Another View
Eric Smith
Now Hear This (Members Only)
By Lieutenant Colonel Jay A. Stout, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
Nobody Asked Me, But . . . (Members Only)
By Lieutenant Casey Bates, U.S. Navy
Answering the Call
By Frederick W. Smith
An Affordable Global Presence
By The Honorable Donald C. Winter
The Secretary of the Navy looks at shipbuilding challenges in an era of tight budgets.
Al Qaeda's Demise? Or Evolution? (Members Only)
By Lieutenant Colonel F. G. Hoffman, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired)
Lets not be too quick to pat ourselves on the back over al Qaedas strategic defeat. We still have a long way to go.
Afghanistan - The War Escalates
By Andrew Lubin
A Proceedings journalist in Afghanistan illuminates the 21st-century meaning of the Marines have landed.
Brother Death (Members Only)
By Robert Earl
In an excerpt from his new book, the former senior adviser to the first U.S. ambassador to Iraq, John Negroponte, offers an inside look at the early attempts to develop a counterinsurgency strategy.
Taking Out Saddam's Floating Pleasure Palace
By Commander John Patch, U.S. Navy (Retired)
Was Saddam Husseins palatial yacht a target of opportunity or was the Navy trying to send a message? Or what?
Fish or Cut Bait (Members Only)
By Ensign Jaden J. Risner, U.S. Navy
The Navy needs a dedicated special operations helicopter unit to stay in the unconventional warfare fight.
Pulling Gs: The Pilot's Body Sets the Limit (Members Only)
By Ensign Eric Page, U.S. Navy
Believe it or not, the greatest limiting factor in military combat aircraft is human physiology.
An Unlikely Naval Aviation Pioneer
By Rear Admiral Ernest E. Christensen Jr., U.S. Navy (Retired)
A young Danish immigrant found himself making the first transatlantic flight.
A Grizzly from the Coral Sea (Members Only)
By Tom Lea
The famed combat artist recounts his time on board the USS Hornet (CV-8) during the tense days of fall 1942.
New Flagships of the Fleet? (Members Only)
By Ensign Jeff Vandenengel, U.S. Navy
Subs should replace carriers in the Navys hierarchy.
SPECIAL
By Commander Robert W. Selle, U.S. Navy Reserve (Retired)
The Third Locks Project will increase the Panama Canals capability, but will our newest and biggest ships fit?
Monday, September 8, 2008
Armed Forces Journal – September 2008
The threat from within If a technological or biological weapon were devised that could render tens of thousands of Defense Department knowledge workers incapable of focusing their attention on cognitive tasks for...By Col. Peter R. Marksteiner
A new American mission BY JIM TALENT
Patroling the deep After the end of the Cold War in 1991 and until recently, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) was generally neglected by the Navy. One reason for this was the widely held view that with the absence...BY MILAN VEGO
Operational reserve America’s all-volunteer force is a precious, and heavily worked, asset. The challenge lies in how to preserve it through long conflicts. Part of the answer lies in a blended active and...
A continuum of service We must determine whether the National Guard and reserve can be an operational reserve on a steady cycle of deployments for an indeterminate period. The nation must avoid the temptation to...By Lt. Gen. Dennis M. McCarthy (Ret.)
Mobilizing the Army Guard Since Sept. 11, 2001, the Army National Guard has called more than 400,000 soldiers to active duty to support operational requirements relating to the war on terrorism. These demands have...By Lt. Col. Erich Randall
Power struggle When President Truman ordered U.S. troops to Korea in 1950, he was the first U.S. president who didn’t get authority from Congress before starting a war.BY WILLIAM MATTHEWS
In this issue Lt. Gen. Dennis McCarthy and Lt. Col. Erich Randall lead this month’s set of discussions with a focus on how best to organize, resource and equip the Guard and reserves to fulfill what...
Flashpoint: FARC’s fading fortunes In one of the most daring rescues in recent history, in early July Colombian armed forces freed 15 hostages, including a former presidential candidate, from the grips of the narco-terrorist...BY PETER BROOKES
A new American mission BY JIM TALENT
Patroling the deep After the end of the Cold War in 1991 and until recently, anti-submarine warfare (ASW) was generally neglected by the Navy. One reason for this was the widely held view that with the absence...BY MILAN VEGO
Operational reserve America’s all-volunteer force is a precious, and heavily worked, asset. The challenge lies in how to preserve it through long conflicts. Part of the answer lies in a blended active and...
A continuum of service We must determine whether the National Guard and reserve can be an operational reserve on a steady cycle of deployments for an indeterminate period. The nation must avoid the temptation to...By Lt. Gen. Dennis M. McCarthy (Ret.)
Mobilizing the Army Guard Since Sept. 11, 2001, the Army National Guard has called more than 400,000 soldiers to active duty to support operational requirements relating to the war on terrorism. These demands have...By Lt. Col. Erich Randall
Power struggle When President Truman ordered U.S. troops to Korea in 1950, he was the first U.S. president who didn’t get authority from Congress before starting a war.BY WILLIAM MATTHEWS
In this issue Lt. Gen. Dennis McCarthy and Lt. Col. Erich Randall lead this month’s set of discussions with a focus on how best to organize, resource and equip the Guard and reserves to fulfill what...
Flashpoint: FARC’s fading fortunes In one of the most daring rescues in recent history, in early July Colombian armed forces freed 15 hostages, including a former presidential candidate, from the grips of the narco-terrorist...BY PETER BROOKES
Air & Space Power Journal - Fall 2008
Senior Leader Perspectives
The Transformation of Air Forces on the Korean Peninsula
Lt Gen Stephen G. Wood, USAF - Maj Christopher A. Johnson, DM, USAF
Airpower Imbalance: Nuclear Pakistan's Achilles' Heel
Air Commodore Tariq Mahmud Ashraf, Pakistan Air Force, Retired
Focus Area
Redefining Air, Space, and Cyber Power
Lt Col Paul D. Berg, USAF, Chief, Professional Journals
Features
The Strategic Role of Airpower: An Indian Perspective on How We Need to Think, Train, and Fight in the Coming Years
Air Commodore Arjun Subramaniam, Indian Air Force
Rethinking the Combined Force Air Component Commander’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Approach to Counterinsurgency
Lt Col Michael L. Downs, USAF
Revisiting South African Airpower Thought: Considering Some Challenges and Tensions in Southern Africa
Dr. Francois Vreÿ, Dr. Abel Esterhuyse
Strategy and Cost: A Gap in Our Military Decision-Making Process
Lt Col Lawrence Spinetta, USAF
Go Pills in Combat: Prejudice, Propriety, and Practicality
Dr. John A. Caldwell
The Transformation of Air Forces on the Korean Peninsula
Lt Gen Stephen G. Wood, USAF - Maj Christopher A. Johnson, DM, USAF
Airpower Imbalance: Nuclear Pakistan's Achilles' Heel
Air Commodore Tariq Mahmud Ashraf, Pakistan Air Force, Retired
Focus Area
Redefining Air, Space, and Cyber Power
Lt Col Paul D. Berg, USAF, Chief, Professional Journals
Features
The Strategic Role of Airpower: An Indian Perspective on How We Need to Think, Train, and Fight in the Coming Years
Air Commodore Arjun Subramaniam, Indian Air Force
Rethinking the Combined Force Air Component Commander’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Approach to Counterinsurgency
Lt Col Michael L. Downs, USAF
Revisiting South African Airpower Thought: Considering Some Challenges and Tensions in Southern Africa
Dr. Francois Vreÿ, Dr. Abel Esterhuyse
Strategy and Cost: A Gap in Our Military Decision-Making Process
Lt Col Lawrence Spinetta, USAF
Go Pills in Combat: Prejudice, Propriety, and Practicality
Dr. John A. Caldwell
Military Review - September-October 2008
Featured Articles
Multi-National Force-Iraq Commander's Counterinsurgency Guidance
The Baby and the Bathwater: Changing Times or Changing Principles?
Discipline, Punishment, and Counterinsurgency
Institutionalizing Adaptation: It's Time for an Army Advisor Command
Integrating the Advisory Effort in the Army: A Full Spectrum Solution
From Tactical Planning to Operational Design
An Innovative Approach to Blast Injury Recovery
In Uncle Sam's Backyard: China's Military Influence in Latin America
Waging Counterinsurgency in Algeria: A French Point of View
Operation BOA: A Counterfactual History of the Battle for Shah-I-Kot
Leadership Success Strategies of U.S. Army Women General Officers
Amnesty, Reintegration, and Reconciliation in Rwanda
Winning Battles but Losing Wars: Three Ways Successes in Combat Promote Failures in Peace
Insights
A National Security Strategy for the Next Administration
Finding the Flow: Shadow Economies, Ethnic Networks, and Counterinsurgency
Multi-National Force-Iraq Commander's Counterinsurgency Guidance
The Baby and the Bathwater: Changing Times or Changing Principles?
Discipline, Punishment, and Counterinsurgency
Institutionalizing Adaptation: It's Time for an Army Advisor Command
Integrating the Advisory Effort in the Army: A Full Spectrum Solution
From Tactical Planning to Operational Design
An Innovative Approach to Blast Injury Recovery
In Uncle Sam's Backyard: China's Military Influence in Latin America
Waging Counterinsurgency in Algeria: A French Point of View
Operation BOA: A Counterfactual History of the Battle for Shah-I-Kot
Leadership Success Strategies of U.S. Army Women General Officers
Amnesty, Reintegration, and Reconciliation in Rwanda
Winning Battles but Losing Wars: Three Ways Successes in Combat Promote Failures in Peace
Insights
A National Security Strategy for the Next Administration
Finding the Flow: Shadow Economies, Ethnic Networks, and Counterinsurgency
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