2-SECOND BURSTS
SHORT THOUGHTS ON LEADERSHIP, DECISION-MAKING, FLIGHT, AND OTHER TOPICS OF THE DAY
ARTICLES
Modernizing Backwards
The structure of the DoD's Acquisition system inhibits their ability to modernize in a timeline that matters. The warfighter suffers. ...more
Airpower & DoD ,Defense
March 27, 2025•4 min read
The Flaw of Fielding Force Based on a Generational Fighter Model
There is a flaw in defining tactical needs based on scientific developments. Defining war fighting aerial combat requirements based on fighter development will most certainly leave holes in your stra... ...more
Airpower & DoD
December 11, 2024•5 min read
20-Degrees per Decision—The Time Value of Decisiveness
By most professional accounts, Colonel John Boyd was a cantankerous, belligerent bully when it came to the battlefield of ideas. He was known for shouting down generals as a civilian working in the P... ...more
Leadership & Excellence ,Airpower & DoD
May 15, 2024•3 min read
USAF: Unknown Force Presentation
The Air Force is approaching the 80-year anniversary, still searching for an identity, for a way to define what its force looks like, what it really offers the joint force. ...more
Airpower & DoD
March 23, 2024•3 min read
Air Force Disruptive Change
Billy Mitchell was a disruptor for his visionary use of massed AirPower in World War I, and his belief in strategic bombing as a short cut to victory from the bloody conflicts of ground warfare. ...more
Airpower & DoD
February 16, 2024•3 min read
Force Planning For The Most Dangerous Course of Action
China, China, China. That has been the drum beat for quite a few years now. China is definitely our pacing threat in terms of capabilities and capacity, and their national objectives. A loss would be ... ...more
Airpower & DoD
February 04, 2024•4 min read
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