Recently added articles from Aerospace Power Journal:

A fond farewell

Jul 01, 2002; Wierschke, Scott G ... Early in the production of this issue of Aerospace Power Journal, Col Eric Ash, the (now former) editor, was named commander and president of the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) and had to leave the journal rather abruptly. Fortunately for the APJ staff-and the Air Force-he leaves ...

The "perception transformation"

Jul 01, 2002; Ash, Eric ... TRANSFORMATION IS A hot issue, but the one that really counts is the "perception transformation." Since the dawn of military history, perception has been a paramount factor in both the cause and termination of war. It rules morale, determining one's will to continue or discontinue the fight ....

Ricochets and replies

Jul 01, 2002; Anonymous ... We encourage your comments via letters to the editor or comment cards. All correspondence should be addressed to the Editor, Aerospace Power Journal, 401 Chennault Circle, Maxwell AFB AL 36112-6428. You can also send your comments by E-mail to apj@maxwell. af. mil. We reserve the right to edit ...

Kosovo and the continuing SEAD challenge

Jul 01, 2002; Lambeth, Benjamin S ... Editorial Abstract: Just as the attacks of 11 September 2001 refocused national attention on terrorism, so did the shootdown of an F-117 stealth aircraft over Kosovo in 1999 serve as a wake-up call for the Air Force to improve tactics, techniques, and procedures relating to the suppression of ...

The "red team": Forging a well-conceived contingency plan

Jul 01, 2002; Malone, Timothy G; Schaupp, Reagan E ... Editorial Abstract: Independent peer review by recognized experts is crucial to the production of any quality product, whether a professional journal or war plan. Colonel Malone and Major Schaupp discuss evolving efforts to use "Red Teams" to incorporate this kind of review into the ...

Maintaining friendly skies: Rediscovering theater aerospace defense

Jul 01, 2002; Grau, Lester W; Kipp, Jacob W ... Editorial Abstract: As Pearl Harbor did in 1941, the 11 September 2001 terrorist attack brought home the catastrophic consequences of an insufficient homeland aerospace defense. This is not a new issue. The history of the Cold War is replete with attempts to build effective aerospace defenses ...

Partnering for hemispheric security: A combined regional operations center in Brazil

Jul 01, 2002; Krause, Merrick E ... Editorial Abstract: Brazil is crucial to maintaining the security and stability of South America, a continent vital to the defense of the Western Hemisphere. Colonel Krause presents a provocative proposal for building a stronger alliance with Brazil through a combined regional operations center ...

Unmanned combat aerial vehicles: Dawn of a new age?

Jul 01, 2002; Chapman, Robert E II ... Editorial Abstract: The use of unmanned combat aerial vehicles in the skies over Afghanistan is just beginning to awaken the Air Force to the enormous potential of these aircraft. In this informative article, Colonel Chapman summarizes current developments regarding these vehicles and gives us a ...

Legal implications of the uninhabited combat aerial vehicle

Jul 01, 2002; Lazarski, Anthony J ... Editorial Abstract: Rumors that Mullah Mohammed Omar had been "in-the-sights" of an armed, uninhabited (or unmanned) combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) early in the Afghan campaign and was not attacked due to legal wrangling at command headquarters sparked questions about who really makes decisions on ...

Future missions for unmanned aerial vehicles: Exploring outside the box

Jul 01, 2002; Odom, Earl ... Editor's Note: Established by Gen Ronald R Fogleman when he was chief of staff, the Air Force's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Battlelab became operational on 1 July 1997 as part of the original six Air Force battlelabs. The battlelab concept emerged from the Air Force's long-range planning ...

Future employment of unmanned aerial vehicles

Jul 01, 2002; Mustin, Jeff ... There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. -Niccolo Machiavelli If a man's trust is in a robot that will go around the earth of its own volition ...

What's so special about special operations?: Lessons from the war in Afghanistan

Jul 01, 2002; Jogerst, John ... LATCHING THE WAR in Afghanistan and listening to speculation about future US moves, one hears a lot of discussion about US special operations forces (SOF). The consensus seems to be that these forces are tailor-made for the unconventional nature and uncertainty of this war. Every war is ...

Correction

Jul 01, 2002; Anonymous ... I just finished reading the Spring 2002 edition of Aerospace Power Journal. As the NORAD deputy inspector general (soon to be the USSPACECOM and NORAD inspector general), I jumped immediately into those articles on homeland security. Homeland defense is a growth industry, thanks to the events of ...

Striving for Air Superiority: The Tactical Air Command in Vietnam

Jul 01, 2002; Drews, Dennis M ... A poor appetite for good books eventually leads to intellectual malnutrition. Striving for Air Superiority: The Tactical Air Command in Vietnam by Craig C. Hannah. Texas A&M University Press (http://www.tamu.edu/ upress), John H. Lindsey Building, Lewis Street, 4354 TAMU, College ...

Serenade of Suffering: A Portrait of Middle East Terrorism, 1968-1993

Jul 01, 2002; Aboul-Enein, Youssef H ... Serenade of Suffering: A Portrait of Middle East Terrorism, 1968-1993 by Richard J. Chasdi. Lexington Books (http://www.lexingtonbooks. com/home.shtml), 4720 Boston Way, Lanham, Maryland 20706, 1999, 288 pages, $65.00. Wayne State University academic Richard Chasdi's first book is a ...

Clausewitz and Chaos: Friction in War and Military Policy

Jul 01, 2002; Ash, Eric ... Clausewitz and Chaos: Friction in War and Military Policy by Stephen J. Cimbala. Praeger Publishers (http://www.greenwood.com/imprints/index. asp?ImprintID=18), 88 Post Road West, Westport, Connecticut 06881-5007, 2000, 240 pages, $68.00. This book is yet another endorsement of ...

The Russian Way of War: Operational Art, 1904-1940

Jul 01, 2002; Muller, Richard R ... The Russian Way of War: Operational Art, 1904-1940 by Richard W. Harrison. University Press of Kansas (http://www.kansaspress.ku. edu), 2501 West 15th Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66049-3905, 2001, 368 pages, $39.95. In the summer of 1941, the Red Army was nearly annihilated during the ...

The Few: Summer 1940, the Battle of Britain

Jul 01, 2002; Tate, Robert F ... The Few: Summer 1940, the Battle of Britain by Philip Kaplan and Richard Collier. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. (http://www.sterpub.com/ sterling.htm), 387 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10016-8810, 2001, 224 pages, $21.95. Although I love reading about the Battle of Britain, ...

Cold War Strategist: Stuart Symington and the Search for National Security

Jul 01, 2002; Barnhill, John H ... Cold War Strategist: Stuart Symington and the Search for National Security by Linda McFarland. Praeger Publishers (http://auburnhouse. com/praeger.htm), 88 Post Road West, Westport, Connecticut 06881-5007, 2001, 240 pages, $62.00. Never read the liner notes. They inevitably promise more ...

Bomber Harris: His Life and Times: The Biography of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris, the Wartime Chief of Bomber Command

Jul 01, 2002; Hughes, Tom ... Bomber Harris: His Life and Times: The Biography of Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Arthur Harris, the Wartime Chief of Bomber Command by Henry Probert. Stackpole Books (http://www.stackpolebooks.com/Stackpole books.storefront), 5067 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-6921, 2001, ...