doctrine and Technology
Lt Col Paul D. Berg, USAF, Chief, Professional Journals
Features
Exposing the Information Domain Myth: A New Concept for Air Force and Information Operations Doctrine
Maj Geoffrey F. Weiss, USAF
Range and Persistence: The Keys to Global Strike
Col Phillip S. Meilinger, USAF, Retired
Weather and the Calculated Risk: Exploiting Forecast Uncertainty for Operational Risk Management
Maj F. Anthony Eckel, USAFCapt Jeffrey G. Cunningham, USAFMaj Dale E. Hetke, USAF
Integrating Weather in Net-Centric Warfare: A Case for Refocusing Human Resources in Air Force Weather
Col Scot T. Heckman, USAF
A Look down the Slippery Slope: Domestic Operations, Outsourcing, and the Erosion of Military Culture
Maj Bryan D. Watson, USAF
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